Following the rumors that You star Penn Badgely is being eyed for the role of Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic in the MCU Fantastic Four reboot, legendary artist BossLogic has now imagined what the actor could look like as the iconic superhero. There have currently been no casting announcements for the Fantastic Four and their scheduled MCU debut, which will take place during Phase Six. Check out what Penn Badgely could look like as Mr. Fantastic below.
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Giving Badgley the recognizable gray temples along with a beard, the actor makes for an intense-looking Reed Richards. “Joe Goldberg is pretty smart….. 😂👌 #Fantasticfour,” BossLogic says in a caption alongside the image, before offering his opinion on who the You star should play if he is brought into the MCU. “I think he would play a Better Dr. Doom. I don’t really see him as Reed.” The artist is somewhat a victim of his own talent as, if he does feel that way, perhaps he shouldn’t have crafted an image that makes Penn Badgely as Mr. Fantastic so plausible.
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Rumors that Penn Badgley is being tapped for the role of Reed Richards come courtesy of The Direct, with an insider claiming that the actor has had discussions with Marvel Studios. “I’ve long been stumping for a Black Reed Richards. I think John David Washington would be an incredible Reed Richards, I mean I’ve been stumping for this forever, and I’m not going to get it,” the report says. “I’m not going to get a Black Reed either. [Reed Richards] is going to be very traditional, is my guess… The guys that [Marvel Studios] been talking to about it are all white guys. That guy [Penn Badgley] from the show You, who probably has the role already, frankly, he’s a white guy. They’re going with the standard… And he’s terrific, by the way, that’s a good choice. But, they’re going very classical.”
Fantastic Four Will Begin Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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While many are hoping that John Krasinski, who has now appeared in the MCU as a variant of Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (spoiler alert, he did not survive that appearance), will reprise the role, it sounds like the Fantastic Four reboot will be looking for a completely new cast. And though Penn Badgley may seem a little jarring at first, it’s worth remembering that Reed Richards has not always been such a great guy…
Not much has yet been revealed about what Marvel Studios plans to do with the Fantastic Four, but we do know that Marvel’s first family will kick off Phase Six. It has also since been revealed by Marvel boss Kevin Feige that Fantastic Four will not be an origin story. “A lot of people know this origin story,” Feige said. “A lot of people know the basics. How do we take that and bring something that they’ve never seen before? We’ve set a very high bar for ourselves with bringing that to the screen.”
Fantastic Four will hit theaters in 2024, with Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars also part of Phase Six and due for release in 2025.
