It seems Michael B. Jordan will be "flaming on" as our new Human Torch after all, as the guys over at The Schmoes Know Movies Podcast have exclusively revealed. According to them "a very trusted source within Michael B Jordan’s agency" has confirmed to them that he has just signed on the dotted line, and will play Johnny Storm in Josh Trank's reboot of the
Fantastic Four. The young actor has been highly in demand since his turn in
Fruitvale Station, and was rumored to be up for quite a few different roles -- one in
Star Wars Episode VII among them. Of course we can't post this as 100% accurate until it's confirmed by the studio, but we know the Schmoes have good intel so I'd bet on this popping up in the trades pretty soon..maybe even later on tonight.
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