Marvel getting desperate (1 Viewer)

[bigdaddysaints]

That’s not desperate that’s genius
Dude’s leaping up that genre ladder

if he does, he'll move up the ladder in the
"Actor/Actress with the Most Impeccable "Nerd" Credentials"
thread...

 

[Rysilk]

Guess this can go here

Pedro Pascal Eyed To Play Reed Richards In Marvel Studios’ ‘Fantastic Four’

Pedro Pascal is the front-runner to play Mr. Fantastic Reed Richards in the new Fantastic Four movie.

deadline.com

I'm a fan of Pedro but I am not sure I am a fan of this casting. I will reserve judgement, but, and this is personally selfish, Reed Richards having an accent would REALLY throw me off. I've envisioned his voice in my head for almost 40 years. Admittedly that's my problem, not Marvels. I was really hoping for Jake Gyllenhaal.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I'm a fan of Pedro but I am not sure I am a fan of this casting. I will reserve judgement, but, and this is personally selfish, Reed Richards having an accent would REALLY throw me off. I've envisioned his voice in my head for almost 40 years. Admittedly that's my problem, not Marvels. I was really hoping for Jake Gyllenhaal.

I think he’s too rugged for the role

I always picture Richards as looking like he’s the smartest guy in the room without saying a word

I don’t see Pedro with that vibe. Didn’t see Jim from the office either

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I'm a fan of Pedro but I am not sure I am a fan of this casting. I will reserve judgement, but, and this is personally selfish, Reed Richards having an accent would REALLY throw me off. I've envisioned his voice in my head for almost 40 years. Admittedly that's my problem, not Marvels. I was really hoping for Jake Gyllenhaal.

Mysterio? that makes no sense

 

[Rysilk]

Mysterio? that makes no sense

Eh, Torch became Captain America. Sheldon's Dad became Leonard's high school bully 10 years after his death.

Point being, and I believe a lot of comic book roles can change and still be great, but Fantastic Four was the first family. Reed Richards needs to be smart, but needs to be clean cut and wholesome as well. Pedro is a fantastic actor to be sure, but clean cut and wholesome is not exactly his gig. It's not like we are casting a popular comic book character that the real world is not so familiar with.

John from The Office fit the picture physically, but I don't think he can pull of being a genious. Especially after Dr. Strange.

But, these are different times and maybe what should be shouldn't be. I thought Heath Ledger was the worst casting ever until The Dark Knight came out, so what do I know.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Eh, Torch became Captain America. Sheldon's Dad became Leonard's high school bully 10 years after his death.

Point being, and I believe a lot of comic book roles can change and still be great, but Fantastic Four was the first family. Reed Richards needs to be smart, but needs to be clean cut and wholesome as well. Pedro is a fantastic actor to be sure, but clean cut and wholesome is not exactly his gig. It's not like we are casting a popular comic book character that the real world is not so familiar with.

John from The Office fit the picture physically, but I don't think he can pull of being a genious. Especially after Dr. Strange.

But, these are different times and maybe what should be shouldn't be. I thought Heath Ledger was the worst casting ever until The Dark Knight came out, so what do I know.

What I got from the casting is that Reed was going to be a much more integral part of upcoming MCU than just FF movies
Obviously that’s a huge conclusion based on hardly anything, but..,

 

[Doug B]

This is from fall 2022, but still an interesting read (no pun intended).

MCU: 10 Other Actors Who Should Play Reed Richards Besides John Krasinski, According To Reddit

Between sitcom actors, a couple of unknowns, and one actor who has already played the scientist, these choices might even be better than Krasinski.

screenrant.com

They don't mention Pedro Pascal, but it's a pretty solid list of nominations for actors that could do a good job with Reed Richards.

Billy Crudup looks spot on. Is he too old to start a series of Fantastic Four performances, though, at age 55?

Penn Badgely (Dan on the original Gossip Girl) also has the look, and is 37.

An interesting name I'd not have come up with on my own is William Jackson Harper (The Good Place, age 43) -- he has the hairline and eyebrows for sure.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Nothing gets attention during a dynasty quite like its potential demise.

If you can take a moment to wipe the drool of many a mainstream movie critic from your screen, you might notice that the obituary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (probably written in advance after “The Eternals”) has finally been published at various outlets.

“The Marvels,” a superheroine team-up and sequel to the billion-dollar 2019 film “Captain Marvel,” debuted to a sub-$50 million opening weekend, a new low for Marvel Studios that raised questions about the end of everything.

