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Marvel Studios has been building a lot of anticipation around the cast ofFantastic Four,as a lot of big names like Adam Richards, Emily Blunt, Margot Robbie, Penn Badgley, and many more were rumored to play the characters. However, the rumors came to an end when Marvel announced the cast of the rebooted film, as they have finally found their Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm.
The cast ofFantastic Fourhas been confirmed by Marvel Studios on Valentine’s Day. The film will feature Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn. While some fans were excited, a majority of the fans were disappointed with the casting as they believed that Marvel had downgraded their cast for the film, and even compared them to the previous cast that featured Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chilkis.
Marvel Fans Disappointed With The New Cast ofFantastic Four
Rumors have been swirling around the internet about theFantastic Four‘s casting since 2019 until Marvel decided to go all out for Phase 6, taking on the challenge of rebooting the films as Disney plans to lean heavily into franchises in 2024 and beyond. However, when Marvel Entertainment announced the cast of the film last night onXalong with the release date of the film, it sparked outrage among a majority of the fans.
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The MCU fans believed that the cast of the upcoming film had been downgraded and started comparing them to the 2005 film that featuredIoan Gruffudd,Jessica Alba,Chris Evans, and Michael Chilkis. A fan account with the name BLURAYANGEL (@blurayangel) asked the Marvel fans on X if the cast of the upcoming film has upgraded or downgraded in comparison to the 2005 film.
In fairness it was really good casting that would be hard to beat. Hopefully the writing will be better.
— aaron bertram (@AaronBertram123)Jul 20, 2025
I just wish it wasn’t Pedro…
— Blake ( Rambling Movie Takes ) (@BalakeHuggins)August 15, 2025
Unfortunately you will not be able to beat the original cast
— Peter (@P3t3rD4Gi4nt)June 29, 2025
Im finally starting to get use to Pedro as Reed so……. upgrade BUT the OG F4 is still a great cast!
— Caleb McGuire (@McgCal2002)June 30, 2025
Slight downgrade but acceptable
— Joe Meyer (@TheRealJoeMeyer)July 24, 2025
While fans are having mixed reactions to the cast of the rebooted film, some of them were worried about the film’s script and CGI, which was immensely disappointing in the recent Marvel films. However, that may not be the case anymore, as the projectis undergoing a massive change.
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Fantastic FourUndergoes a Massive Rewriting Process
Marvel’sFantastic Fouris one of the most anticipated upcoming projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is set to be released under Phase 5 or the Multiverse Saga of the MCU and expected to start production in London in 2024. However, Daniel Richtman, a reliable industry insider, mentioned onXthat the film is undergoing a rewrite process.
The film has been delayed again and is currently undergoing a third rewrite process. Even though Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer were initially enlisted as writers in early 2022, Josh Friedman was later hired to rewrite the script of the reboot. While the reboot is constantly getting delayed, ever since it was announced in 2019, the third script will be completed within the next few months.
The rewriting process adds to the series of challenges faced by Marvel Studios following the firing of Jonathan Majors, who was cast as the next supervillain, Kang the Conqueror, in the MCU. Moreover, reports have also stated that fans can expect more such news shortly, as Marvel Studios is expected to continue to follow this pattern for some time.
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Fantastic Fouris set to release in theatres on June 14, 2025.
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
