Your right Pedro is the wrong age, wrong look and a ridiculous casting for Reed Richards, looks like her grandad. Fans were already excited about Krazinski. Why didn't they stick with him.
Krasinki has said a lot of times that cameo was just for the fans, but he didnt want to BE THE Reed Richards of the MCU. Thats why he wont be in this film
Krasinski is like 4 years younger than Pedro… Not that big of a difference. Looks wise I guess taste differers. But I like him. Plus, Reed is usually depicted as older in the comics with some salt and pepper even. Don’t know why everyone is expected a young guy…
Pedro actually fits the age range and is a good actor and would bring great dedication and creativity to the role, so why don’t we wait until we’ve watched the movie to judge ok?
@@scottp302 He was the Jar Jar Binks of the DCEU. One of the worst casting choices ever. He might have made a decent Riddler (better than the guy in The Batman) but he wasn't even close to being right for Lex Luthor. Such a horrible pick.
@@I-speak-U-shut-it I dont know, pedro to me looks like that typical college physics teacher, so it could work, I wonder if they are going to change the name of reed and his background
The 2005 Fantastic 4 was superb casting. Each actor nailed their character in both looks, personality and simply the vibe you got off them. Gone are the days of casting for talent or to mirror the actor with the character. As we all know these days an actor is cast first and foremost for their skin color, sexual orientation or political views.
Ioan Gruffudd: Not impressed. But I was surprised when I learned that he voiced Mister Miracle in Justice League Unlimited. Michael Chiklis: The best actor in the cast. Chris Evans: I agree with Snarky Jay that he’s a better Captain America Jessica Alba: Nicest thing I could say about her is that I’d prefer to see her return for either Deadpool 3 or Secret Wars than see Margot Robbie play Sue Storm.
Bro what are you talking about? Everyone is white in this cast.... Before people say Pedro isn't, his family is from Spain and only recently went to Chile.
I honestly don’t see any issues here, all of them are proven to be excellent actors…. There isn’t even any race or gender swapping going on here. Pedro Pascal is a white guy… what’s the issue? Surely people aren’t upset he is Latino? Speaking Spanish (a European language) doesn’t mean you aren’t white, there is an entire country of white people who speak Spanish… Spain. Am I missing something here?
100% agree. Pedro is as much of a Reed Richards as Ezra Miller was a Barry Allen. And don’t even get me started on what they did to Namor the Submariner.
Namor is one of my top three favorite villains-back when he still was mostly considered a villain-and I thought they did a really interesting mock up of him for a modern film adaption that distanced him from becoming what normies would've called him and you know it: Aquados. I also really enjoyed how they intertwined what seemed like Aztec&Mayan culture into his back story and kingdom. It was a really great breakaway from the same "king of Atlantis" schtick we get for both DC's and Marvel's number one amphibian.
Snarky J: “...and what was wrong with John Krasinski?” Me: YES!!!! And Emily Blunt as SUE?!?! Netter (my wife): Calm down, sweetie. She can't hear you and you're hurting my ears.
Adam Driver, Matt Smith and Jake Gyllenhaal all turned down the role of Reed Richards, after reading the part. It sounds like the premise is that Reed Richards is a neglectful and abusive husband and the film concentrates on Sue Storm finding her own inner strength to become leader of the F4. Pedro is an activist and doesn't mind taking a knee.
My personal choices would have been: • Mister Fantastic: John Krasinski (I still think they wasted him in Multiverse of Madness) • Invisible Woman: Emily Blunt • Human Torch: Joe Keery, another Stranger Things actor, instead of Joseph Quinn. Second choice would be Ansel Elgort. • The Thing: Dominic Purcell Btw, I was so waiting for Snarky Jay to say "Pedro Pascal" with that Latino accent soon. Didn't disappoint...
Nope. Too much to ask that we get actors who fit the role. Today, we fit the role to the actor. Well, nah, we don't even bother to do that. We just check the necessary DEI box and write a steaming pile of hot garbage for a script then blame audiences when they don't like it.
Exactly. They didn't even race or gender swap that much here. I pretty much agree with Snarky Jay here; the other three are mediocre who may or may not work but Pedro Pascal is horrendous, legitimately one of the dumbest men in Hollywood with his political takes, and doesn't even look the part. You can't fix this movie that jackass as it's star. This is Brie Larson and Ben Affleck all over again.
What do you mean "3 ppl liked Andor" It holds high reviews everywhere. It's probably one of the best SW productions post original trilogy, maybe even better than OGT.
Even if somehow they got the cast completely right, I’m not particularly interested since the MCU’s first official appearance of Mr. Fantastic was him getting ripped to shreds within five seconds in the one Dr. Strange movie everyone immediately forgot about (and no, the multiverse excuse does not help). So yeah, I’m just apathetic to it. Also I admit I kinda liked the old 2000s Fantastic Four movie. Unironically.
@@user-wk2rw7le3m to call Mr. Fantastic (who deserves better than shitty writing and direction) a D tier because he simply stretches is sheer, fucking stupidity on your part, and on the poor stewards running Marvel.
As a Latino I'm genuinely TIRED of Pedro being cast in a buncha stuff. What the hell is the point of race-swapping any legendary character??? Guess I'll be ignoring even more Disney trash.
Assuming you are old enough or have at least seen The Mask of Zorro , are you ok with the fact that two Welsh actors: Sir Anthony Hopkins & Catherine Zeta-Jones played Mexican American parts in that movie …& no one called it woke 🖖🏾
@@rodneylindsey849 Personally love those films, I feel the same about Tropic Thunder, latest Lone Ranger, ETC. Of course it was silly how Caucasians were hired like that before... But at least they were phenomenal actors and there was no stupid political/social agenda as there clearly is now. Or for several years.
At the time, I doubt anyone considered Catherine Zeta-Jones a great actor, GORGEOUS Yes , but great 👋🏾 …My true point is they have had decades of Caucasian actors playing all different races , shouldn’t we allow for a little of it going the other way
"Pero coño no jodas 😂" BTW the main reason John Krassinski didnt stay as Reed Richards is because Emily Blunt dosent wanna play Sue Storm. She hates comic book movies and has turned down Marvel since 2008 when they offered her the role of Black Widow
I read that she had to turn it down as she was already engaged in another film. Regardless, she did recently state that she doesn't want to play 'boss babe' hero type characters as they are rather boring to perform for her.
@@Jaythesparrow says the guy with "there are only two genders" name. How much does gender politics really affect your life. Don't be baited by propaganda my dude.
When the book debuted in 1960 Johnny was a teenager and Sue in her early twenties. While Reed and Ben where WWII Vets yes they were stated as being WWII vets it's why Reed had a touch of white in his hair. So there has always been a big age difference between Reed and Sue.
Per FF #11, the mail bag at the front of the issue, they were basically the same age. "But Sue, you know [you were the girl I thought of when I was in the war]! It's always been you, ever since we were kids together living next door to each other!" That would later be changed, but originally, they were the same age.
@@garypoisson2733 That was one of those moments where Stan forgot to do the math. Like in X-Men # 3 Charles thinks to himself how he was in love with Jean.
@@garypoisson2733Nah, he's right😅. I remember reading a reprint of Xmen 2 or 3 and when Xavier " thought" that about Jean, I remember being MAJOR Confused. Stan had a bad moment😅
@bronzetiger6360 I do know the Jean moment. Charles lighting his pipe and thinking "As though I could help worrying about the one I love!" about Jean. I'm asking for support for the large age differential between Reed and Sue in the early FF run; counter to the FF #11 bit that puts them as childhood sweethearts.
