THE FANTASTIC FOUR Star Pedro Pascal Teases "Limitless" Mister Fantastic; New Character Bios, Images Released

THE FANTASTIC FOUR Star Pedro Pascal Teases "Limitless" Mister Fantastic; New Character Bios, Images Released

The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman and star Pedro Pascal reveal what we can expect from Mister Fantastic. A new look at action figures for the movie, meanwhile, includes character bios.

By JoshWilding - May 30, 2025 11:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

The pressure is on The Fantastic Four: First Steps to deliver, but whatever happens later this summer, Marvel's First Family will be front and centre in Avengers: Doomsday.

Pedro Pascal plays Mister Fantastic and, talking to Empire Online, he shared his excitement to dig into one of the Marvel Universe's most complex heroes. "I see a limitless amount of layers to this character," the actor says. "He does the ultimate version of catastrophising."

"A brain that has an overview of threats on a mathematical level, but also being emotionally available. It was a fascinating contradiction," Pascal added.

Filmmaker Matt Shakman was on hand to explain what made The Last of Us and The Mandalorian star the right choice to bring Reed Richards to life on screen.

"I was looking for an actor who could contain multitudes," the director explains. "There’s the very cerebral Reed Richards, and then there’s the action hero, the leader, the husband, the father, the friend. I knew Pedro could do all of that."

A new still has also been released from the movie, which you can check out in the X post below. 

We also have some hi-res shots of Hasbro's new Marvel Legends figures based on The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Accompanying each of them are new character bios that shed a little more light on where we find this team, and the Silver Surfer, when the movie begins. 

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Reed Richards is the Fantastic Four’s patriarch and a scientific genius. Beyond his intellect, Reed possesses the superhuman ability to bend, stretch, and extend his body parts across far distances.

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Storm is a fierce protector of her family and friends. Sue possesses the superhuman ability to turn invisible, allowing her to sneak up on her enemies completely unnoticed. 

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The most popular member of the Fantastic Four known for his fiery attitude and charming personality, Johnny Storm spends his weekends chasing thrills and teasing his sister, Sue Storm.

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The Human Torch can burst into flames, fly thousands of feet into the sky, and absorb explosions into his body. In the heat of battle, the Fantastic Four can always count on Johnny Storm to keep cool. 

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With a body made of nearly indestructible rock, Ben Grimm is a formidable member of the Fantastic Four. Ben can punch through walls, lift cars, and defeat villains using his impressive super-strength.

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The Silver Surfer travels across the universe on her surfboard, searching for planets for Galactus to eat. Imbued with super-speed and strength, the Silver Surfer is an incredible threat to the Fantastic Four — and the universe.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.

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MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 5/30/2025, 11:18 PM
Love the way Shakman describes Reed.
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/30/2025, 11:28 PM
@MCUKnight11 - yep

Going by that description , I think Pedro fits this version well
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 5/30/2025, 11:32 PM
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ModernAudience
ModernAudience - 5/30/2025, 11:42 PM
Even with Pasxal, they were so close to cannon but had to add Female Silver Surfer lol
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 5/30/2025, 11:48 PM
"A brain that has an overview of threats on a mathematical level, but also being emotionally available. It was a fascinating contradiction," Pascal added.



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1stDalek
1stDalek - 5/30/2025, 11:49 PM
I like that description of Reed, he's a multifaceted character in ways other CBM heroes just aren't and he seems to have settled on a choice he thinks can best cover all those angles.

Now that the director has said Mr Fantastic is "the leader" that should calm down the section of this site saying Sue is leading the team.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 5/30/2025, 11:50 PM
After thunderbolts box office run. I think MCU will have another flop this year. Not a good year to be a comic book fan for years
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 5/30/2025, 11:53 PM
It’s interesting that Pedro talks about his Reed being emotionally avaliable aswell as having his high intellect since many versions of the character don’t have that which tends to be one of his shortcomings…

I guess it depends on how long he and Sue have been married in this version since he could have become more like that over time.

Also given that Shakman has said this movie deals with themes of parental anxiety , I wouldn’t be surprised if Reeds arc is him dealing with his impending fatherhood and dealing with whether he’ll be a good dad or not rather then his lack of emotional availability which we have dealt with before.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/31/2025, 12:28 AM
I'm hopelessly optimistic for this one
Kadara
Kadara - 5/31/2025, 12:46 AM
As a movie fan, are you all counting the box office numbers? I use my cheapest ticket, on my cheapest days.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 5/31/2025, 12:51 AM
@Kadara - no. While I hope all movies that’s good do well for obvious reasons, that’s for the big wigs and such to figure out. I go see the movies and draw my conclusion from there. People follow box offices like stakeholders around here
Madman
Madman - 5/31/2025, 1:23 AM
@MyCoolYoung - But I am a shareholder. Honestly, if you go to AMC, it’s worth paying the $4 for one share, as you can enable Investor Connect in app—they give out freebies every quarter. I’ve earned far more in free concessions than my shares are worth 😂
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