While the turn for the Fantastic Four in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not due until 2025, rumors surrounding casting are trickling out now. Theories abound about Margot Robbie, Seth Rogen, Mila Kunis, and now another possibility has irked some.
The above sentiment is fueling some discourse on the official Reddit section for Marvel Studios as of this story’s filing. The post’s initiator first says he cannot believe Adam Driver was picked for the role before acknowledging it has not yet been confirmed. In replies, some say characteristics of a fictional being are superficial to a broader production and another says Driver would do well.
Historically, fans complaining about who gets to be iconic heroes in this decades-old genre has always been a thing which eventually gets shut up when a final project comes out. People did not love the idea of Michael Keaton playing Batman before the 1989 release, weirdos nitpicked Gal Gadot’s body when she got the Wonder Woman role and, as another critic of the original poster points out, if physical characteristics like race are not essential to a character, it should not matter if Ben Grimm (who, we will remind readers, is mainly an orange rock man) is possibly portrayed by the Jewish and Black entertainer Daveed Diggs.
We will again remind readers nothing is official at this time and the coming film from Matt Shakman is set to debut Feb. 14, 2025. It is set to begin shooting in January 2024, and, in the meantime people can whine to their hearts’ content about what just may not be.