Whist his looks will fit well for the role, I would reckon that his height would have been an issue as he’s only about 5’ 8. They’ll need someone closer to 6 ft. Pedro Pascal is a a very bizarre option for the role, the shape of his face just don’t match any of the comic book iterations of Reed Richards
BRUH SAME😢 In that movie it bothers me how they brought in Patrick Stewart back as Charles X. But not Ioan Grufford as Reed Richards. Both of those guys exist in 20th Century Fox of Marvel Entertainment. Bringing Kransiski on Dr Strange 2 was bad for business. That's like bringing in Tom Holland in that Captain America flick only to kill him off by The Winter Soldier and have a whole new actor EVEN WORST...an actor who ain't white as Holland's replacement for Spiderman Homecoming 😅😅😅
... and would say "wise" words like "learning doesn't stop at school. Even Einstein keep on learning until old age. I learned that I am not the smartest at all. Little boy Sheldon or the young Shikimaru from Konoha Village seems they are. And teach my fellow illuminati to stop calling me the smartest man alive. It's too cringe". 😁😁😁
I feel the same way you do Jay. Pretty meh choices, but Pedro Pascal is the wrong choice for Reed. But like you said, we have to click the checkboxes. Such a shame ☹️
After the aweful cameo scene "the smartest man" title who also did the dumbest thing by telling Scarlet Witch how to destroy Black Bolt and He died in the Dr Strange 2 movie, so much backlashed was received I don't think John Krasinki will return.
That was the script though. IMHO the script was bad on so many levels that I don't blame any single actor for it. It didn't just do all the characters dirty, it did the entire sequel premise dirty for both Strange AND Wanda given that: #1. Strange and Mordo had an epic confrontation waiting to happen in DS2 - not Strange and Wanda. #2. Wanda already resolved her issues in WandaVision which just made MoM seem like it was kneejerk thrown together at the last minute with Wanda as the villain simply because they couldn't think of something better that wasn't based on an end credit scene from 5 years earlier. They really missed a trick in leaving developing the Strange/Mordo emnity out of Thor Ragnarok or Black Panther or (somehow) Captain Marvel - huge botch job. Having Strange/Mordo in Thor Ragnarok would have made far more sense than the Hulk anyway - and we could have had them set their problems aside to fight Thanos together for Infinity War.
The fact both that version (fancasted request,) and Inhumans Black Bolt were so humiliated tells me Feige was doing a carrot on a stick bait and switch troll move to fans. Similar to how awful She-Hulk was trying to disrespect the fanbase And Feige hates the Inhumans and Ike Perlmutter who kept pushing them
@@snarkyjay it seems as though if it's not a bland safe choice, it's either Pedro Pascal, Timothee Chalamet, Tom Holland and maybe Jennifer Lawrence? Not to knock them, they're great, but it seems that they get casted because they're popular instead of actually being right for the role
Pedro wasn't even the right choice for the Mandalorian. All of his performances are "sad" and "sorry" and very low energy. I really don't understand why everyone is fascinated with him. Was it that he was very good in Narcos and everyone thinks he's also good outside of that?
You are one of 4 who liked Andor. The pace was slow, but turning a toe-dipper into a full fledged rebel spy doesn't happen in one day. It was well written and excellent character development. Take that while you can get it, because I don't praise Disney or Lucasfilm often these days.
Andor was more sophisticated and brilliantly executed than anyone expected from Disney. From what I've noticed, people who can tolerate the slow pace, love Andor.
@@MichaelSmith-dk1lcYes he was. How else would you explain him being Reed's bodyguard. Jillian McMahon's Dr Doom telling himself that in order to destroy Reed he'll have to get his body guard👁️👁️
I agree, Pedro is a horrible choice for Reed Richards but thank goodness they didn't go with Captain Morgan (Adam Driver)! Why couldn't they just cast an actor that looks the part which is\was the norm for so long instead of Captain Morgan & Zorro look-a-likes or their usual race/gender swapping which kills the story, mood & any association between characters and fans, oh & profits. Wokeness killed entertainment for the 21st century.
Marvel is committing to these actors. So when fans say Pedro is no good as Reed theyre not going to replace him. He'll be needed forcat least ONE more movie. So FF2(or Doomsday) will start with a crutch. Great. Anyone get the feeling they're going to fuck up X-Men as well?
IGN had a headline, "Why Pedro Pascal could be the MCU's next Robert Downey Jr." ... They probably needed Pedro's gravitas (I kinda hate that word) to carry this universe considering past F4's bombs and recent Marvel duds. 3:10
RDJ might be the single best casting choice in all film history. He's certainly within the top 0.1% Without RDJ there would be no MCU. He carried the franchise. If Pedro can be 50% as good as RDJ he will be a success. It remains to be seen if he can do that. And yes, he will need to shave the stache. He owes us that much. A proper Reed Richards is clean shaven.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Heath was still following other performances of the Joker, many of whom were in the public conscious. RDjr had no template to play Iron Man. And while I thought the Iron Man films decreased in quality, he did help keep the MCU alive. Heath tho, his performance was ingenius. and he was rightly awarded an oscar, posthumously. It's just frustrating he never got to see the impact of his work.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 I meant how Ledger was following in the footsteps of other actors who'd played the role of the Joker. Even in the Dark Knight, there are homages to Cesar Romero's Joker. He put his own stamp on it, for sure, but there are many performances of the role that one can compare. Rdjr didn't have that with how he played Iron Man. Nobody had played him in Live action prior to this. As for Rdjr's acting. Watch RDjr in Chaplin (1992), where he plays Charlie Chaplin. He was Oscar nominated for the role, and was 27 at the time he played the part. He does his own stunts, including backflips, rolls and hand stands. The same stunts Charlie Chaplin himself performed. Geraldine Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin's real life daughter (she plays Charles Chaplin's mother), lost her composure during one scene with Rdjr, as she said he looked so like her father, she thought he WAS her father. They had to give her a moment, to let her get herself together, or else they could not film the scene. Iron Man is a film that brought him back from the acting wastelands, and while I'm not a fan of the film, he had no template to follow in terms of how to play the role. I really love how Ledger played the Joker. I think The Dark Knight should have been nominated for Best Picture. It's a film I revisit quite often. The Dark Knight Rises, however... I saw it once, and that was enough.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 You haven't seen Chaplin, I gather? Movie came out in 1992, when Ledger was probably ten. So they were not competing. Anyway, just going round and round in circles. Agree to disagree. Have a good day.
Honestly I feel that the 2000's Fantastic Four movies were cast really well, they just weren't given the best material to work with. I have to admit, I was dreading seeing Pedro cast as Mr Fantastic because those rumours came alongside some broad plot details that sound atrocious but pretty much on brand for current Marvel. I'm hoping that one doesn't confirm the other or that they've course corrected since then because if they haven't then we're not in for a good time with this outing. Still, I suppose it can't be any worse than Fan4stic, right?... right?
I love the way you say Pedro Pascal! Spanish is such a sexy sounding language. Krazinski should've been kept to play Reed Richards, he has the right look and he's a good actor.
Always thought it was a missed opportunity not to have Stark, Banner and Richards in the same film. Agreed. I don't get science guy vibes from Pascal. Also holding breath and crossing fingers for good CGI.