But don’t put the MCU on your ofrenda just yet.

The MCU’s box office success has always been a combination of the comic book die-hards and the casual movie fan. You can’t reach a billion at the box office without one or the other. You need both. The thrill of being a part of a 10-year connective journey, and the march toward the battle with Thanos over two Avengers movies, had the geeks hyped and the non-comic-heads intrigued. It was a moment and a movement.

That first decade united these audiences with smart plotting and sheer star power: Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. Chris Evans’s Captain America. Chris Hemsworth’s Thor. Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow. The late Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther. These are once-in-a-generation, lightning-in-a-bottle castings that might just be impossible to duplicate no matter how hard you try.

The only movie goers likely to ponder whether to let the MCU go for good now are Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. General Public. If you know what the ultimate nullifier is; can identify whether a 1990s Spider-Man image is drawn by Todd McFarlane, Mark Bagley or Erik Larsen just by looking at it; and read Wizard Magazine religiously in your youth, you’ll be in line to see the next thing Marvel Studios does, whatever it is. Just like I will.

Even if it’s a Darkhawk movie (please let it be a Darkhawk movie). Doesn’t mean you’ll like everything. But you’ll be there. Because comic culture is a part of your DNA. You grew up always wanting these movies and never had them as a kid. The MCU is marching toward its second decade, and you’ll be there when it’s old enough to drink.

Losing that first casual crowd is the difference between an apparent flop and box office domination. And in many ways, Disney and Marvel have done it to themselves.

What seems to really be ailing the MCU right now is an overabundance of content that started when Disney decided to get into the streaming game with Disney Plus. Disney wasn’t satisfied with their streamer just being the landing spot for its MCU films when their theatrical runs were over. Disney wanted new MCU content exclusively on Disney Plus. That ambition stretched Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige and his lieutenants thin when it came to quality control: A movie universe now had to act like a television studio, as well.

If Disney just would have been happy with revitalizing Star Wars on Disney Plus with the Mandalorian universe, letting the MCU breathe in theaters only, maybe we wouldn’t be having this conversation. That’s not to say the MCU on Disney Plus hasn’t been a success. “WandaVision” was a game changer that proved Marvel Studios could work in the world of streaming. “Loki,” which just wrapped its second and likely final season, is one of the best things Marvel Studios has ever done.

And “What If...?,” set to return in December, has proved Marvel Studios has a place in the world of animation. But has that streaming glory been worth it when it comes to all the other MCU content on Disney Plus? There’s been so much Marvel Studios stuff lately that the gap between chapters is shrinking. Part of the excitement of the MCU — the wait — is disappearing...........

MSN

 

[EGLSShin]

I think what you basically have with the MCU is that a lot of the audience aren't comic book enthusiasts so once you get past the A-listers, nobody really cares about these other movies.

 

[DaveXA]

I think what you basically have with the MCU is that a lot of the audience aren't comic book enthusiasts so once you get past the A-listers, nobody really cares about these other movies.

That's partly why I've said killing off so many of those characters in Infinity War and Endgame just killed the casual fan's connection with the franchise. I thought it would have enough staying power, but it hasn't really.

 

[GW93]

I'm a fan of Pedro but I am not sure I am a fan of this casting. I will reserve judgement, but, and this is personally selfish, Reed Richards having an accent would REALLY throw me off. I've envisioned his voice in my head for almost 40 years. Admittedly that's my problem, not Marvels. I was really hoping for Jake Gyllenhaal.

Why would his Reed Richards have an accent? Pedro is perfectly capable of doing that "accentless" American sound everyone in TV has.

The Mandalorian doesn't have any discernable accent.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Pedro is going to be a pretty short Reed Richards. He's under 6'.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Pedro is going to be a pretty short Reed Richards. He's under 6'.

Something something Hugh jackman

 

[Saint by the Bay]

Why would his Reed Richards have an accent? Pedro is perfectly capable of doing that "accentless" American sound everyone in TV has.

The Mandalorian doesn't have any discernable accent.

Yeah, Pedro can act with absolutely zero hint of an accent. He's no Sophia Vergara.

 

[DaveXA]

Pedro is going to be a pretty short Reed Richards. He's under 6'.

Yeah, I've always thought of Reed Richards as a tall, lanky brainiac. Not things I've associated with Pedro. I'm open to a revamp tho.