FANTASTIC FOUR Rumor Points To Adam Driver Being In The Mix For Mr. Fantastic... Or Doctor Doom!?

FANTASTIC FOUR Rumor Points To Adam Driver Being In The Mix For Mr. Fantastic... Or Doctor Doom!?

The latest Fantastic Four rumor doing the rounds points to Star Wars and House of Gucci star Adam Driver possibly being in the mix to play Reed Richards... or the villainous Doctor Doom!

By MarkCassidy - Oct 20, 2022 02:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

As Marvel Studios sets about assembling its principal cast for the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, rumors continue to swirl about which actors will ultimately suit-up as Marvel's First Family - and this latest one is sure to inspire a lot of debate!

Industry insider Jeff Sneider - who reported on Harrison Ford's Thunderbolts involvement before the trades confirmed his casting - has heard that Adam Driver (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, House of Gucci) might be in the mix to play Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, in the movie.

Here's the thing, though: Driver's name has also been mentioned in connection with Doctor Doom.

Sneider seems to feel that Richards is more likely, though it's worth noting that he doesn't sound 100% confident in his source. Still, he doesn't usually drop these type of scoops/rumors if he doesn't believe there's at least a possibility of them panning out, so this is definitely worth keeping an eye on.

If this report is accurate and Driver is in talks to join the production, would you rather see him as Mr. Fantastic or the villainous Doom?

Matt Shakman recently boarded the project as director, with Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer currently working on the script. Plot details are still a mystery, but Kevin Feige has confirmed that this will not be another origin story for the super-team.

“A lot of people know this origin story. A lot of people know the basics. How do we take that and bring something that they’ve never seen before?” he said in a recent interview, comparing this new take on the heroes to Marvel Studios' pact with Sony to bring Spider-Man into the MCU. “We’ve set a very high bar for ourselves with bringing that to the screen.”

Fantastic Four is currently set to hit theaters in 2024.

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MrDandy
MrDandy - 10/20/2022, 2:52 PM
Adam Driver would be a great pick for Doom. He was one of my fancasts. I still REALLY wish they hadn’t wasted Mads Mikkelson because he would have been a fantastic Doom.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 10/20/2022, 2:53 PM
@MrDandy -
He already has experience under a helmet so yea, I can see that
CassianAndor
CassianAndor - 10/20/2022, 4:19 PM
@MrDandy - I think they should still use him anyway. [frick] it. Explain it in universe as somehow being the same character, or don’t even address it at all. Who cares? Recasts happen.
Archgoat
Archgoat - 10/21/2022, 1:20 AM
@MrDandy - Mads Mikkelsen can still do Doom. He's a guy who has a metal mask permanently stuck on his face so I don't see a problem. I doubt they will show his origin story.
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/20/2022, 2:55 PM
Dr. Doom all the way! I even suggested him for Dr. Doom in a post awhile back!

FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 10/20/2022, 2:58 PM
Adam Driver as Doom or Reed sounds way to good to be true. But if it happens…

URCOMMENTSUCKS
URCOMMENTSUCKS - 10/20/2022, 2:58 PM
If Driver would be Reed, you know well it wouldn't be Ben that Johnny would be clowning for how he looks.

Say... Given how woke the MCU is, I doubt they will even keep that aspect of Johnny. Bodyshaming ain't cool, bro.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 10/20/2022, 4:29 PM
@URCOMMENTSUCKS - ur comment sucks
URCOMMENTSUCKS
URCOMMENTSUCKS - 10/20/2022, 4:58 PM
@TheLobster - No shit, Sherlock.
Equivocal
Equivocal - 10/20/2022, 8:58 PM
@URCOMMENTSUCKS -

'woke' ??

white small díck syndrome here !



URCOMMENTSUCKS
URCOMMENTSUCKS - 10/22/2022, 2:06 PM
@Equivocal - Why do you care about the color or the size of my penis? Even I don't care, so it's very weird that some random MCU fan on the Internet would.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 10/20/2022, 2:58 PM
Oooo he's make a great Dr Doom. Would make up for his Kylo Ren.

I don't see him wanting to join up though after his Stsr Wars experience.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 10/20/2022, 3:03 PM
@UniqNo - He didn’t have a bad Star Wars experience, and was great as Kylo Ren, which is one of the few things agreed upon by the majority of the fandom about the sequels.
WeaponXCII
WeaponXCII - 10/20/2022, 3:00 PM
I’m not really sure if I can picture him as either, but Marvel has done some great unconventional castings.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/20/2022, 3:00 PM
Adam Driver could do either role. Make it happen.
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 10/20/2022, 3:03 PM
Kylo Ren as Dr.Doom...amazing.🤓
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/20/2022, 3:04 PM
If they're going for the Star Wars thing (because Darth Vader was partly inspired by Dr. Doom) then why not Ewan MacGregor as Reed Richards?

He was the good friend of the bad guy who hides behind a mask due to an accident that he blames Reed/Obi Wan for.

Also Ewan MacGregor is a pretty good get for Reed. He's older but still attractive to younger women, he's a big name star and he can pull off nerdy while being charismatic.
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 10/20/2022, 3:08 PM
@ObserverIO - too old they need to start casting younger
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