@@SeanUCF In essence, Richards has the tech smarts of Stark and the spectral radioactive smarts of Banner, so only Pym brings his patented particles to that mix, and who's to say that Richards couldn't reverse engineer that on sight. The only one smarter than they are is DOOM... at least, that's what he'll say.
FACTS Kevin Feige is slow. He could've easily put Reed in Endgame for a 5 min screen time just to interact with Stark and Banner. With all this bs time travel going on that movie. They should've jumped back in the 1960s and met Richards. John Kransiski Richards 😛
I just can't get over that age gap of Pedro. Sad part is they had the casting tailor made with John krasinski and his wife as reed and sue. It just....... dang......
@@moonlitebrite9317 and i'm telling you it got retconned. not even sure if you even read it but reed met sue when she was a 20-something-year-old undergraduate when reed was a young grad student. no where does it mention age. and you're still wrong about the original. originally, reed mentioned they were childhood friends that lived next door, then it got retconned to sue was 12 year and reed was a college freshmen (6 years max, probably less since Reed started college early). Then THAT got retconned years later. not rocket science bud
In the OG comics, Reed Richards was substantially older than Sue Storm… he was something like 12-15 years older than her. It’s only been over the last 20 years that writers have evened out the years between the characters.
Totally agree about Pascal. It reminds me of when Peter Dinklage started popping up in a LOT of roles after GoT. I love the guy but got damn did he get worn out fast.
John Krasinski looked great as Mr Fantastic and Emily Blunt would of been great as Sue Storm?! they missed a great opportunity with not using those two.
I'm just bored with Pedro Pascal being constantly cast in pop culture films/series. Star wars, DC, Video games(last of us) now Marvel. What's next? Ganondorf in the Zelda movie?
I lost faith in Disney a long time ago. They continue to prove over and over again that they have no idea what they are doing. They also have zero respect for source material. Out of all the Star Wars trash that they have been producing, I would agree with you on Andor. I actually enjoyed that one as well. Unfortunately there are way too many people, writing, directing, producing and creating projects within these established franchises that have no business being there.
Agreed! Disney wasted John Krasinski. He was a great Reed Richards. Pedro is a great actor, but he doesn't seem like he fits that roll. I've known the character and read the comics since I was a kid. And for them to change him like that, after years of finally getting a chance at a decent live action movie, is kinda disappointing.
The problem with Ben Grimm won't be the actor, it will be the special effects used to carry off The Thing - consider the stff train wreck that was She-Hulk in the Disney+ show.
Venessa Kirby looks the part. I don’t know either of the The Human Torch or The Thing actors as for Pedro… YES HES OVEREXPOSED! Why not a Henry Cavil or a at the very least a Henry Cavil look alike?
@@matthewparker235 in a perfect world. There wouldn’t be any need for those stupid standards & D.I.E being about movements of minorities. Thus it would bring an end to the very blatant racism & sexism. Also I’m both but I’m actually a South Paw which is only between 10%-12% of the population. Which effectively means by their own logic. They’re still going against celebrating the minorities they say they want to raise up. But hey they’ve pretty much all but Blackmailed a former MMA Boxer who had gotten some acolytes. Which is one of the reasons why I call it D.I.E Division Invasion Exclusion.
I agree with some of the others on here that have said. The 2005 Fantastic 4 may have had a lot of problems but the casting of the 4 was not one of them. Especially Evans and Chiklis who were literally perfect. The problem was a lack luster script that lacked punch in the last act and a major marvel villain that was dispatched like a dirty Kleenex. This new cast. listing leaves me very uninterested in seeing it. Do better Marvel!
Sue was ok. Not bad not good just ok. I hated the way Doom was done which sucks because he’s one of the greatest villains ever. The rest of the cast was great though.
I find Padro Pascal to be wildly overrated. That being the case, OF COURSE Marvel is picking someone who doesn't fit the part. I'm surprised they didn't make Reed Richards a chick or trans... it wouldn't be far fetched. Reid Richards. LOL
When Lee and Kirby created these characters, they specifically gave Reed Richards greying hair because he was supposed to be significantly older than their other, non-greying superheroes. If you’d suggested to them that Sue and Reed were 13 years apart in age, they would have been surprised that you imagined the age gap to be so small.
Wait, you said Kirby? Kirby is the name of one of the guys, who created F4??! And Vanessa Kirby is playing Sue Storm in this?! Haha this couldn't be any more ironic...lol
Exactly, why even put Krasinski Doc strange as Mr. Fantastic if youre going to cast Pascal.... as Bill Nye would say "That just makes no fucking sense" Isnt Disney Marvel doing the multiverse thing? Then it should still be Krasinski. I dont know about this, man...
@@snarkyjayAt this point it's pretty obvious to me that Kevin Feige just put Krasinski as Reed Richards in DS2 for fans to STOP fancasting him as the character. So then they give Krasinski that stupid script and he was wasted in a mess of a movie, with Mr. Feige basically saying "Fu*#@ you!!!" to the fans.
I dont mind the hot take about the FF, but Jay doesn't offer any alternatives. If you disagree with a casting, you have to at least offer an alternative. The whole conversation is moot if you're afraid or unwilling to share what you deem is an adequate replacement. Too many ppl share their hot take on what they think is better but fail to share due to their bias or fear of picking the wrong or worse alternative. I don't think Jay is the type to shy away, but at least tell us what is a good casting choice alternative.
i dont know how to feel about it, but that could be due to nostalgia to the first two movies. hard to top in my opinion but it seems like they went online a picked from the most vocal fancasts just cuz that who literally everyone was saying.
Pulling a clip from Arrested Development earned you a reply 😘 and a well deserved 🤣 Marvel can do whatever they want, I have no stakes in this dog fight anymore. I'm just focusing on building a better world (Movies/series and Comics) and putting the rest of my energy into my first job, which I wish was a video editing or screenwriting position, but hey I got to start somewhere.
Regarding the age difference between Reed Richards and Sue Storm, in the comics, there was closer to 20 years difference in their age. Of course, this was back when society didn't think anything of a middle aged college professor dating one of their grad students. But, despite being a really good actor, I agree there are better casting choices out there than Pedro.
really hope this is set in the 60's of an alternate earth with crazy Jack Kirby tech. really want to see something new from marvel and giving it a weird aesthetic would really help. (presuming the ff's alternate earth is destroyed and they end up in post secret wars mcu. It is possible that pedro could become evil reed, the maker and we get another reed in future from another earth???)
Exactly @Snarky Jay! John Krasinski and his wife Emily Blunt wouldve been perfect for Reed and Sue. You'd have had the natural chemistry of a married couple playing a married couple.
I know it was done on a shoestring budget and the visuals aren't the best but the heart shown in the 1990s Fantastic Four movie is why its still the best movie adaption of Marvel's first family.
The story goes something like...the way Reed Richards is written for this movie is so demeaning that actors were actually repulsed by it on reading the character breakdown ..so much so Pascal is actually doing the film company a favour by stepping in it'll probably irk Reed Richards fans on watching this movie
Literally Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany are 17 years apart in real life and yet no one complains about that Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer are 17 years apart too! Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby age gap is not that bad in comparison Vanessa has played characters that date men who are way older than Pedro case in point The Crown
Pedro has earned the benefit of the doubt. I remember when fans hated the casting of Heath Ledger as the joker. One of many reasons Marvel Comics were special was because Lee and Kirby valued diversity from the jump. If they were around today, fans would acuse them of being woke. This reactionary nonsense has to stop.
