Landing a great cast for Fantastic Four: First Steps was the number one challenge for the upcoming Marvel movie . As a quartet of actors will be portraying Marvel’s First Family, it's a lot of pressure to pick actors who both have budding chemistry with one another and embody the comic book superheroes fans have loved for decades. It's worth noting Pedro Pascal’s casting as the new Reed Richards drew fan backlash over a year ago, but First Steps ’ director Matt Shakman still stands by his decision now.

Back in February 2024, there were fans who said “the downgrade is massive” when referring to Pedro Pascal ’s casting as Reed Richards. Some said they didn’t feel the Chilean-American actor had the vibes of the elastic superhero and were hoping the fan choice of J

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