THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Casting May Confirm Plans For One Of The Team's Most Iconic Foes

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Casting May Confirm Plans For One Of The Team's Most Iconic Foes

With work well underway on Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a new casting update points to one of the team's most iconic foes making an appearance in the long-awaited reboot. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Nov 11, 2024 04:11 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four
Source: The Cosmic Circus

With The Fantastic Four: First Steps set in an alternate reality, we only expect to spend one movie on their world before Marvel's First Family moves to Earth-616 (Marvel Studios has already confirmed the team will appear in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars). 

Before that happens, we expect to see the team cross paths with many familiar foes, likely in a montage showcasing their past adventures seeing as this movie is skipping their origin story. 

There's already chatter online about John Malkovich playing the villainous Ivan Kragoff/Red Ghost, and we may now have confirmation that Mole Man will make an appearance. 

The Cosmic Circus has spotted an update on IMDb revealing that MCU veteran Tony McCarthy is playing a "Moloid Person" in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. In the comics, the Moloids were created by the Deviants and reside deep beneath the Earth in Subterranea. When Mole Man discovered them, they became his willing army and pawns. 

It's widely believed that Paul Walter Hauser is playing Mole Man and a city map shared by Marvel Studios confirmed that Subterranea lies beneath New York City. 

McCarthy's previous MCU credits include "Prisoner" in Black Widow, "Policeman" in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, "Humanoid" in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, "Alien" in Secret Invasion, and "Palace Courtier" in The Marvels.

Mole Man, also known as Harvey Rupert Elder, was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby and first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in 1961.

Elder was once a skilled scientist who became obsessed with discovering the legendary land at the Earth's core. After being ridiculed and rejected by his peers for his theories, Elder ventured into the depths of the Earth and encountered a subterranean race known as the Moloids. He was hailed as their ruler and adopted the moniker "Mole Man."

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: First Steps cast.

We'll also see Ralph Ineson as Galactus, Julia Garner as Shalla-Bal/Silver Surfer, and Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne in mystery roles. The story sees Galactus and Silver Surfer target Earth for destruction. 

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

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

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CoHost
CoHost - 11/11/2024, 4:36 AM
Ralph Ineson, the British David Koechner
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 11/11/2024, 4:40 AM
@CoHost -just like Nakyambadde Prossy is the Ugandan Brendan Gleesson
DrSmoonk
DrSmoonk - 11/11/2024, 6:35 AM
@CoHost - Chris Finch; the original version of a certain character 😉
DrSmoonk
DrSmoonk - 11/11/2024, 6:37 AM
@Malatrova15 - oh, what a surprise, a Zionist making racist remarks.

Do one, genocide lover.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 11/11/2024, 4:38 AM
Oh wow he played Prisioner and Policeman ..such range !
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/11/2024, 4:41 AM
It will be a bit lame if Mole Man and Red Ghost are nothing more than quick montages whre the F4 beat them easily, considering that the main villain is Galactus
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/11/2024, 4:55 AM
@Urubrodi - Why would that be lame? Galactus is a way bigger villain than Mole Man and Red Ghost.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/11/2024, 4:59 AM
@ObserverIO - My problem is not with Galactus, I love Galactus. But that means that 2 classic villains from them will have minimal screen time and probably never show up again. Just hope they are used well at least.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 11/11/2024, 6:52 AM
@Urubrodi - We can hold out hope however they do a prequel animated series set on their retro-futuristic world if F4 is a hit where we will get the full stories and ample focus on each of these villains and more.

Assuming the films, and these characters when adapted are GOOD obviously :D
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 11/11/2024, 6:54 AM
@Apophis71 - That's a really great idea considering they will come to the main MCU.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 11/11/2024, 4:58 AM
Paul Walter Hauser is great and all but there's only one Mole Man in this world.
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Danny DeVito as Mole Man would be perfection.
outfitsstub
outfitsstub - 11/11/2024, 4:34 PM
@ObserverIO - So anyway, I started blasting…
hue66
hue66 - 11/11/2024, 8:08 AM
I wonder if the plan is for for this alternate earth to be destroyed by galactus and the fantastic four escaping somehow leading them into secret wars.
dragon316
dragon316 - 11/11/2024, 12:15 PM
@hue66 - like that idea
WEAPONXOXOXO
WEAPONXOXOXO - 11/11/2024, 8:09 AM
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ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 11/11/2024, 8:59 AM
I’ve heard a new rumor / scoop about this movie that is interesting
JstaKIDfrmBKLYN
JstaKIDfrmBKLYN - 11/11/2024, 10:33 AM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - And that rumor/scoop is...?
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 11/11/2024, 11:30 AM
@JstaKIDfrmBKLYN - *maybe spoilers*
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They’re from 616 and got lost in another universe and the movie is them trying to get back
JstaKIDfrmBKLYN
JstaKIDfrmBKLYN - 11/11/2024, 12:05 PM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - Wow, that actually sounds pretty great to me. Thank you for sharing! And being so responsible when posting even a possible spoiler! That's etiquette.
randomNPC
randomNPC - 11/11/2024, 12:34 PM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - good stuff bud, 'preciated

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