The Fantastic Four: First Steps Star Pedro Pascal Says He’s More Aware of ‘Disgruntlement’ Around His Casting as Reed Richards ‘Than Anything I’ve Ever Done’

Pedro Pascal has admitted he’s good alert of immoderate of the complaints astir his casting arsenic Reed Richards successful upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but said Iron Man and Doctor Doom histrion Robert Downey Jr. has provided reassurance.

The 50-year-old Pedro Pascal is acceptable to marque his MCU debut successful July arsenic 1 of the stars of The Fantastic Four. Marvel Studios and genitor institution Disney volition beryllium hoping it succeeds astatine a level this year's different MCU movies (Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*) person not, and truthful determination is heightened scrutiny connected what is expected to beryllium 1 of the biggest movies of 2025.

In a Vanity Fair profile, Pascal revealed helium is much alert of what helium called “disgruntlement” astir his casting arsenic Mister Fantastic than immoderate different relation helium has taken on. So, that’s much disgruntlement that helium saw with his casting arsenic Joel successful HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation, Oberyn Martell successful HBO’s Game of Thrones, and the rubric relation successful Star Wars amusement The Mandalorian.

“I’m getting an inkling of excitement due to the fact that it seems to bespeak what our communal extremity was, and what we privation to share, which is each of our f***ing hearts connected a platter wrong this genre,” helium said. “You conscionable ne'er cognize if radical are going to beryllium disgusted by your bosom oregon not.”

“I’m much alert of disgruntlement astir my casting than thing I’ve ever done,” Pascal added. “‘He’s excessively old. He’s not right. He needs to shave.’”

Ever since Pascal was revealed arsenic the histrion down Reed Richards, determination has been a statement connected whether helium has the close look for the character. While immoderate person complained about, yes, his mentation of Reed Richards wearing a moustache, others person said we’ve lone seen a glimpse of Pascal arsenic Mister Fantastic successful action, and constituent retired that determination is of people overmuch much to a show than appearances.

Still, Pascal revealed helium has an state successful Robert Downey Jr. The erstwhile Iron Man actor, present Doctor Doom actor, is acceptable to prima alongside Pascal successful 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday, though Pascal, predictably, wouldn’t accidental overmuch of thing astir the secretive film.

“He’s conscionable truthful instantly generous and inviting that you consciousness similar you tin beryllium afraid, you tin beryllium hungry, you tin beryllium ambivalent,” Pascal said of RDJ.

Marvel Studios already sounds assured successful this mentation of The Fantastic Four, astatine least. Last week, Marvel was said to beryllium already readying a sequel, contempt the upcoming blockbuster inactive being much than a period from launch.

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