Fantastic Four star Pedro Pascal was more aware of the "disgruntlement" around his casting as Reed Richards than his roles in Game of Thrones or The Last of Us: "He's too old, he's not right"

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Pedro Pascal says he's more aware of the eye rolls around his Fantastic Four casting than any other roles in his career.

"I’m more aware of disgruntlement around my casting than anything I've ever done," Pascal told Vanity Fair. "'He's too old. He's not right. He needs to shave.'"

It was announced back in 2023 that Pascal would play Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic in the Fantastic Four's first official entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Reed was previously portrayed by Ioan Gruffudd in 2005's Fantastic Four, Miles Teller in the 2015 reboot, and John Krasinski in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – though the latter was an alternate universe version.

It was recently confirmed that Pascal and the rest of the Fantastic Four will appear once again in Avengers: Doomsday – which makes perfect sense given that Dr. Doom (played by Robert Downey Jr.) is a notorious archenemy of the Fantastic Four in the comic books. Pascal says that Downey offered him support after his Marvel casting, with the actor referring to Downey as "generous and inviting."

Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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