THE FANTASTIC FOUR Adds RUSSIAN DOLL And POKER FACE Star Natasha Lyonne In A Mystery Role

THE FANTASTIC FOUR Adds RUSSIAN DOLL And POKER FACE Star Natasha Lyonne In A Mystery Role

Marvel Studios has made yet another impressive addition to The Fantastic Four cast, with Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne set to play a mystery character in the MCU reboot. Read on for details...

By JoshWilding - May 15, 2024 02:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four
Source: Deadline

Marvel Studios has made yet another impressive addition to The Fantastic Four's cast, with Orange is the New Black and Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne set to play a mystery character according to Deadline

Yes, like Paul Walter-Hauser and John Malkovich before her, there's no word on who the actress will play in the MCU. Regardless, this is a huge get for Marvel Studios and, while there's no official word on Lyonne's role, we'd love to hear your suggestions in the comments section.

Lyonne landed an Emmy nomination for starring in Rian Johnson's Power Face and she's attacked to produce, write, and direct episodes of the upcoming second season. 

Other credits include Taika Waititi's next movie, Klara and the Sun, as well as His Three Daughters alongside Elizabeth Olsen and the next Smurfs movie. Lyonne is also no stranger to superhero movies after previously playing Sommerfield, a member of the Nightstalkers, in Blade: Trinity.

"It’s funny when you are the writer, the creator, the director and the star and you have 13 nominations or whatever, and it’s not like, 'Here’s a bunch of Marvel movies,'" Lyonne said last year of the impact Russian Doll's success has had on her career. "In fact, they’re like, 'Oh, now we see you as potentially intimidating.'"

"I don’t even mean anything to Marvel," she added. "And it can be unintentional. I think a lot of it is people trying to be generous, almost saying, 'Oh, I didn’t know you’d want to do that kind of thing. Like, you created 'PEN15,' why would you want to...' And I don’t know those ladies personally, but I don’t suddenly see them on billboards all over the city for rom-coms or whatever."

It took a while, but that Marvel offer finally came! Now, we just need to wait and see who she's playing. 

Marvel Studios has announced that Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm/Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm/Human Torch), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm/The Thing) will lead The Fantastic Four cast. Julia Garner has also joined the reboot as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer.

Recent additions to the cast include Paul Walter Hauser and John Malkovich in mystery roles, along with Ralph Ineson as the villainous Galactus.

Director Matt Shakman worked with both Avatar: The Way of Water co-writer Josh Friedman and WandaVision's Cam Squires on The Fantastic Four's screenplay, with Eric Pearson (Black Widow) recently coming on board for a final polish.

The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.

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DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 5/15/2024, 2:21 PM
Alicia?
TheHumanSpider
TheHumanSpider - 5/15/2024, 3:26 PM
@DrReedRichards - Was thinking the same thing.
kg8817
kg8817 - 5/15/2024, 3:47 PM
@DrReedRichards - She played a blind woman in Blade: Trinity so that tracks.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 5/15/2024, 4:54 PM
@DrReedRichards - She's playing Terrax obviously you sexist troll.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 5/15/2024, 5:02 PM
@soberchimera -

Pfft, f#ck that! We're long overdue for another Elder after Collector and Grandmaster, so she's clearly Champion!
soberchimera
soberchimera - 5/15/2024, 5:12 PM
@DrReedRichards - The Gardener maybe? She can be Galactus' weed dealer.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 5/15/2024, 5:16 PM
@soberchimera -

No wonder he's always got the munchies...
GaruVonDoom
GaruVonDoom - 5/15/2024, 6:59 PM
@DrReedRichards - Correct, Richards.
GaruVonDoom
GaruVonDoom - 5/15/2024, 7:53 PM
@DrReedRichards - if we get a Doom casting tomorrow, I'll dance on the street and sing to the sirens of the sky
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 5/15/2024, 8:09 PM
@GaruVonDoom -

Think of your people, Victor! Haven't Latverians suffered enough?

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GaruVonDoom
GaruVonDoom - 5/15/2024, 8:15 PM
@DrReedRichards - They will relish on the memory!


IF they are disgusted, Charles will imprint a permanent replay on their minds of the memory where Grimm married a dog.

THEY WILL KNEEL TO THEIR GOD.

