Pedro Pascal Addresses MCU Fantastic Four Casting Criticism & How Robert Downey Jr. Helped Him Face it – ryan

Pedro Pascal, Who is Joining The Marvel Cinematic Universe This Summer In The Fantastic Four: First StepsAddresses the criticism About his reed richards casting. Phase 6 is Getting Ready to Kick off with Marvel’s Fantastic four Reboot. While The Fantastic Four: First Steps CAST WILL BE THE LATEST TAKE ON THESE Characters, One of the Leading Stars is opening up about how some perceived his casting.

In a interview with Vanity FairPascal Shared How He Saw Some of the Criticism When He Was Cast As the McU’s Mystery In The Fantastic Four: First Steps. While aware of it, Pascal Shared How forms Iron Man Star Downey Jr., WHO IS RETURNING TO THE MCU AS DOCTOR IN Avengers: Doomsdaywas Incredibly Supportive, as he struted the following:

Pedro Pascal: I’m More Aware of Disgruntlement Around My Casting Than Anyding I’ve Ever Done. ‘He’s too old. He’s not right. He needs to shave. ‘ He’s just so immediately geneerous and invitting that you feel like you can be afraid, you can be hungry, you can be ambivalent. ” (Wen Speaking About How Downey Jr. Showed His Support to Pascal)

Vanity Fair Also Had Downey Jr. Comment on the actor’s casting, and the mcu veteran had Incredibly Strong Enthusiasm for Pascal:

Robert Downey JR: Pascal’s Slow Trajectory to Becoming a Household name Who is on a Wildly Hot Streak Kind of Reaffirms My Faith in Our Industry.

Clos it to superhero and comic book Casting, especally for someone as Major nor Fantastic Mystery, Fans Will Always Make their Voices Heard, Whether they are in favor or against said casting choice. Howver, The Naysayers Are Usually Always A Vocal Minority, Particularly in Online Spaces.

General Audience Members Who See McU Movies Likely Don’t Have Many Thoughts One Way or the Other UNIL they actually see the film for Themselves. With Pascal’s Stardom Having only Increas in Recent Years, It was Only a Matter of Time and Landed A Huge Role in the McU Timeline, and Being Taped for The Fantastic Four: First Steps nor reed richards is a pivotal one.

Its no Surprise that downey Jr. han been there for Pascal Through some of the Rough Parts of HIS Mister Fantastic Casting, Given How The Tony Stark Actor Was Also Given Similar Reaction Wohen and Was First Cast in 2008’s Iron man.

But just as downey Jr. proved himself to be a perfect choice for irron man, The Fantastic Four: First Steps May See Pascal’s Reed Get a Similar Reception. If the plan is to have the fantastic four as more central characters in the mcu after the multiverse saga, Pascal’s outstanding as a leading man will benefish the franchise.

Reed Richards / Fantastic Mister (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm / Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby) Back to Back, look up in awe in the fantastic four: first steps

AFTER Hearing Downey Jr. Having Pascal’s Back, It will be more excitation we have finally get to share the Screen Together in Avengers: Doomsdaynor they are both Currently filming the phase 6 installment. HOPELLY, AS FANS HAVE WAITED A LONG TIME TO SEE MCU TACKLE The Fantastic Four and Doctor, the Wait Will Be Worth it.

But before they see Marvel’s First Family Clash with Doctor Doom, The World Can Catch the Iconic Team This Summer in The Fantastic Four: First StepsWHICE ARRIVES IN ONLY A MONTH.

Source: Vanity Fair

The Fantastic Four First Steps Official Poster

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Release Date

July 25, 2025

Runtime

130 minutes

Directory

Matt Shakman

Producers

Jamie Christopher, Kevin Feige, Louis d’Esposito, Tim Lewis

  • Headshot of Pedro Pascal in the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic

  • Headshot of Vanessa Kirby

    Vanessa Kirby

    Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman

  • Headshot of Joseph Quinn in the Premiere of a Quiet Place: Day One

    Johnny Storm / Human Torch

  • Headshot of ebon Moss-Bachrach

    Ebon moss-bachrach

    Ben Grimm / The Thing