Miles Teller Says THE FANTASTIC FOUR Director's Casting Decisions 'Took Lots Of Convincing'
Promising we'll "dig" Toby Kebbell's Dr. Doom, Miles Teller dishes on his and Michael B. Jordan's controversial castings, The Fantastic Four director Josh Trank's approach and more. Check it out!
"When I was filming That Awkward Moment with Michael B. Jordan, he knew he was playing the Human Torch at that point," said Miles Teller when MTV asked about The Fantastic Four casting process. "He and [director] Josh Trank really bonded on Chronicle, and they came up with the [casting idea]. I think it’s great. It is a big thing. You’re changing the race of a character. It’s like, ‘Why couldn’t the Human Torch be black?’ All these characters were spawned in this time that everything - the races, social awareness - was so one-sided and very tunnel vision." About his own Mr. Fantastic casting process, Miles Teller says, "I ended up meeting Josh a year before and the script was going through some stuff... Then I tested for the role of Reed Richards; I think I'm the only person that did. But absolutely, it took a lot of convincing. For me with Reed Richards, I know Josh [Trank] really had to [pull for me]. Josh did for all of the characters. For Jamie [Bell], he really vouched for [him]. For Mike, he was like, ‘This is my guy’ from the bat. He was very specific on who he wanted to play these characters. I was his guy for it." Miles Teller was then asked if it hard keeping things grounded. "What we're trying to do with this movie is to really show [the main characters] as people," he started. "Obviously, everyone knows them as the stretchy guy and this and that, and they throw the suits on. But hopefully we can show the people behind that." About his co-star Toby Kebbell, who plays the villains Victor Von Doom, Teller says , "I think are really going to dig what he did with it. He's a good actor!" Watch the video above for the full interview. What do you think?