Did Marvel offer Adam Driver a role in Fantastic Four?

This week, it was circulated on social networks that Marvel Studios would have held a meeting with Adam Driver months ago, in order to offer him a role in the upcoming film of The Fantastic FourIt’s like Doctor Doom; and in more recent days, supposedly to embody Reed Richards.

The rumors originated in the podcast The Hot Mic, hosted by Jeff Sneider and John Rocha, who discussed the alleged meeting between the Oscar-nominated actor and the House of Ideas. On the other hand, in a subsequent tweet, Sneider emphasized that both parties had simply met without agreeing on anything in particular. In addition to this, the journalist reiterated that the only basis for his comments turned out to be “an unverified source”.

Again, an unknown source, and supposedly, just a meeting. I guess I can’t even discuss hypotheticals without making a splash these days 🤷‍♂️ 😉😘 https://t.co/fwogwJjzda

— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) October 20, 2022

“I guess I can’t even talk about hypotheses without making noise these days,” Jeff Sneider commented in the same publication, referring to the media boom that his words generated.

It should be remembered that it was this same reporter who, at the end of September, revealed that Harrison Ford was Marvel Studios’ favorite choice to take on the role of General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (previously played by the late actor William Hurt) in the upcoming Marvel movies. franchise. And just this week various portals confirmed the signing of the veteran actor for said character. So Sneider has proven to be trustworthy, but again, he now insists that we take his comments about Adam Driver with greater reservations.

“I still think that the casting for this film [de los Cuatro Fantásticos] is a long way off, especially given the recent MCU delays”, he added in a later tweet. “On the other hand, Marvel likes to secure talent early. Look at Mahershala [Ali] Y Blade…”

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Of course, Adam Driver is no stranger to the blockbusters distributed by Disney. The 38-year-old Californian previously collaborated with Marvel Studios’ sister subsidiary, Lucasfilm Ltd., on the prequel trilogy. starwars. There he embodied Kylo Ren, a warrior corrupted by the dark side of the Force, who although in the end manages to redeem himself, left a mark in his role as a villain, responsible for committing heinous actions. In that case, do you think Driver would also work as Victor Von Doom aka Doctor Doom, the archenemy of the Fantastic Four? Or would they prefer him as the heroic Reed Richards?

Fantastic Fourbelonging to Phase 6 of the MCU, plans to hit theaters on February 14, 2025. Directed by Matt ShakmanWandaVision), from a screenplay co-written by Ian Springer and Jeff Kaplan. However, in terms of the cast, there is still no guaranteed name.