Ethan Hawke as Reed Richards
Age:46
Notable work:Training Day, Gattaca, Sinister
Why: Ethan Hawke has the right look and ability to play a more weathered and wise Reed Richards(and lets be honest do we want to see another F4 origin movie?)
Elizabeth Banks as Sue Storm
Age:43
Notable work:Hunger Games,Pitch Perfect,Spider-Man
Why: To go along with an older Reed, I figured as go with an older Sue(since wouldn't it be slightly wierd to have have 46 year old Ethan Hawke romancing a 20 something actress).
Garrett Hedlund as Johnny Storm
Age:32
Notable work:Tron Legacy,Unbroken,Four Brothers,Friday Night Lights
Why: When I was thinking of the younger Storm sibling, it hit me that age was just a number when I was casting, since Johnny acts like a man-child half the time anyway, and Hedlund stuck out to me while I was watching Friday Night Lights and Four Brothers.
Terry Crews as Ben Grimm
Age:48
Notable work:Brooklyn Nine Nine,Everybody Hates Chris,Bridesmaids, The Expendables franchise, The Longest Yard
Why: A quick glance over his characters will reveal an actor who can play the comedic, smart aleck uncle, the caring, tender soul, and the best friend of the F4.
Villains
Christoph Waltz as Doctor Doom
Age:60
Notable work: Inglorious Basterds,Django Unchained,Spectre
Why:The guy is a masterful villain actor who can easily pull of the greatest comic book villain created.
Dustin Hoffman as Mole Man(if used)
Age:79
Notable work:The Graduate, Rain Man,Kramer v Kramer
Why: Just to be clear, if Mole Man is used at all, it should simply be a bridge villain, and in this capactity an actor such as Hoffman would be able to give him a very interesting, sarcastic sense of humor to keep an audience wrapped up.
Director:
For the first time in this page's history, we have a tie, and so, I would like for everyone in the audience who reads this to debate:
1)Robert Zemeckis
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Age:64
Notable Work:Back to the Future Trilogy, Forrest Gump,The Polar Express, Castaway
Why:Spielberg protege with strong background in visual effects
2)Peyton Reed
Age:52
Notable work:Ant-Man
Why: About 12 years ago, Peyton Reed pitched an F4 movie, and after the sucess of Ant-Man, is he ready to live the dream with the F4?
3)Danny Boyle
Age:60
Notable work:Trainspotting,Slumdog Millionaire,127 Hours, Steve Jobs
So that's all folks, leave all thoughts, consternations, concerns, and pleas for mercy in the comments section below...
Cheers,
Jared R Webb