The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Summary
AStranger Thingsstar becomes a part of the upcomingFantastic Fourmovie as Johnny Storm in vibrantMarvel Cinematic Universefan art . throw for Marvel’sFantastic Fourhas been a tumultuous route , with hardly any official updates and a lot of names being throw around by insiders . While many actor have had their gens link with the role of Johnny Storm over the past year , it seems like the rumors have conciliate on aStranger Thingsstandout play the role in the MCU .
On Twitter , artist@21xfourimagined whatStranger Thingsseason 4 Eddie Munson doer Joseph Quinn could look like as the Human Torch in theMCU’sFantastic Four .
The actor calculate great with Johnny ’s traditional blonde tomentum , with the fan nontextual matter also showing that Quinn could rend off the hero ’s powers after he hollo , " flaming on ! " The histrion is the latest to be rumored for the torrid submarine sandwich in theupcoming MCU motion picture .
Marvel ’s Fantastic Four will debut in 2025 , and the team ’s intromission can fetch along several major element that will completely change the MCU .
Johnny Storm Fantastic Four Casting Rumors Explained
Marvel has yet to confirm any of the four main characters for Fantastic Four , with the snug being the recent egression of multiple report claim thatPedro Pascal has been contrive as Reed Richards . As for Johnny Storm , there have been several names fuddle around for the character reference . Despite Zac Efron andStranger Things ' Dacre Montgomery being democratic fancasts for the role , the duo never come out amid theFantastic Fourcasting rumors .
Instead , one of the worker that was enounce to be in talks for the role wasThe Boys ' Jack Quaid . However , shortly after his name was raised in connection to the MCU movie , Quaid refuse his involvement inFantastic Four . The hearsay manufacturing plant would then point towards what would have been a major casting , as an Oscar - propose histrion was said to have been approached for the role . Paul Mescal was the actor in doubt , but according to more recent rumors , the actor passed on the theatrical role .
While Mescal is unlikely to play Johnny Storm inFantastic Four , the newest rumored frontrunner for the role is not obscure to him . According to the late rumors , Stranger thing ' Joseph Quinn is now said to be a lock to play the Human Torch in the MCU film . The actor will asterisk alongside Mescal inGladiator 2 , and — risible enough — rumored Reed Richards actor Pascal is also part of that moving picture ’s dramatis personae . WithFantastic Fouraiming to start out filming in Spring 2024 , the reveal of the movie ’s casting should be coming in the next couple of calendar month .
Marvel’sFantastic Fourreleases on May 2 , 2025 .
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