If the Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox to go through (and that's if it doesn't get blocked by the Department of Justice), but it's not too early to start looking at the current rising talent stars who could take on the roles of Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing.
Twentieth Century Fox has so far made three Fantastic Four movies: Tim Story's Fantastic Four and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Josh Trank's somewhat notorious 2015 reboot, which the director has since thoroughly disowned. None of the previous movies were particularly well-received by critics or fans, so if the Fantastic Four the MCU, the door is still open to create the definitive version of this particular superhero team.
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Ideally we're looking for actors who have proven themselves, but aren't yet leading their own franchises (because being an MCU superhero is a big time commitment). There's a lot of talent out there, but these are four actors who could be great as the founding of the Fantastic Four.
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Matt Bomer as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic
Although he looks like he stepped straight out of a comic book, Matt Bomer has never played a live-action superhero - though he did voice Superman in the 2013 animated film Superman: Unbound. Bomer has classic action hero looks, but also a great deal of range: he played a male stripper in the Magic Mike movies, a lethal hit-man in Shane Black's crime comedy The Nice Guys, and a glamorous vampire (glampire?) in American Horror Story: Hotel. He's also the perfect fit for a romance storyline between Reed Richards and Sue Storm; one of his first major roles was as the first season love interest, Luc, in the Eliza Dushku-led sci-fi series Tru Calling. We've already seen Ioan Gruffud and Miles Teller in the role, but Matt Bomer has what it takes to become the Mister Fantastic.
UPDATE: John Krasinski has thrown his hat in the ring, saying he'd like to play Mr. Fantastic.
Johanna Braddy as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman
Johanna Braddy is currently best known for her TV roles in shows like Video Game High School and Quantico. In UnREAL, she played an accomplished attorney who is cast in a reality TV dating show, and has to try to hold on to her humanity in an environment where producers are trying to push her into ratings-grabbing cat fights and back-stabbing. Sue Storm is a challenging role, since whoever is cast will have to balance the turmoil of being superpowered, a romantic storyline with Reed Richards, and strong family dynamics with Johnny Storm. Jessica Alba and Kate Mara played Sue in the previous movies, but this could be a perfect breakout role for Braddy.
Alan Tudyk as Ben Grimm/Thing
When it comes to casting Ben Grimm, the actor's voice is arguably much more important than their looks. Michael Chiklis bravely took on the role in a giant foam suit - an experience that he Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. He's also no stranger to the comic book genre, having voices Superman in the animated film Justice League: War, Green Arrow in Young Justice and Injustice: Gods Among Us, and The Flash in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
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Ansel Elgort as Johnny Storm/Human Torch
It would be a waste to have Johnny Storm in the MCU without depicting his friendship with Peter Parker. After all, why have a shared cinematic universe with both the Human Torch and Spider-Man if they're not going to team up and get into trouble together? In the comics, Peter and Johnny have a long-standing friendship/bromance, so any MCU reboot should be looking to cast an actor who's around the same age as Tom Holland (and also several years younger than the actress playing Sue Storm). Before Holland was cast, one of the names Baby Driver, and since the actor is only three years older than Tom Holland, it's easy to imagine them playing best buds in the MCU. Johnny Storm has previously been played by Chris Evans and Michael B. Jordan - both of whom went on to the MCU themselves, in different roles.
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Those are our picks for the MCU cast of the Fantastic Four, but there are plenty of great actors out there. Let us know who you would cast as Marvel's First Family in the comments!
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