THEIR EVERYTHING

THEIR DOOM.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 5/15/2024, 8:22 PM
@GaruVonDoom -

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Vigor
Vigor - 5/15/2024, 2:22 PM
Agatha of their universe perhaps? 🤷🏾‍♂️
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 5/15/2024, 2:23 PM
@Vigor - They definitely wouldn’t miss an opportunity to cast Hahn in that role, so I don’t think so
Vigor
Vigor - 5/15/2024, 2:36 PM
@FireandBlood - true
OptimusPrime114
OptimusPrime114 - 5/15/2024, 2:24 PM
Alicia Masters.
kg8817
kg8817 - 5/15/2024, 3:47 PM
@OptimusPrime114 - Considering she played a blind woman in Blade: Trinity that tracks.
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 5/15/2024, 2:24 PM
Knowing the current state of Marvel/Disney my guess is that she’ll be cast as Doom…
clintthahamster
clintthahamster - 5/15/2024, 2:28 PM
@BruceWayng - User Comment Image
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/15/2024, 3:27 PM
@BruceWayng - User Comment Image

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st1s
st1s - 5/15/2024, 4:14 PM
@BruceWayng - On that note, I'd say Galactus
soberchimera
soberchimera - 5/15/2024, 4:56 PM
@clintthahamster - If you blindly go along with dumb casting decisions, you're gonna keep getting dumb casting decisions.
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/15/2024, 5:02 PM
@BruceWayng - I wonder if they cast a woman as Doctor Doom will users in here lose their shit. I know the loyal comic book fans will but you know if anymore will.
clintthahamster
clintthahamster - 5/15/2024, 9:27 PM
@marvel72 - Loyal comic book fans know that the comics will always be there, and that movies aren't comics. Batman and Robin didn't ruin Batman Comics, Affleck's Daredevil didn't ruin Daredevil comics, Age of Apocalypse didn't ruin X-Men comics. You'll be okay.
clintthahamster
clintthahamster - 5/15/2024, 9:29 PM
@soberchimera - But we can at least agree that getting mad about a joke about Dr Doom being played by NATASHA LYONNE is clown shit, yeah?
soberchimera
soberchimera - 5/16/2024, 9:29 AM
@clintthahamster - You were the one triggered by BruceWaygn’s Natasha Lyonne Doom joke, not me.
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clintthahamster
clintthahamster - 5/16/2024, 10:21 AM
@soberchimera - Oh shit, was I triggered? I'm just tired of seeing the same stupid joke in the comments every time there's a casting article. Some of the dudes on here have worked themselves into a froth over the concept that all marvel ever does is change the race and/or gender of every character, when in fact it's happened, like, fewer than 10 times out of 30+ movies?

But you're right. I'll just go back to blocking. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
soberchimera
soberchimera - 5/16/2024, 10:37 AM
@clintthahamster -
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MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/15/2024, 2:24 PM
Imagine going from American Pie to this... What a career trajectory. good for her
SATW42
SATW42 - 5/15/2024, 2:37 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - I'm genuinely asking, what do you mean? American Pie was HUGE and this will also potentially be huge. What's the trajectory? 100% curious what you mean.
clintthahamster
clintthahamster - 5/15/2024, 2:37 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - All the way back to the playhouse, in fact!
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MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/15/2024, 3:34 PM
@SATW42 - Umm going from a classic 1999 raunchy ass comedy that didnt take itself seriously at ALL, to being casted in one of the Biggest upcoming Marvel movies in the past 6yrs... thats kind of a huge change if you ask me. raunchy comedy with 0% expectations to MCU F4 reboot with HUGE expectations
SATW42
SATW42 - 5/15/2024, 4:16 PM
@MotherGooseUPus - I dunno, even before this casting, "Orange is the New Black" was freaking huge for a while and she was a big part of that show, and Her show Russian Doll was amazing (and a critical darling) that also got her meme'd a bit with the "sweet birthday BAAAABY" and the show was successful enough to make a freaking Harry Nilsson song from 1971 surge 3300% in streams on Spotify in one week.

All that to say, I guess I view Marvel getting her as a bigger win for them, than it is a win for her to get cast in a Marvel movie.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 5/15/2024, 2:28 PM
Calling it now, she's gonna play a gay version of the Baxter Building.
FlixMentallo21
FlixMentallo21 - 5/15/2024, 2:28 PM
I heard someone guess either Alicia Masters or Dr. Linda McGill.
clintthahamster
clintthahamster - 5/15/2024, 2:32 PM
@FlixMentallo21 - Neither seems likely, but I can't wait to find out! Love her work.
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 5/15/2024, 2:29 PM
"Aunt" Petunia.

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DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 5/15/2024, 2:31 PM
@Nomis929 -

That's SWEET Aunt Petunia, Sir!
Nomis929
Nomis929 - 5/15/2024, 10:54 PM
@DrReedRichards - LOL!!!
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 5/15/2024, 2:31 PM
Alicia Masters!!!!!!!!!!!!
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