After years of anticipation, Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four reboot is finally taking shape, much to fans’ delight. Matt Shakman’s upcoming superhero movie is currently in pre-production and, as of late, the ensemble cast has been filling out. Of course, many were most curious to learn who’d be playing the eponymous quartet of heroes, and those actors were revealed a few months ago.
One of them is none other than Pedro Pascal , who’ll be the latest star to play Dr. Reed Richards a.k.
a. Mr. Fantastic.
Interestingly though, another actor – who was previously fan cast for the part has confirmed that they auditioned. And, quite frankly, I have mixed feelings about him losing the part to Pascal. There were numerous actors that fans pitched for the role of Reed Richards, before the Fantastic Four cast was revealed on Valentine’s Day.
Chief among them, though, was Rahul Kohli, who’s starred in his fair share of notable productions. During the past several years, admirers campaigned for him to receive the role of the elastic superhero, with some even creating fan art of him in the role. Kohli previously acknowledged the buzz but never confirmed whether or not he’d actually auditioned for it.
During an interview with the Salaam Nerds Podcast , which was shared to X , the star – while being careful with his words – seemed to finally confirm it: I do see the fan-casting. There come good days, they’re wonderful when you’re mental health is good, and you see peopl.
