The search for the leader of the Fantastic Four continues, and on the radar of Marvel Studios the name of Diego Luna begins to sound as one of the strong candidates to take the role.
Fantastic Four is one of the most anticipated projects in Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and if there are more than two years left for the team’s return to the big screen, the names of who could play Reed Richards are beginning to be handled, among them the Mexican Diego Luna.
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In December 2020, Kevin Feige announced that Fantastic Four would be one of the projects that Marvel Studios would develop in the medium term, first under the direction of Jon Watts, and now with Matt Shakman at the helm.
In recent weeks, as SMASH told you in advance, movies like Blade, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four and Avengers: Secret Wars have changed their release dates on the big screen.
With the cast of this tape being configured, the insiders behind the twitter account called CanWeGetSomeToast revealed that they are already looking for the leader of the Fantastic Four, and the profile they would be looking for is a person of mixed race.
#FantasticFour scoop: They’re looking at POC actors for Reed as well. Some juicy actors in the running for it outside of Adam Driver too 😇
— CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) October 30, 2022
The interesting thing that this account reveals is that one of the strong candidates to become the new leader of the Fantastic Four is the Mexican actor Diego Luna, who is the star of the Andor series, which is broadcast on digital platforms.
Here’s one of them 😌 #FantasticFour pic.twitter.com/lw6mmuxdxC
— CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) October 30, 2022
Although Marvel Studios or the production team have not commented on the matter, the search for the ideal actor to play Reed Richards continues.
But what about John Krasinski?
In recent weeks, actress Emily Blunt publicly supported her husband, John Krasinski, to be Reed Richards, after his participation in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
“I was really happy for him because I think he’s a big fan. And I understand why he’s such an ardent fan… He’s a big part of our movie history now. so she was excited”.
With Matt Shakman as director, Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four will hit theaters on February 14, 2025.
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