The Fantastic Four’ Cast Revealed by Marvel Studios:
A Valentine’s Day gift by Marvel Studios by announcing the cast of the highly anticipated film, The Fantastic Four.
The news of The Fantastic four announced by Marvel Studios on Wednesday via its social accounts by writing “Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family!” and posting an image of the four celebrating the holiday.
Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four hits theaters on July 25, 2025.
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Marvel has officially found their Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm. The cast of the anticipated The Fantastic Four reboot has been confirmed by the studio on Valentine’s Day. Here’s what to know about its stars.
Pedro Pascal is jumping from Star Wars to Marvel. The “Last of Us” and “Mandalorian” actor is set to play Reed Richards (also known as Mister Fantastic) in the newest incarnation of “The Fantastic Four,” the studio announced Wednesday.
The rest of his squad was revealed, too, with Vanessa Kirby stepping up as Susan Storm (The Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn of “Stranger Things” as Johnny Storm (The Human Torch), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach of “The Bear” as Ben Grimm (The Thing). In the announcement, the gang was depicted in a retro illustrated Valentine’s Day card that had fans guessing this version takes place in the 1960s.
As part of the casting announcement, Disney has swapped the release dates of “The Fantastic Four” (now set for May 2, 2025) and “Thunderbolts” (now set for July 25, 2025).
Victor von Doom, one of the most important and fearsome villains in the Marvel canon, has yet to be cast.
Rumors have been swirling about the film’s casting since 2019. The upcoming installment marks the third Fantastic Four movie adapted for the big screen. Fantastic Four (2015) was a box office flop and received poor ratings, while Fantastic Four (2005) also suffered from poor reviews but did better commercially.
The Fantastic Four has been in the works since Disney first acquired the rights from Fox in 2019. Marvel president Kevin Feige later confirmed the film at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019.
“The Fantastic Four” is among Marvel’s longest-running comics series and the titular crew is one of its most beloved groups. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the scientists-turned-superheroes are relatable and wry in their interactions as a team — even when they aren’t fighting supervillains. When it debuted in November 1961, it was a refreshing revelation that helped inform the Marvel voice and set a path for Iron Man and Spider-Man.
But the so-called first family of Marvel has not had the most distinguished transition to the big screen, with false starts and bad reviews often trailing. First came a $2 million Roger Corman production in 1994 that was never ultimately released, with Alex Hyde-White as Reed Richards, Rebecca Staab as Susan Storm, Jay Underwood as Johnny Storm and Michael Bailey Smith as Ben Grimm. The shoestring production was directed by Oley Sassone.
Just a year after Corman’s was shelved, 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the characters and began developing what would become two films under director Tim Story, though that would take about 10 years and see several directors come and go (including Chris Columbus, Raja Gosnell and future “Ant-Man” helmer Peyton Reed). In 2005’s “Fantastic Four” and its 2007 sequel “Rise of the Silver Surfer,” Ioan Gruffudd was Reed, Lessica Alba, was Susan, Chris Evans was Johnny and Michael Chiklis was Ben.
Fox tried again, with Josh Trank at the helm, and a cast led by Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell. But the 2015 film was panned by critics and lost the studio over $80 million. Plans for a sequel were scuttled and a few years later, Disney acquired Fox — bringing the Marvel characters back under its corporate umbrella.
The new “Fantastic Four” will mark the first time the mutant misfits will be together as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, overseen by Kevin Feige (John Krasinski played a version of Mister Fantastic in 2022’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”). The film is set to be directed by “WandaVision” veteran Matt Shakman, with a planned July 25, 2025, theatrical release.
Matt Shakman (“WandaVision,” “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”) will direct “Fantastic Four,” from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. News of Pascal’s casting first leaked in November, but Marvel had otherwise tried to keep a tight lid on who would play Marvel’s First Family, considered widely to be among the most significant superhero characters ever created. Filming is expected to begin by the summer.
Until now, however, the Fantastic Four had not been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie rights belonged instead to 20th Century Fox, which produced three films with the characters.