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Vanessa Kirby is the only casting I think is good. Pedro Pascal is awful, Stranger Things guy as Human Torch is lame/underwhelming, and the last guy I have no idea who he is.
About the age gap. I might be wrong but wasn't it established in the comics that Reed was a college professor and Sue was one of his college students? I'm not saying that it's not creepy but I'm just saying that's how I remember it. That Reed was always considerably older than Sue. That said. I Do think they should have chosen a younger actor and maybe aged him up to Look older so that he can perform the role for the next ten years. 🤷🏾♂
Honestly, Joey Diaz should’ve been the thing. I recommend you watch a video of his stand up and listen to his voice. He was practically born for it. Also, as a Latino myself, I love Pedro Pascal, but Reed Richards needs to be played by someone with a Johnny Carson-like face and charisma to his voice and character. That’s how I always saw him in the Jack Kirby illustrations.
Your right Pedro is the wrong age, wrong look and a ridiculous casting for Reed Richards, looks like her grandad. Fans were already excited about Krazinski. Why didn't they stick with him.
Because it was a one time thing for krazinski. And reed was always older in the comics.
Krasinki has said a lot of times that cameo was just for the fans, but he didnt want to BE THE Reed Richards of the MCU.
Thats why he wont be in this film
Because Krasinski doesn't need it. He only agreed to the cameo at Feige's invitation.
I agree with OoBLUEPLANEToO. No offense. But the character of Reed Richards(Mr. Fantastic)is really light skin according to the Marvel comics.
Krasinski is like 4 years younger than Pedro…
Not that big of a difference. Looks wise I guess taste differers. But I like him. Plus, Reed is usually depicted as older in the comics with some salt and pepper even. Don’t know why everyone is expected a young guy…
Pedro Pascal is a terrible choice for Reed. I have no need for Reed to have an exaggerated version of my accent
Pedro actually fits the age range and is a good actor and would bring great dedication and creativity to the role, so why don’t we wait until we’ve watched the movie to judge ok?
@@floraaizawa2264 Mexican Redd Richards
@@CYCLOPS1994 it would be new and different would watch
Pedro Pascal with that damn Mustache he wears for every Role 😂😂😂
Other than WW2 he hasn’t shaved it in recent years, I wonder if he has it in his contract
Mustache or not. I don't like him as Reed. This just as bad as Jesse Eisenberg as Lex
@@I-speak-U-shut-it nothing is as bad as Jesse Eisenberg as Lex
@@scottp302 He was the Jar Jar Binks of the DCEU. One of the worst casting choices ever.
He might have made a decent Riddler (better than the guy in The Batman) but he wasn't even close to being right for Lex Luthor. Such a horrible pick.
@@I-speak-U-shut-it I dont know, pedro to me looks like that typical college physics teacher, so it could work, I wonder if they are going to change the name of reed and his background
The 2005 Fantastic 4 was superb casting. Each actor nailed their character in both looks, personality and simply the vibe you got off them. Gone are the days of casting for talent or to mirror the actor with the character. As we all know these days an actor is cast first and foremost for their skin color, sexual orientation or political views.
Ioan Gruffudd: Not impressed. But I was surprised when I learned that he voiced Mister Miracle in Justice League Unlimited.
Michael Chiklis: The best actor in the cast.
Chris Evans: I agree with Snarky Jay that he’s a better Captain America
Jessica Alba: Nicest thing I could say about her is that I’d prefer to see her return for either Deadpool 3 or Secret Wars than see Margot Robbie play Sue Storm.
Bro what are you talking about? Everyone is white in this cast.... Before people say Pedro isn't, his family is from Spain and only recently went to Chile.
Those movies also weren't great...
I honestly don’t see any issues here, all of them are proven to be excellent actors…. There isn’t even any race or gender swapping going on here. Pedro Pascal is a white guy… what’s the issue? Surely people aren’t upset he is Latino? Speaking Spanish (a European language) doesn’t mean you aren’t white, there is an entire country of white people who speak Spanish… Spain. Am I missing something here?
🙄Troll bait.
100% agree. Pedro is as much of a Reed Richards as Ezra Miller was a Barry Allen. And don’t even get me started on what they did to Namor the Submariner.
I feel you, especially with Namor, I watched wakanda forever today for the first time, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Except Ezra Miller was good as Barry Allen
You mean Nah-morrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
It's hard to roll R's in text😊
@@mikigalshou7806 I cried
Namor is one of my top three favorite villains-back when he still was mostly considered a villain-and I thought they did a really interesting mock up of him for a modern film adaption that distanced him from becoming what normies would've called him and you know it: Aquados.
I also really enjoyed how they intertwined what seemed like Aztec&Mayan culture into his back story and kingdom. It was a really great breakaway from the same "king of Atlantis" schtick we get for both DC's and Marvel's number one amphibian.
Snarky J: “...and what was wrong with John Krasinski?”
Me: YES!!!! And Emily Blunt as SUE?!?!
Netter (my wife): Calm down, sweetie. She can't hear you and you're hurting my ears.
LMFAO!
My mother would frequently tell my dad that the football players couldn't hear him, but all of us could.
@@garypoisson2733 LOL Nice. I should have added that Netter did agree with me, just she wanted me to be a bit more quite about it.
😂😂😂
they didnt wann play it
Adam Driver, Matt Smith and Jake Gyllenhaal all turned down the role of Reed Richards, after reading the part. It sounds like the premise is that Reed Richards is a neglectful and abusive husband and the film concentrates on Sue Storm finding her own inner strength to become leader of the F4. Pedro is an activist and doesn't mind taking a knee.
Oh my. Where did you hear that's the official plot?
Neglectful and abusive husband? Why, that's Hank Pym's job!!!!
Evidence? Sources?
Pedro does'nt strike me as intelligent.
@@deancafe4739 yes .. no doubt his being 'agnostic' could well make so many say he's not intelligent ....
My personal choices would have been:
• Mister Fantastic: John Krasinski (I still think they wasted him in Multiverse of Madness)
• Invisible Woman: Emily Blunt
• Human Torch: Joe Keery, another Stranger Things actor, instead of Joseph Quinn. Second choice would be Ansel Elgort.
• The Thing: Dominic Purcell
Btw, I was so waiting for Snarky Jay to say "Pedro Pascal" with that Latino accent soon. Didn't disappoint...
Nope.
Too much to ask that we get actors who fit the role.
Today, we fit the role to the actor.
Well, nah, we don't even bother to do that.
We just check the necessary DEI box and write a steaming pile of hot garbage for a script then blame audiences when they don't like it.
Legit. Sad but true.
Exactly. They didn't even race or gender swap that much here. I pretty much agree with Snarky Jay here; the other three are mediocre who may or may not work but Pedro Pascal is horrendous, legitimately one of the dumbest men in Hollywood with his political takes, and doesn't even look the part. You can't fix this movie that jackass as it's star. This is Brie Larson and Ben Affleck all over again.
I thought the movie version of Namor was interesting, but sadly it was not the Namor I grew up with. It was an entirely different character.
@@vornoff1958Yeah, but they say you're wrong. And probably racist. Lol. Namor should have been more Asian-Pacific. Not a chubby Mexican.
I'm out as soon as I see Pedro Pascal.
