WithWandaVisionopening up a slew of exciting multiverse possibilities, fans are hoping to see some of their favorite superheroes from Disney’s recent mergers and acquisitions make their grand debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The company’s purchase of Twentieth Century Fox, in particular, has sparked several theories of theFantastic Fourcharacters possibly appearing in upcoming Phase 4 or 5 projects, and a new Deepfake video imaginesA Quiet Placestars John Krasinski and Emily Blunt in the lead roles.
Accompanying such theories are fan suggestions of which actors should be cast in the titular roles. The most popular ones by far areKrasinski for Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic, and Emily Blunt for Sue Storm, a.k.a. Invisible Woman. Aside from the swath of fan art that has been circulating the web, there are also videos made with Deepfake technology that attempt to visualize how the two would look like as Fantastic Four members in a motion picture.
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A YouTuber named “Stryder HD” created one such video and posted it onto his channel. He noted that, like many other people, he believes Krasinski and Blunt would be perfect for the movie. Referencing20th Century Fox’sFantastic Fourfilm, he took the scenes where Reed Richards (previously played by Ioan Gruffudd) and Sue Storm (previously played by Jessica Alba) had dialogue or interactions with one another. His manipulated clips certainly offer a convincing depiction of two as the blue-suited scientists.
In response to the overwhelming online speculation, Justin Kroll, the senior reporter at Deadline,recently took to Twitter to provide fans an update on the project. According to his sources,director Jon Watts’Fantastic Fourfilmis still in its very, very early stages of development—as in, Marvel has only just started meeting with the potential writers. As it stands, there is still no script or confirmed castings, and actual production of the film will likely not happen for quite some time.
Kroll’s statement also debunked another popular rumor that Jennifer Lawrence was being tapped to play Sue Storm in the upcoming project. The rumor started after it was reported thatLawrence was interested in joining the MCU, but not asX-Menmember Mystique; the Marvel role for which she is most known. Additionally, The Daily Telegraph alleged that Lawrence was headed to Australia to film for theFantastic Fourproject, though such reports were unconfirmed.
Recently, fans suspect the Fantastic Four might make their MCU debut inWandaVisionthrough an appearance by Reed Richards, whom many believed would bethe aerospace engineer mentioned by Monica Rambeau. However, this theory proved to be wrong when the engineer in question turned out to an original character named Major Goodner.
Fantastic Fouris currently in development at Disney and Marvel Studios.
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