Adam Driver Reportedly Offered Reed Richards in Marvel's FANTASTIC FOUR

It was recently reported that Adam Driver was in talks to take on the role of Reed Richards in Marvel’s upcoming Fantastic Four movie. Well, we’ve got a pretty big update on that as entertainment reporter Jeff Sneider revealed on the latest episode of The Hot Mic Podcast that Driver has actually been offered the role! He said:

“I have, in fact, heard that Driver does have the offer. But this is what we talked about, I think it was 5 months ago, he was the very first name that we, or potentially anybody seriously anyway, had connected to Fantastic Four. I’d heard that he had … gone in for Reed. I mentioned Doctor Doom as well, but he already basically played Doctor Doom in Star Wars.”

So, at this point, we just have to wait and see if Driver is ready and willing to jump on board another big franchise after his time on Star Wars. With the Fantastic Four playing a big part in the MCU after they’re introduced, it seems like taking on a role like this will be a huge commitment for him, bigger than his commitment to Star Wars.

I think Driver would be fine in the role of Richards, and it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to play Doom after playing Kylo Ren. Marvel was always going to go after decent-sized actors for these roles, but I also wouldn’t mind if they went with lesser-known actors.

Kevin Feige previously said that Marvel’s first family is going to be a big pillar of the future of the MCU after they’re introduced. He said: “Fantastic Four is the foundation for everything that came after in the comics. There's certainly been versions of it [on screen], but never inhabiting the storytelling of the MCU. And that's something that is really exciting for us. People will start to hear more about that soon. We plan on that being a big pillar of the MCU going forward, just the way they've been in the comics for 50 or 60 years.”

Marvel producer Stephen Broussard previously promised that the film will be a true celebration of the original source material from the comics: “I wouldn’t presume to know everything about that film; I’m not necessarily working on it. But one of the founding principles of Marvel, going back to Iron Man and the casting of Tony that I think has resonated through today, is to embrace the source material and these comics that have been around forever. They’re older than me, and I’m guessing they’re older than you too. They’ve been around for a while for a reason, [so we] lean into that.”

Matt Shakman ( WandaVision) is directing the film, and Jodie Comer has been rumored to be in talks to play Sue Storm. Both Driver and Comer worked together on the Ridley Scott movie, The Last Duel.

Do you want to see Driver in the role of Mr. Fantastic?