Pedro Pascal is reportedly set to play Reed Richards in the MCU's Fantastic Four

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The Last Of Us star is in talks to play the superhero

Reed Richards and Pedro Pascal
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OK, don't do what I did and start hyperventilating when you read this, but the entire internet's boyfriend Pedro Pascal is in talks to play Reed Richards, AKA Mister Fantastic, in the MCU Fantastic Four movie reboot, per Deadline. 

It may seem like a stretch (see what we did there?) to call anyone "Mister Fantastic," but if there's a guy who could embody that unlikely moniker it's gotta be Pascal, who has a beloved reputation across numerous fandoms thanks to his starring roles on the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian and the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us - and of course his brief but memorable stint as Prince Oberyn Martell on Game of Thrones.

I'm gushing a little, but Pascal actually fits the mold of a loving dad with massive, multiversal responsibilities to a T. He's tackled the archetype a few different ways in the aforementioned Mandalorian and The Last of Us. But the addition of a whole family instead of just an adopted child switches up the dynamic enough that it makes the idea of Pascal showing a new dimension as a sci-fi family man like Reed Richards all the more tantalizing.

And for more coming your way from Marvel, here's the lowdown on every upcoming MCU movie and TV show.

George Marston
George Marston
Entertainment Writer

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011, and now I'm the Entertainment Writer at GamesRadar+. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)