Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach are set to star in Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four” film.
Following 20th Century Fox’s merger with The Walt Disney Company in 2019, the movie also introduces the superhero quartet to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Pascal’s Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Sue Storm (the Invisible Woman), to be portrayed by Kirby, Johnny Storm/the Human Torch, to be portrayed by Quinn, and Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, also known as the Thing.
According to Variety, “The Fantastic Four” will be directed by Matt Shakman, of “WandaVision” fame, from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer.
Based on the original characters Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created for Marvel Comics, Disney’s “The Fantastic Four” will debut on July 25, 2025.
In typical Marvel fashion, plot specifics are scarce. According to the comics, the Fantastic Four are astronauts who get superpowers after being exposed to cosmic rays in space.
Reed’s body can be stretched to incredible lengths. Sue, who is also his girlfriend, can control light to turn invisible and create strong force fields, Johnny, Sue’s brother, can change his body into fire to enable him to fly, and Ben, Reed’s closest friend, can change his body into a body of giant,, orange boulders, giving him superhuman strength.