My choices would have been Tom Ellis (Lucifer) as Reed and Katherine Winnock (Vikings) as Sue. The other 2 castings aren't too bad.
Ooh, those are interesting.
Idk why but I see Tom Ellis playing Mephisto I loved him in Lucifer but a guy can dream 😭
LOVE the Katheryn Winnick choice, still think she should have been Captain Marvel though over Brie. Always will.
@@kennethmichael5404Then just have her be MS. MARVEL. Skipping to Carol's Captain Marvel incarnation should be an offense.
no....no...no...don't know about the other 2 guys, but Pascal is completely wrong for this role...
What do you mean "3 ppl liked Andor"
It holds high reviews everywhere.
It's probably one of the best SW productions post original trilogy, maybe even better than OGT.
Even if somehow they got the cast completely right, I’m not particularly interested since the MCU’s first official appearance of Mr. Fantastic was him getting ripped to shreds within five seconds in the one Dr. Strange movie everyone immediately forgot about (and no, the multiverse excuse does not help). So yeah, I’m just apathetic to it.
Also I admit I kinda liked the old 2000s Fantastic Four movie. Unironically.
I like those movies too, even though they weren't the best. Still wish they made a third one so that it would have been a trilogy.
I like those movies too, you're clearly not alone. The scripts might not have been super tight the chemistry between the characters worked very well.
@@user-wk2rw7le3myou really gonna be sucking out of the questionable writing crap from Marvel Studios?
@@user-wk2rw7le3m Yeah, because higher ups care little to properly scale or resolve their own damned OP characters and problems.
@@user-wk2rw7le3m to call Mr. Fantastic (who deserves better than shitty writing and direction) a D tier because he simply stretches is sheer, fucking stupidity on your part, and on the poor stewards running Marvel.
Disney will never learn
The only acting Pedro did well was getting his head crushed by the Mountain.
As a Latino I'm genuinely TIRED of Pedro being cast in a buncha stuff. What the hell is the point of race-swapping any legendary character??? Guess I'll be ignoring even more Disney trash.
Assuming you are old enough or have at least seen The Mask of Zorro , are you ok with the fact that two Welsh actors: Sir Anthony Hopkins & Catherine Zeta-Jones played Mexican American parts in that movie …& no one called it woke 🖖🏾
@@rodneylindsey849 Personally love those films, I feel the same about Tropic Thunder, latest Lone Ranger, ETC. Of course it was silly how Caucasians were hired like that before... But at least they were phenomenal actors and there was no stupid political/social agenda as there clearly is now. Or for several years.
At the time, I doubt anyone considered Catherine Zeta-Jones a great actor, GORGEOUS Yes , but great 👋🏾 …My true point is they have had decades of Caucasian actors playing all different races , shouldn’t we allow for a little of it going the other way
"Pero coño no jodas 😂"
BTW the main reason John Krassinski didnt stay as Reed Richards is because Emily Blunt dosent wanna play Sue Storm. She hates comic book movies and has turned down Marvel since 2008 when they offered her the role of Black Widow
BASED emily blunt
@@buh__stop with those “based” cringe comments.
Which is a shame since she resembles Byrne's Sue like crazy.
I read that she had to turn it down as she was already engaged in another film. Regardless, she did recently state that she doesn't want to play 'boss babe' hero type characters as they are rather boring to perform for her.
@@Jaythesparrow says the guy with "there are only two genders" name. How much does gender politics really affect your life. Don't be baited by propaganda my dude.
When the book debuted in 1960 Johnny was a teenager and Sue in her early twenties. While Reed and Ben where WWII Vets yes they were stated as being WWII vets it's why Reed had a touch of white in his hair. So there has always been a big age difference between Reed and Sue.
Per FF #11, the mail bag at the front of the issue, they were basically the same age. "But Sue, you know [you were the girl I thought of when I was in the war]! It's always been you, ever since we were kids together living next door to each other!"
That would later be changed, but originally, they were the same age.
@@garypoisson2733 That was one of those moments where Stan forgot to do the math. Like in X-Men # 3 Charles thinks to himself how he was in love with Jean.
@@jokerz7936 Can you provide something to back that up earlier than the Byrne run in the 1980s?
@@garypoisson2733Nah, he's right😅. I remember reading a reprint of Xmen 2 or 3 and when Xavier " thought" that about Jean, I remember being MAJOR Confused. Stan had a bad moment😅
@bronzetiger6360 I do know the Jean moment. Charles lighting his pipe and thinking "As though I could help worrying about the one I love!" about Jean. I'm asking for support for the large age differential between Reed and Sue in the early FF run; counter to the FF #11 bit that puts them as childhood sweethearts.
Krasinski should’ve been Reed Richards
Legit.
I didn't even get people demanding him a few years back but really liked how he played it in multiverse of Madness
Reed Richards should have been played by Penn Dayton Badgley from the series YOU (Netflix)
Ooh, that’s a good choice too.
100%. I was just going to comment that.
Whist his looks will fit well for the role, I would reckon that his height would have been an issue as he’s only about 5’ 8. They’ll need someone closer to 6 ft. Pedro Pascal is a a very bizarre option for the role, the shape of his face just don’t match any of the comic book iterations of Reed Richards
@gbej1 The majority of Marvel actors are between 5'7 and 5'11 so that wouldn't matter.
@@gbej1Camera tricks
We know you mean business when the Español comes out!
LMAO legit. It’s the language I revert to when I’m half past annoyed. 😭
@@snarkyjaysounds like my wife lol
Id prefer john krasinski in the mr fantastic role. I want to see him do the role some justice after doctor strange.
same
BRUH SAME😢
In that movie it bothers me how they brought in Patrick Stewart back as Charles X. But not Ioan Grufford as Reed Richards. Both of those guys exist in 20th Century Fox of Marvel Entertainment. Bringing Kransiski on Dr Strange 2 was bad for business. That's like bringing in Tom Holland in that Captain America flick only to kill him off by The Winter Soldier and have a whole new actor EVEN WORST...an actor who ain't white as Holland's replacement for Spiderman Homecoming 😅😅😅
😊
... and would say "wise" words like "learning doesn't stop at school. Even Einstein keep on learning until old age. I learned that I am not the smartest at all. Little boy Sheldon or the young Shikimaru from Konoha Village seems they are. And teach my fellow illuminati to stop calling me the smartest man alive. It's too cringe".
😁😁😁
John Krazinski and Emily Blunt would have been perfect, and the fans would have loved it!
Naturally, since fans wanted it, Disney didn’t.
Unfortunately Emily didn’t want to which is the real reason John Krazinski dipped
Yeah Emily doesn’t want to waste her time on shows that she knows will have idiotic writing.
I feel the same way you do Jay. Pretty meh choices, but Pedro Pascal is the wrong choice for Reed. But like you said, we have to click the checkboxes. Such a shame ☹️
Krazinkski was an awesome choice for Reed. Marvel has already shown him in the role. Chris Evans was a great Johnny Strorm. We just cannot fix stupid.
I agree Pedro, NO. Don't vote for Pedro. Bad choice.
it kinda makes sense they would do Pedro. They will make this about Sue and Pedro is okay with taking the back seat.
Probably. Pedro is cool with that, clearly.
They said it was about her
I think Jon Hamm would've been perfect for Mr. Fantastic! Zac Efron for Human Torch maybe?
Those are interesting choices! I was rooting for Hamm to do Dr. Doom.
