Pedro Pascal Knows 3 Reasons MCU Fans Didn’t Want Him in Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four: First Steps character Pedro Pascal is afloat alert that a information of nan Marvel fandom did not want him to beryllium Reed Richards successful nan Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Pascal’s casting arsenic Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic was announced by Marvel Studios connected Valentine’s Day 2024, alongside Vanessa Kirby arsenic Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn arsenic Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach arsenic Ben Grimm/The Thing. The remainder of nan movie’s formed was unveiled complete nan pursuing months, pinch Julia Garner and Ralph Ineson coming aboard arsenic Silver Surfer and Galactus, respectively.

However, Pascal wasn’t Marvel’s first prime for Reed Richards, pinch reports indicating that Matt Smith, Adam Driver, Christopher Abbott, Jamie Dornan, and Jake Gyllenhaal either met pinch nan workplace aliases screen-tested for nan role.

What did Pedro Pascal opportunity astir his MCU casting?

Speaking pinch Vanity Fair (via ComicBookMovie) for its screen story, Pascal admitted to knowing that he was not nan fandom’s first prime for Reed Richards, acknowledging, “You conscionable ne'er cognize if group are going to beryllium disgusted by your bosom aliases not. I’m much alert of disgruntlement astir my casting than thing I’ve ever done. ‘He’s excessively old. He’s not right. He needs to shave.'”

Out of those 3 complaints, Pascal not going clean-shaven for First Steps seems to person been nan 1 that fans person taken nan astir rumor with. While Reed Richards has sported a beard successful nan comics, he is usually depicted arsenic clean-shaven, pinch nan determination to support Pascal’s scruffy facial hairsbreadth for nan MCU type not being that well-received by nan fandom. However, successful nan end, Pascal’s capacity is what will either triumph fans complete aliases not. With The Fantastic Four: First Steps group to deed theaters astatine nan extremity of July, fans will not person to hold agelong to spot really Pascal stacks up to nan erstwhile big-screen iterations of Reed Richards.

With a runtime of 115 minutes, nan Matt Shakman-directed The Fantastic Four: First Steps will unfastened successful theaters connected July 25, 2025, arsenic nan first movie successful Phase 6 of nan MCU.

Originally published successful SuperHeroHype.