Marvel's "Fantastic Four" Gets a Fantastic Cast!
It seems like the third time might be the charm for the Fantastic Four film which has seemingly been talked about since the last one came out in 2007. It is curious that of all the Marvel superhero groups, the oldest one of them all has struggled to find footing in cinema. Hopefully, that will change with the recent announcement of the new cast assuming the roles of our favorite four!
The Hollywood Reporter announced that Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn will take on the roles of the fantastic family. While the film won’t make its way to audiences until 2025, the article from THR shares a bit more about what’s to come.
“The casting caps years of speculation over who might play the team. The film now has a new release date of July 25, 2025 and hails from WandaVision director Matt Shakman. Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer penned draft of the script, with Avatar: The Way of Water scribe Josh Friedman working on a version as well.
Marvel announced the news early Wednesday in a Valentine’s Day Instagram message to fans. At the same time, Disney revealed the new release date and a tweaked title change (it was previously known as Fantastic Four, without a The in front of it).
Pushing back the film from early May to July isn’t a surprise considering the cast hadn’t been finalized until now. But Marvel isn’t giving up on the prime May weekend date, which is considered the start of the summer box office season. Fantastic Four essentially swapped dates with the anti-hero centric Thunderbolts, which now opens in theaters on May 5. Marvel’s two other 2025 films, Captain America: Brave New World (Feb. 14) and Blade (Nov. 7) remain where they were.”
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