John Krasinski Addresses MCU Fantastic Four Role Rumors Last updated on 14 April 2020 by Cooper Smith

It is no secret that the people behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe are planning to bring in their recently acquired Marvel/Fox properties in. These include the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. 20th Century Fox tried to make them successful, but it worked out not as well as they had hoped. That's why there's a rumor floating around that John Krasinski will play Reed Richards in an upcoming MCU Fantastic Four. He actually addressed it really recently. Read on for all of the details!

John Krasinski's Some Good News

To bring up people's spirits during the time of the coronavirus, John Krasinski started a YouTube channel where he spreads good news stories. And in his latest episode, titled, "

Baseball is Back: Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 3," he sort of addresses the rumors about his possible Fantastic Four role. The rumors say that he's been in talks with Marvel Studios' execs about playing Reed Richards, and that he really wants to. However, we learned that those rumors might just be true.

Krasinski Addresses MCU Rumors

John Krasinski, in his latest video, is talking about a comic a fan made in honor of Some Good News. This comic portrays him as a heroic figure that is lighting the way to happiness. While reviewing this comic, Krasinski jokingly says this, "

And finally there is this four-paneler, which I have to appreciate as it will be the closest I ever get to playing a comic book hero." There you have it, folks. In one sentence John has confirmed the rumors that he was in talks with Marvel, and also confirmed that he won't be playing, as he says, a comic book hero. After speaking, John gives the audience a knowing look. So, sadly for Krasinski fans, it looks like the heads at Marvel Studios and him couldn't come to an agreement on him playing Reed Richards. And there was a less reliable rumor about Emily Blunt playing Reed Richard's wife, Sue Storm, so we can assume that won't be happening either. You know, there's always the chance John was just trying to throw us off the trail. That knowing look could've been saying, "Don't lose hope just yet, folks." Who knows? In a few months a segment on Some Good News could be Krasinski talking about how he pranked us all and he'll be part of the Fantastic Four very soon. However, that is most likely just wishful thinking.

The MCU's Fantastic Four Reboot

Well, even if we don't see Reed Richards being played by John Krasinski, some good news is that the Fantastic Four will be in the MCU within a few years. Finally, you'll be able to see Spider-Man, Black Panther, Doctor Strange and more interact with the likes of the Invisible Woman.

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