Efron is way too old now for Johnny Storm.
@@snarkyjaydid they choose who is going to be dr doom?
Efron looks like He Man now lol I don't want to see him ever in the mcu
@@snarkyjayOh ye, Hamm Doom could work for sure!
I can't say enough how 💯% right Snarky is... Enough with the woke DEI quota casting...
After the aweful cameo scene "the smartest man" title who also did the dumbest thing by telling Scarlet Witch how to destroy Black Bolt and He died in the Dr Strange 2 movie, so much backlashed was received I don't think John Krasinki will return.
The thing is, people don’t blame John for that - they fully blame the writers and I think most fans would want him back
@@LupinKing I'd take him back over Pedro Pascal any day.
That was the script though.
IMHO the script was bad on so many levels that I don't blame any single actor for it.
It didn't just do all the characters dirty, it did the entire sequel premise dirty for both Strange AND Wanda given that:
#1. Strange and Mordo had an epic confrontation waiting to happen in DS2 - not Strange and Wanda.
#2. Wanda already resolved her issues in WandaVision which just made MoM seem like it was kneejerk thrown together at the last minute with Wanda as the villain simply because they couldn't think of something better that wasn't based on an end credit scene from 5 years earlier.
They really missed a trick in leaving developing the Strange/Mordo emnity out of Thor Ragnarok or Black Panther or (somehow) Captain Marvel - huge botch job.
Having Strange/Mordo in Thor Ragnarok would have made far more sense than the Hulk anyway - and we could have had them set their problems aside to fight Thanos together for Infinity War.
The fact both that version (fancasted request,) and Inhumans Black Bolt were so humiliated tells me Feige was doing a carrot on a stick bait and switch troll move to fans. Similar to how awful She-Hulk was trying to disrespect the fanbase
And Feige hates the Inhumans and Ike Perlmutter who kept pushing them
same@@jackochainsaw
Can we talk about how unimaginative Hollywood has become in its casting decisions?
Dude. It’s AWFUL.
@@snarkyjay it seems as though if it's not a bland safe choice, it's either Pedro Pascal, Timothee Chalamet, Tom Holland and maybe Jennifer Lawrence?
Not to knock them, they're great, but it seems that they get casted because they're popular instead of actually being right for the role
They may as well just use de-aged Tom Hanks.
Pedro wasn't even the right choice for the Mandalorian. All of his performances are "sad" and "sorry" and very low energy. I really don't understand why everyone is fascinated with him. Was it that he was very good in Narcos and everyone thinks he's also good outside of that?
He´s mid.
He’s really good as Joel in TLOU, and Oberyn Martell in GoT.
Pedro is the worst decision they could’ve made. Why him 😟
exactly
Is that why you keep spamming the comments, film isn’t even released yet, so how about we all wait
@@freedomwriter9688 who's we ? there is no WE...only you
@@c-mc we as we all the fans bub
@@freedomwriter9688 nah speak for yourself
You are one of 4 who liked Andor. The pace was slow, but turning a toe-dipper into a full fledged rebel spy doesn't happen in one day. It was well written and excellent character development. Take that while you can get it, because I don't praise Disney or Lucasfilm often these days.
True that. I genuinely loved Andor.
yep, Andor was a brilliant slow burn.
Loved Andor, well written story and character driven show. It really helped with the long season to tell a great story
Andor was more sophisticated and brilliantly executed than anyone expected from Disney. From what I've noticed, people who can tolerate the slow pace, love Andor.
@@snarkyjay ive seen people praising Andor everywhere on youtube. Almost as much as Arcane.
I feel Alan Ritchson has the Ben Grimm look. Being an ex-footballer, he was bigger than the other 3.
👍Exactly.
That's actually good. It weird that the casting directors don't care that Ben was a big dude to begin with
.. well since the 2000s version
ben was big not that big lol
@@MichaelSmith-dk1lc I know! haha But he sure wasn't small either
@@MichaelSmith-dk1lcYes he was. How else would you explain him being Reed's bodyguard. Jillian McMahon's Dr Doom telling himself that in order to destroy Reed he'll have to get his body guard👁️👁️
I agree, Pedro is a horrible choice for Reed Richards but thank goodness they didn't go with Captain Morgan (Adam Driver)! Why couldn't they just cast an actor that looks the part which is\was the norm for so long instead of Captain Morgan & Zorro look-a-likes or their usual race/gender swapping which kills the story, mood & any association between characters and fans, oh & profits. Wokeness killed entertainment for the 21st century.
Marvel is committing to these actors. So when fans say Pedro is no good as Reed theyre not going to replace him. He'll be needed forcat least ONE more movie. So FF2(or Doomsday) will start with a crutch. Great. Anyone get the feeling they're going to fuck up X-Men as well?
IGN had a headline, "Why Pedro Pascal could be the MCU's next Robert Downey Jr." ... They probably needed Pedro's gravitas (I kinda hate that word) to carry this universe considering past F4's bombs and recent Marvel duds. 3:10
LMAO maybe true.
RDJ might be the single best casting choice in all film history. He's certainly within the top 0.1% Without RDJ there would be no MCU. He carried the franchise.
If Pedro can be 50% as good as RDJ he will be a success. It remains to be seen if he can do that.
And yes, he will need to shave the stache. He owes us that much. A proper Reed Richards is clean shaven.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 Heath was still following other performances of the Joker, many of whom were in the public conscious.
RDjr had no template to play Iron Man. And while I thought the Iron Man films decreased in quality, he did help keep the MCU alive.
Heath tho, his performance was ingenius. and he was rightly awarded an oscar, posthumously. It's just frustrating he never got to see the impact of his work.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418
I meant how Ledger was following in the footsteps of other actors who'd played the role of the Joker. Even in the Dark Knight, there are homages to Cesar Romero's Joker. He put his own stamp on it, for sure, but there are many performances of the role that one can compare.
Rdjr didn't have that with how he played Iron Man. Nobody had played him in Live action prior to this.
As for Rdjr's acting.
Watch RDjr in Chaplin (1992), where he plays Charlie Chaplin. He was Oscar nominated for the role, and was 27 at the time he played the part. He does his own stunts, including backflips, rolls and hand stands. The same stunts Charlie Chaplin himself performed.
Geraldine Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin's real life daughter (she plays Charles Chaplin's mother), lost her composure during one scene with Rdjr, as she said he looked so like her father, she thought he WAS her father. They had to give her a moment, to let her get herself together, or else they could not film the scene.
Iron Man is a film that brought him back from the acting wastelands, and while I'm not a fan of the film, he had no template to follow in terms of how to play the role.
I really love how Ledger played the Joker. I think The Dark Knight should have been nominated for Best Picture. It's a film I revisit quite often. The Dark Knight Rises, however... I saw it once, and that was enough.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 You haven't seen Chaplin, I gather? Movie came out in 1992, when Ledger was probably ten. So they were not competing.
Anyway, just going round and round in circles. Agree to disagree. Have a good day.
Honestly I feel that the 2000's Fantastic Four movies were cast really well, they just weren't given the best material to work with.
I have to admit, I was dreading seeing Pedro cast as Mr Fantastic because those rumours came alongside some broad plot details that sound atrocious but pretty much on brand for current Marvel. I'm hoping that one doesn't confirm the other or that they've course corrected since then because if they haven't then we're not in for a good time with this outing.
