Pedro Pascal is Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic

[Willie Lumpkin]

I keep reading that “Fantastic Four fans want Brandon Routh”.

Huh? Seriously? I hope it’s nobody here.

“Fantastic Four”: The Fan Campaign for Brandon Routh as Reed Richards in the MCU; Check! - Designer Women

 

[Dark Raven]

I keep reading that “Fantastic Four fans want Brandon Routh”.

Huh? Seriously? I hope it’s nobody here.

“Fantastic Four”: The Fan Campaign for Brandon Routh as Reed Richards in the MCU; Check! - Designer Women

No thanks. We don't need Reed being nerdy again.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Since when is Brandon Routh nerdy?

 

[Dark Raven]

Since when is Brandon Routh nerdy?

Superman Returns, Legends of Tomorrow...

 

[Eddie Dean]

look at this nerd

 

[Dark Raven]

look at this nerd

He's still nerdy, muscles or not. I guess you're one of those fans that want him as Reed as @Willie Lumpkin was mentioning.

 

[metaphysician]

. . . hadn't thought about it, but I see nothing wrong whatsoever with Brandon Routh as Reed Richards. "Action Nerd" is about what Reed should be.

 

[Stark Bauer]

I had a dream last night that I was watching the MCU Fantastic Four movie. Mr Fantastic was John Krasinski except he changed his distinctive down to earth voice, making him less relatable. I hope he gets the role but is able to be relatable as well as convincing as a super genius

 

[Willie Lumpkin]

With a better script and director, I think Ioan Gruffudd could have played a decent Reed.

I don’t think Brandon Routh could do it under any circumstance. He has the stage presence of a wet dish towel.

If they announced him, I’d be more disappointed than I was with Miles Teller.

 

[Dark Raven]

With a better script and director, I think Ioan Gruffudd could have played a decent Reed.

I don’t think Brandon Routh could do it under any circumstance. He has the stage presence of a wet dish towel.

If they announced him, I’d be more disappointed than I was with Miles Teller.

Ioan Gruffudd would've made a better Reed now than he did back then. It's almost a shame he played the part before as it has taken him out of the running. In Forever he was very Reed Richards-like and more confident and sure of himself as Reed would be. In other roles he's also been darker than in FF.

 

[Crimz]

I had a dream last night that I was watching the MCU Fantastic Four movie. Mr Fantastic was John Krasinski except he changed his distinctive down to earth voice, making him less relatable. I hope he gets the role but is able to be relatable as well as convincing as a super genius

I think Reed shouldn't be "relatable". His genius is so immense that there should always be a disconnect from normal people. The other members are the relatable ones, particularly Ben.

The only problem is when they make him unlikable, Reed should be likable. He isn't the most charismatic or anything like that, but we as the audience should be see that everything he does is for his family. I think that should be the only aspect of the character that's relatable.

 

[batdude]

. . . hadn't thought about it, but I see nothing wrong whatsoever with Brandon Routh as Reed Richards. "Action Nerd" is about what Reed should be.

It's an interesting idea. but I think a lot of those fans just want to see him jump over to Marvel after the way the Arrowverse treated him.

 

[metaphysician]

It's an interesting idea. but I think a lot of those fans just want to see him jump over to Marvel after the way the Arrowverse treated him.

What's so horrible about "Is given several seasons of pure awesomeness on Legends of Tomorrow, concluding with a heartwarming marriage and retirement arc?" *cough*

 

[batdude]

Yes, He was good on LOT, but they fired him.

 

[Iceman]

I think Reed shouldn't be "relatable". His genius is so immense that there should always be a disconnect from normal people. The other members are the relatable ones, particularly Ben.

The only problem is when they make him unlikable, Reed should be likable. He isn't the most charismatic or anything like that, but we as the audience should be see that everything he does is for his family. I think that should be the only aspect of the character that's relatable.

Yeah I’d go with likeable over relatable.

 

[All-Father]

With a better script and director, I think Ioan Gruffudd could have played a decent Reed.

I don’t think Brandon Routh could do it under any circumstance. He has the stage presence of a wet dish towel.

If they announced him, I’d be more disappointed than I was with Miles Teller.

Yeah, and I like actors who can actually act.

 

[Stark Bauer]

Feige will pick someone who can not only act but have great screen presence and likeability

 

[Silvermoth]

 

[Dr. Evil]

He was good in the Haunting of Bly Manor.

 

[Boom]

Dev Patel
Glenn Howerton
Rahul Kohli

 

[Detective Conan]

One idea I had for MCU Reed’s backstory is that he was so smart that he could’ve went to college as a child, but he didn’t want to go to college and leave his his old life behind, so he reigned in his smarts so he could attend college at the normal age of 18. You see instances of genius level kids like this in real life who go to college so young.

Meet the 12-year-old graduating high school and college in the same week - CNN

12 brilliant kids who started college by the time they were 12

So I think it could be an interesting piece of backstory that conveys to us this guy is a league in his own in terms of intelligence compared to other MCU brainiacs like Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, and Hank Pym. Reed, truly is the smartest man in the MCU.

 

[Stark Bauer]

I had not seen this image yet, but he is looking more and more like Reed Richards. That or they are intentionally depicting him in the comics to look more like Krasinski lol

 

[Detective Conan]

Wouldn’t it be the most f-upped twist of all time if the main villain for this new phase of the MCU actually turns out to be an evil variant of Reed Richards that calls himself The Maker played by Miles Teller?

 

[Stark Bauer]

Wouldn’t it be the most f-upped twist of all time if the main villain for this new phase of the MCU actually turns out to be an evil variant of Reed Richards that calls himself The Maker played by Miles Teller?

im ok with that for some reason

 

[Duran Man]

My picks for Reed:

Ben Barnes
Santiago Cabrera
Joseph Gordon-Lovett
Daniel Henney
Julian Morris
Aidan Turner
John David Washington