My thoughts on the MCU Fantastic 4 Cast

 

My Thoughts on The MCU Fantastic 4 Cast

So we have our first look at the Fantastic 4 cast in the upcoming MCU reboot, and we can confirm those rumors are true. Pedro Pascal is Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Williams is Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn is The Human Torch, and Ebon Moss Bachrach is The Thing. As well, this film is likely set in the 60s, and HERBIE is going to be in the movie. 

Here are my thoughts on the cast.

Pedro is a good choice for Mr. Fantastic. After all, he is Mando now. Personally, I would prefer John Krasinski as Mr. Fantastic. I mean, he looked the part, and he was a fan favorite.

It is sad how they didn't use him after. He looked the part, and when I saw him, I hoped they would say he was playing Reed in the Fantastic Four, but no, sadly. I'm not the only one some of my friends wanted him to stay as Reed Richards in the Fantastic 4 film.

Now I think Pedro will do a good job as Reed even though he is 48 and Vanessa Williams is in her mid-30s. Still, I hope they do Reed Richards right in this film because, after the leaks, it is very concerning. I don't want Mr. Fantastic to be betrayed in a negative light, and I don't want them to downgrade him. Like they did that with Thor, Ant-Man, and Moon Knight. Reed Richards is the smartest man alive. Let's see him be the smartest man alive, a great leader, and he's a family man whose always there for them. I hope Marvel doesn't downgrade him or any of the characters in general. They should be written the way Stan Lee and Jack Kirby wrote them. 

I think Perdo will do a good job as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic. In fact, Marvel wants to make him the RDJ of Phase 6, which could work because he saved Star Wars.

Vanessa Kirby looks the part of Sue Storm, and that is solid casting. I hope they do the character right, too. I've discussed how they didn't do Sue Storm right in old films. Now it was revealed in some leaks that Sue will be the film's lead character, not as a team leader but as the film's point of view. I don't know if that's going to happen because there were some rewrites and if the idea was each film would have the point of view of each member of the Fantastic 4 like the first film is from Sue's, second Johnny's, third Ben's and finally, Reed's that could work but, I think the film needs to focus on all four characters because they are not just a team, they are a family. The movie should be about a family of superheroes working together and working on each other. As well they need to make Sue the voice of reason on the team and she's the most powerful member of the team. I just hope she's not like She Hulk or Cassie Lang from Ant-Man 3.

However, after reading a new report about the film, it read it will be more family-focused, which is a good move. These films need to focus on the team but they can always do solo films in the future. 

Still, I like Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, but I just hope they get the character right. The most important thing is getting the characters right; the story must be good. I don't know if they will include Franklin and Valeria in the film or a future film but I think they will expand on the family.  

Now, I loved Joseph Quinn in Stranger Things, and personally, he would have been better as Ghost Rider. I'm just glad he will dye his hair blonde in the film. I must be honest: I wanted his co-star Darce Montgomery to play Johnny Storm. He looked more the part.

I hope we will see his character and Spider-Man interact with each other in a future project. I also heard Frankie Raye, aka Nova, a heard of Galatacus, will be in the film and is Johnny's love interest. I agree with that idea but don't make her a gender-swap Silver Surfer. I've heard rumors of them doing that, but they say this film is in another universe. It's likely in the MCU timeline instead of a different universe because Dr. Strange mentioned the Fantastic 4 from his universe and they were from the 60s. I think they should save Galatacus for another film for this film to go with a small villain like Mole Man. 

I think Joseph has that bad boy look to him, especially in Stranger Things. I hope they do Johnny right because he's the youngest, immature member of the team, but we all love him because he's cool and he does care about his family. I also hope we get Johnny and Ben fighting all the time because they are so funny together. Ben's like the older brother he never had. 

Now, personally, I think Ebon here is the best casting choice because I love The Bear, and he can pull off a great, tough guy. Ebon is the best cast member of this film, and I think he will do a great job playing the thing. I hope they take influence from this man, this monster storyline. Ben Grimm hates his powers because he can't be human like the other three and wants to be cured. Until he meets Alicia, a blind woman who loves him for who he is. They married in the comics. I want to see that storyline in the film but do The Thing, and we all know he will be CGI.

So, out of all the casting choices, I think Ebon is the best. 

Also to be honest don't like the title card change.

So that's what I think of the casting of this film, and to be honest, I don't have high hopes for this film after recent MCU films, but I could be wrong. This film will be going up against Superman Legacy, and to be honest, I'm more excited for Superman: Legacy more than The Fantastic 4. We shall see what next July does. So that's my thoughts on the Fantastic 4 casting, and I will be honest: the 1960s setting does work.