Still, I suppose it can't be any worse than Fan4stic, right?... right?
don't worry they would never make sue storm break up with Hispanic Reed Richard they would only do that to white Reed Richard.
The first movie was decent but the second movie is terrible. I hate that Galactus is a Cloud and Jonny gets the power of a super Skrull.
Yeah, Ioan Gruffudd was the perfect Reed!
@@biguy617I hated how they gave Jessica Alba blue eye contacts and a dumb wig lol and I hate how they brought back Doom just to kill him again 😅
@@noctambule5726He was. I hope they bring him back as Reed in Deadpool and Wolverine since they brought back Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Garner.
I love the way you say Pedro Pascal! Spanish is such a sexy sounding language. Krazinski should've been kept to play Reed Richards, he has the right look and he's a good actor.
The new casting for the Fantastic Four is absolutely awful!
agreed
One of the few people who agrees with me about Gruffudd. And I think he'd be even better as Reed now.
Gruffudd doesn't even give half the performance that Pedro Pascal can give
@@angeloig4963 And Pedro Pascal wouldn't give half the performance Peter Dinklage would. That doesn't mean he's best for the part.
Always thought it was a missed opportunity not to have Stark, Banner and Richards in the same film. Agreed. I don't get science guy vibes from Pascal. Also holding breath and crossing fingers for good CGI.
@@SeanUCF In essence, Richards has the tech smarts of Stark and the spectral radioactive smarts of Banner, so only Pym brings his patented particles to that mix, and who's to say that Richards couldn't reverse engineer that on sight. The only one smarter than they are is DOOM... at least, that's what he'll say.
FACTS
Kevin Feige is slow. He could've easily put Reed in Endgame for a 5 min screen time just to interact with Stark and Banner. With all this bs time travel going on that movie. They should've jumped back in the 1960s and met Richards. John Kransiski Richards 😛
Disney's Marvel just picked their actors for FAN4? How many gay characters are they playing?? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Not having krasinski and emily blunt is a damn crime, Im going to skip this movie
If I knew nothing else about it Pedro as Reed is an auto hard pass
I just can't get over that age gap of Pedro. Sad part is they had the casting tailor made with John krasinski and his wife as reed and sue. It just....... dang......
Then you have a problem with Reed Richards, because he's SUPPOSED to be at least a decade older than Sue Storm.
@@moonlitebrite9317 A age gap that has been retconned for nearly a decade, unless I'm mistaken
@@moonlitebrite9317 ....which was retconned a decade ago. They are a few years apart now and met in college
@@moonlitebrite9317 and i'm telling you it got retconned. not even sure if you even read it but reed met sue when she was a 20-something-year-old undergraduate when reed was a young grad student. no where does it mention age.
and you're still wrong about the original. originally, reed mentioned they were childhood friends that lived next door, then it got retconned to sue was 12 year and reed was a college freshmen (6 years max, probably less since Reed started college early). Then THAT got retconned years later. not rocket science bud
@moonlitebrite9317 you're a defensive loser
In the OG comics, Reed Richards was substantially older than Sue Storm… he was something like 12-15 years older than her. It’s only been over the last 20 years that writers have evened out the years between the characters.
👍 Exactly.
Not exactly true, reed said they were childhood friends. it wasn't until later it was retconned to a 6 year age gap
The MCUteris is dead. They don’t hire comic books fans. In fact they hire writers who hate the comics. Nothings going to change
Totally agree about Pascal. It reminds me of when Peter Dinklage started popping up in a LOT of roles after GoT. I love the guy but got damn did he get worn out fast.
I agree, Pedro is no Reed Richards.
how come?
Vanessa Kirby is goated casting. Pedro kills any possible enthusiasm.
Vanessa is a boring actress. Jodie Comer or Emily Blunt would've been perfect
John Krasinski looked great as Mr Fantastic and Emily Blunt would of been great as Sue Storm?! they missed a great opportunity with not using those two.
I'm just bored with Pedro Pascal being constantly cast in pop culture films/series.
Star wars, DC, Video games(last of us) now Marvel.
What's next? Ganondorf in the Zelda movie?
I COMPLETELY AGREE
John Krasinski is perfect casting as Reed, whereas Pedro is a total misfire
He didn’t wanna come back as him lol
he never said that@@truthtyperii7727
@@truthtyperii7727Damn Shane
I lost faith in Disney a long time ago. They continue to prove over and over again that they have no idea what they are doing. They also have zero respect for source material. Out of all the Star Wars trash that they have been producing, I would agree with you on Andor. I actually enjoyed that one as well. Unfortunately there are way too many people, writing, directing, producing and creating projects within these established franchises that have no business being there.
Agreed! Disney wasted John Krasinski. He was a great Reed Richards. Pedro is a great actor, but he doesn't seem like he fits that roll. I've known the character and read the comics since I was a kid. And for them to change him like that, after years of finally getting a chance at a decent live action movie, is kinda disappointing.
At least they didn't race or gender swap...FFS. Still going to be a dumpster fire. Personally, I'm sick of seeing Pedro Pascal.
LMAO I like him and even I’m sick of his ass.
The problem with Ben Grimm won't be the actor, it will be the special effects used to carry off The Thing - consider the stff train wreck that was She-Hulk in the Disney+ show.
. . . and yes, Pascal is miscast.
That is very true.
The Punisher with Thomas Jane is the best, when you will transfer panels and dialog directly in the movie. Underrated!
Ang Lee took the optical style of comic books. I like it, but...
Jane's had the cold rage that the modern version lacks.
@@leonevelake No love, less humor. Worked for me.
@DerHoschi
I mean it had a lot of humor... but it knew how to do it.
I’m so fucking sick of Pedro pascal!
same
Andor is great. Some say it is not Star Wars; but it worked, and things can change.
Venessa Kirby looks the part. I don’t know either of the The Human Torch or The Thing actors as for Pedro… YES HES OVEREXPOSED! Why not a Henry Cavil or a at the very least a Henry Cavil look alike?
You want a great up yours to DC? Have Henry Cavill as Reed Richards.
@@pittland44He looks far more the part than Pedro ever would. However I’m glad that they didn’t outright race swap any of them & I am thankful.
Too jacked for Reed
@@matthewparker235 in a perfect world. There wouldn’t be any need for those stupid standards & D.I.E being about movements of minorities. Thus it would bring an end to the very blatant racism & sexism. Also I’m both but I’m actually a South Paw which is only between 10%-12% of the population. Which effectively means by their own logic. They’re still going against celebrating the minorities they say they want to raise up. But hey they’ve pretty much all but Blackmailed a former MMA Boxer who had gotten some acolytes. Which is one of the reasons why I call it D.I.E Division Invasion Exclusion.
If I’m being honest, I’d say she would’ve been a far better as Emma Frost.
I agree with some of the others on here that have said. The 2005 Fantastic 4 may have had a lot of problems but the casting of the 4 was not one of them. Especially Evans and Chiklis who were literally perfect. The problem was a lack luster script that lacked punch in the last act and a major marvel villain that was dispatched like a dirty Kleenex. This new cast. listing leaves me very uninterested in seeing it. Do better Marvel!
Doom was terrible and I didn’t like sue either
Sue was ok. Not bad not good just ok. I hated the way Doom was done which sucks because he’s one of the greatest villains ever. The rest of the cast was great though.
