The Fantastic Four: First Steps

With the Marvel Cinematic Universe’sFantastic 4’sNovember 2024 dismission escort get closer and close , fans are make more raring waitress to find out who will be cast as Reed Richards , withthe modish fan nontextual matter show Penn Badgley as the scientist .

Though John Krasinski played a var. of the eccentric inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessand is the frontrunner when it get along to devotee favorites , gross ton of other actors could be just as big in the function for different reasons . Between sitcom actors , a distich of unknowns , and one actor who has already played the scientist , these choices might even be good than Krasinski .

Billy Crudup

This userwants to see Billy Crudup in the role , and even though the actor ’s age of 54 has come into dubiousness , they do n’t retrieve it ’s a problem . The Redditor posits , " Makeup could make him look youthful . That said , de - aging tech is so advanced now that I do n’t think his age weigh too much . "

There has been so much fan art of Crudup as Mr. Fantastic over the years that recollective raven fan ' demand for Krasinski to be cast in the part . There was no catalyst , and there ’s no specific reason why he has been a fan favorite to play the world ’s smartest scientist , but it ’s something about how well - mannered and well - presented the actor always come across . With his head always held gamy and his commanding presence , recreate a confident interdimensional scientist seemingly fits the actor well .

William Jackson Harper

Jaeger_Gipsy_Dangerthinks Willam Jackson Harper should be cast as Reed . The Redditor excuse , " He ’s already extremely ripped anyways . Then we can cast Kristen Bell as Sue . " The form of an player is n’t what makes them a great pick for a office , particularly not when it come to a laboratory rotter like Reed Richards , but Harper has so much range as an actor , which belike comes from his playwright background .

It ’s Harper ’s spectacular acting attainment as well as comedic timing that would make him a expectant Reed . And the user is n’t the only lover who desire to see the role player play the scientist , as Harper ’s name is regularly convey up in the disputation of who should play him . The Redditor also refers hisThe Good Placecostar , Bell , who would be a great Sue Storm , too .

Glenn Howerton

Killerbekilled92thinks Glenn Howerton , the five - star piece who plays Dennis Reynolds inIt ’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia , should play the scientist . Howerton has already been in the running to play a character in the MCU , and an instrumental one at that . TheAlways Sunnyactor wasin the running play to play Star - Lord(he come second topographic point to another sitcom role player , Chris Pratt ) , so he ’s in Marvel ’s Rolodex .

However , the Redditor does n’t stop at Howerton , and they want the remainder of theAlways Sunnycast to fill up the other roles , sky , " Glenn Howerton as Reed , Kaitlyn Olson as Sue , Rob McElhenny as Johnny , Charlie Day as the Thing . Danny DeVito as Doom . " But that sounds more like it ’d be a capital episode of a show than an literal pic . And fanswould prefer DeVito to bring Wolverine .

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis certainly ticks every box that Marvel Studio wants in an actor to lead a superhero film . He ’s a magnetic goofy - but - thoroughly - await comedy actor with a hit TV show , and he ’s evencoming off a recent Emmy win forTed Lasso . The thespian is having the most success in his career right now , and the only thing that could tote up to that success is being cast in a Marvel movie .

Bmorgan1983hopes to see Sudeikis in the office more than anyone else , noting , " The most irrefutable Mr. Fantastic ever ! " In fairness , the MCU is in need of a positive superhero , as Doctor Strange , the Eternals , and now even Spider - Man all have rather bleak outlooks on life and being a superhero , so Sudeikis could be the choice that fans need .

Rahul Kohli

Helvetica_unicornwould jazz to see Rahul Kohli fighting Doctor Doom alongside Sue , the Human Torch , and the Thing . The Redditor bluntly states , " This is the only response . However , he said he would rather be in the DCEU . "

The user is right , as , accord toEpic Stream , the actor admitted that he ’d rather be in a DC movie , with his preference of heroes being the obscure Dogwelder along with a request forThe Suicide Squaddirector James Gunn to call him . While the Redditor refers to the actor ’s statement that he prefer the DCEU , Kohli has station photos of himself dressed as Reed Richards , seemingly try on to manifest the cast . And actors have been in both the MCU and DCEU before , so that should n’t stop him from pursuing both .

Miles Teller

In fairness , given that Phase 4 is the beginning of the Multiverse Saga , it ’s entirely possible . Marvel Studios has land back Matt Murdock from Netflix’sDaredevil , Professor X from twentieth Century Fox’sX - Menseries , and many others , so there ’s no reason why the studio could n’t re-introduce Teller as Mr. Fantastic . Especially now withthe $ 1.5 billion - grossing movieTop Gun : Maverickunder his belt ammunition , the logical next stride would be to get a use in a superhero motion picture .

Will Arnett

Will Arnett has already play a superhero on the giving screen , as he voice Batman in theLEGOmovie series . ButCerebrixthinks he ’d be just as well suitable to a springy - action superhero movie . The Redditor pats themselves on the back after settle on Arnett , commenting , " Will Arnett has Reed Richards . You ’re welcome . "

However , Arnett is so well - eff for playing Gob in the hilarious funniness seriesArrested Developmentthat it ’d be hard to disjoint the role player from the clowning part when take in the superhero film . Not only that , but it ’d be hard to take anything he ’d say seriously , given that his deadpan delivery is what makesThe LEGO Batman Movieso funny .

Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley is another dupe of being inserted into tons ofFantastic 4fan art . There have been loads of rumors and supposition about the actor joining the MCU as the first-rate - scientist , andUnxlejrgwants to see it happen . The Redditor claims , " Penn Badgley is the only right reply from these options . Such an outfield choice but the most I would love to see . "

The worker has n’t been any many notable movies except for a couple that have become cult hits , such asJohn Tucker Must go , but he ’s best known for his star role in the teen dramatic play seriesGossip Girl . Casting Badgely would be a huge hazard and could possibly be a dashing hopes for many , butMarvel Studios has taken even magnanimous casting risksbefore .

Lee Pace

Even though Lee Pace already plays Ronan in the MCU , RetrowaveJoestill want the character reference to toy Reed , observe , " I do n’t give care that he was already Ronan . " In beauteousness , it is n’t that eccentric , as Marvel Studios have already had thespian play more than one persona . The most detectable case is Gemma Chan , who played both Minn - Erva inCaptain Marveland Sersi , the master character inEternals .

Ronan is one ofthe most dissatisfactory MCU characters , as he has been completely underutilized in the movies . In the comic al-Qur’an , the villain is a violence to be forecast with , but in the movies , he is an idiot who is distracted by dance - offs . If Marvel Studios is n’t going to use the role player ’s endowment for Ronan , they should n’t let that talent go to waste .

Dev Patel

Dev Patel puts most of his effort into indie picture . As he has been praised in every movie he ’s been in , even the negatively have ones , he must surely have had some bigger offers by now . But it seems as if Patel does n’t have much interest in megahit superheroes , but that does n’t mean that he is n’t the dream alternative for many lover .

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Split image of William Jackson Harper, Glenn Howerton, Dev Patel

Billy Crudup as Captain Oram in Alien Covenant

William Jackson Harper in The Good Place Season 3

Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia with a dart in his hand

Ted Lasso standing and coaching the team

Sheriff Hassan stands outside with a coffee mug in Midnight Mass

Miles Teller as Reed Richards in ‘Fantastic Four’

Gob looks sullen in Arrested Development

Penn Badgley talking to Dan in Gossip Girl

Ronan the Accuser in Guardians of the Galaxy.

Dev Patel in The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Fantastic Four: First Steps