Pedro Pascal has had a very successful year in 2023. With his portrayal of Joel Miller in HBO’s The Last of Us, the Chilean-American actor has had a fantastic start to the year, garnering praise from both critics and viewers. He received his first-ever Primetime Emmy Award nomination for this. And to top it all off, he is reportedly joining the MCU in a role that will probably thrill fans even more.
Fans have vigorously debated the choice of actors to play Reed Richards, better known as Mr. Fantastic from Marvel’s Fantastic Four. Take note that John Krasinski earlier portrayed the character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie released in 2022. While there have been many actors rumored to be competing for the iconic role, Pascal’s recent update has given fans of Krasinski new hope. Why?
According to sources, Pascal’s scheduling factors may still open doors for Krasinski to become the next Mr. Fantastic.
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Will Pedro Pascal Replace John Krasinski as Reed Richards?
Pedro Pascal‘s unexpected update on his possible involvement may pave the way for John Krasinski to play Mr. Fantastic, just when fans thought the casting rumors for Reed Richards could not get any more exciting.
Fans were excited about Pascal’s potential for the role because he has recently become extremely popular for playing a variety of roles. He is in negotiations to play the squishy scientist, Reed Richards, in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie, according to an insider Deadline report. Moreover, he might even portray Dr. Doom, the rumored antagonist, but nothing has been confirmed by either side as of yet.
But according to THR, sources, “scheduling is a factor” in whether the contract will succeed, and it is unclear how the negotiations are going right now for The Last of Us star. Nevertheless, Marvel refrained from commenting.
Pascal’s casting would give Marvel a well-known and popular star in the Fantastic Four franchise as it looks to expand beyond the stable of actors, capping more than a year of intense speculation about the cast. He is the star of Disney+’s The Mandalorian and the critically acclaimed HBO series The Last of Us, which is currently working on a second season. Aside from that, he has other notable roles in Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Wonder Woman 1984.
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Who is Reed Richards?
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Reed Richards, a superhero, scientist, and inventor, is regarded as one of the most intelligent creatures in Marvel comic books. He is an expert in all branches of science, including physics, electronics, biology, chemistry, mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering.
Richards was subjected to high doses of cosmic radiation along with his closest friend Ben Grimm, then-girlfriend Sue Storm, and her younger brother Johnny Storm while traveling through space in the rocket, the Marvel-1. The radiation changed him and his friends, giving him the power to bend and sculpt his body in any way he chose. That’s how these four made up the Fantastic Four together.
The actors who played the roles were Miles Teller in Fantastic Four (2015), Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four (2005) and its sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), and Alex Hyde-White in The Fantastic Four (1994). Last year, John Krasinski played the role in the MCU’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Fantastic Four (2005) is streaming on Disney Plus.