Cast f4 2005 there is nothing in it about the characters only appearance
I find Padro Pascal to be wildly overrated. That being the case, OF COURSE Marvel is picking someone who doesn't fit the part. I'm surprised they didn't make Reed Richards a chick or trans... it wouldn't be far fetched. Reid Richards. LOL
When Lee and Kirby created these characters, they specifically gave Reed Richards greying hair because he was supposed to be significantly older than their other, non-greying superheroes. If you’d suggested to them that Sue and Reed were 13 years apart in age, they would have been surprised that you imagined the age gap to be so small.
Wait, you said Kirby? Kirby is the name of one of the guys, who created F4??! And Vanessa Kirby is playing Sue Storm in this?! Haha this couldn't be any more ironic...lol
The cut to Arrested Development killed me 😂😂😂😂
I’m so glad someone actually laughed at that. 😂
@@snarkyjay I didn’t know what it was from & I found it humorous.
So perfect 😂
Yep! Thank you, Snarky! You're amazing, babe!
I love a good Arrested Development reference. 😂🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Exactly, why even put Krasinski Doc strange as Mr. Fantastic if youre going to cast Pascal.... as Bill Nye would say "That just makes no fucking sense"
Isnt Disney Marvel doing the multiverse thing? Then it should still be Krasinski.
I dont know about this, man...
I think Disney is relying on that multiverse thing sooo hard right now LMAO. I mean, they literally brought in the Loki crap into Deadpool 3, so…
@snarkyjay Loki Season 2 belongs in the conversation of the best things the MCU has ever made.
I read this comment too fast and initially read “cast Bill Nye” and now I’m just imagining Bill Nye the Science Guy as Reed Richards, lol. 😂🤣🙌🏾
@@snarkyjayAt this point it's pretty obvious to me that Kevin Feige just put Krasinski as Reed Richards in DS2 for fans to STOP fancasting him as the character. So then they give Krasinski that stupid script and he was wasted in a mess of a movie, with Mr. Feige basically saying "Fu*#@ you!!!" to the fans.
@@SeanUCF 😂🤣😂🙌🏾
Thank god I’m not the only one who hates this casting (and Supergirl). The cast was perfect in 2005.
I dont mind the hot take about the FF, but Jay doesn't offer any alternatives. If you disagree with a casting, you have to at least offer an alternative. The whole conversation is moot if you're afraid or unwilling to share what you deem is an adequate replacement. Too many ppl share their hot take on what they think is better but fail to share due to their bias or fear of picking the wrong or worse alternative. I don't think Jay is the type to shy away, but at least tell us what is a good casting choice alternative.
i dont know how to feel about it, but that could be due to nostalgia to the first two movies. hard to top in my opinion but it seems like they went online a picked from the most vocal fancasts just cuz that who literally everyone was saying.
Totally agree.
Pulling a clip from Arrested Development earned you a reply 😘 and a well deserved 🤣
Marvel can do whatever they want, I have no stakes in this dog fight anymore. I'm just focusing on building a better world (Movies/series and Comics) and putting the rest of my energy into my first job, which I wish was a video editing or screenwriting position, but hey I got to start somewhere.
Regarding the age difference between Reed Richards and Sue Storm, in the comics, there was closer to 20 years difference in their age. Of course, this was back when society didn't think anything of a middle aged college professor dating one of their grad students. But, despite being a really good actor, I agree there are better casting choices out there than Pedro.
Krasinski!!!!! They whiffed on this one, he is Richards.
really hope this is set in the 60's of an alternate earth with crazy Jack Kirby tech. really want to see something new from marvel and giving it a weird aesthetic would really help. (presuming the ff's alternate earth is destroyed and they end up in post secret wars mcu. It is possible that pedro could become evil reed, the maker and we get another reed in future from another earth???)
Totes agree with you, Snark about the Pedro casting. But as with everything, it's the WRITERS they need to focus on. I just want a good story, man...
Pedro will NEVER be Reed Richards
Facts
Exactly @Snarky Jay! John Krasinski and his wife Emily Blunt wouldve been perfect for Reed and Sue. You'd have had the natural chemistry of a married couple playing a married couple.
yup
THANK YOU! I'm tired of hearing everywhere "what a beatiful cast, specially Pedro Pascal!".
To be fair, the age gap would be the only thing right, based on the original comic.
Hey J what do you think of my Fantastic Four cast for the MCU?
John Krasinski
Emily Blunt
Alan Ritchson
Rudy Pankow
bro, you should work at Marvel...you casting is almost as bad as theirs
absolutely I agree there was nothing wrong with John krasinski nothing at all he would have been a flipping legend at it
I think Kirby is a good choice, and a talented actress. Also, I got the "Arrested Development" reference; love you, too.
I know it was done on a shoestring budget and the visuals aren't the best but the heart shown in the 1990s Fantastic Four movie is why its still the best movie adaption of Marvel's first family.
I've never seen anything good that had that PP guy in it.
The story goes something like...the way Reed Richards is written for this movie is so demeaning that actors were actually repulsed by it on reading the character breakdown ..so much so Pascal is actually doing the film company a favour by stepping in it'll probably irk Reed Richards fans on watching this movie
Literally Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany are 17 years apart in real life and yet no one complains about that
Ryan Reynolds and Jodie Comer are 17 years apart too!
Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby age gap is not that bad in comparison
Vanessa has played characters that date men who are way older than Pedro case in point The Crown
The X-Men ‘97 trailer looks fantastic 🔥🤘🏻💀🤘🏻🔥
Discussing the casting for FF is like spending time picking out the perfect paint color for a car about to be used in a crash test.
Golden lol
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Pedro has earned the benefit of the doubt. I remember when fans hated the casting of Heath Ledger as the joker. One of many reasons Marvel Comics were special was because Lee and Kirby valued diversity from the jump. If they were around today, fans would acuse them of being woke. This reactionary nonsense has to stop.
I was excited for Krazinski. They killed that really quick.
If you've read Byrne's run on the FF then you'll be aware that age difference between Reed and Sue is significant.
They're not interested in canon, which is obvious if one watches the D+ shows and MCU movies. And all the Star Wars spinoffs.
Pedoreto - the way you say that - brilliant
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Vanessa Kirby is the only casting I think is good. Pedro Pascal is awful, Stranger Things guy as Human Torch is lame/underwhelming, and the last guy I have no idea who he is.
Pedro is legit the worst in all of this.
@@snarkyjay Ok after your video sounds like the Thing will be good
About the age gap. I might be wrong but wasn't it established in the comics that Reed was a college professor and Sue was one of his college students? I'm not saying that it's not creepy but I'm just saying that's how I remember it. That Reed was always considerably older than Sue.
That said. I Do think they should have chosen a younger actor and maybe aged him up to Look older so that he can perform the role for the next ten years. 🤷🏾♂
I'm just here to hear you say 'Pedro Pascal' the right way and read the haters in the comments complaining about it haha
You know they’ll whine. Always.
Honestly, Joey Diaz should’ve been the thing. I recommend you watch a video of his stand up and listen to his voice. He was practically born for it. Also, as a Latino myself, I love Pedro Pascal, but Reed Richards needs to be played by someone with a Johnny Carson-like face and charisma to his voice and character. That’s how I always saw him in the Jack Kirby illustrations.
Dude, that is the craziest Thing casting I've ever heard. But it's also kind of brilliant. My only objection would be his age.
In my opinion, they should have gotten John Krasinski to play Reed Richards in this movie.
@@xgray2012 yup same
I agree of all she said.