07-09-2004, 03:03 AM
As reported by <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.comicscontinuum.com">www.comicscontinuum.com</a><!-- w -->
Three of the four members of the Fantastic Four have been cast for 20th Century Fox's live-action movie.
According to Variety, Michael Chiklis ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/owlive/img/mar03/chiklisbig030403.jpg">http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/o ... 030403.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) has been cast as Ben Grimm/ the Thing, Iaon Gruffudd ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.andymccartney.com/images/Men/Iaon_Gruffudd_1.jpg">http://www.andymccartney.com/images/Men ... fudd_1.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Chris Evans ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/people-564-chrisevans.jpg">http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/pe ... sevans.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) as Johnny Storm/the Human Torch.
Jessica Alba ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.jessicaalba.ca/ImageStorev/Public_Events/latingrammy/Jessica-Alba.jpg">http://www.jessicaalba.ca/ImageStorev/P ... a-Alba.jpg</a><!-- m --> ), who is starring in Sin City, is the top candidate to play Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, according to Variety. Rachel McAdams ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tvtome.com/images/people/105/1/1-20848-sm.jpg">http://www.tvtome.com/images/people/105 ... 848-sm.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) and Keri Russell ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/tv_pix/wb/felicity_cast_photos/keri_russell/felicity.jpg">http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.co ... licity.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) are also candidates.
Gruffudd currently can be seen as Lancelot in King Arthur. He also starred in the short-lived CBS series Century Series and is providing the voice of Mister Miracle in Justice League Unlimited.
Chiklis is best known from the FX series The Shield. Evans will be seen in Cellular.
Production is expected to start under the direction of Tim Story in August in Vancouver for a July 1, 2005 release.
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Now personally, I think the three they have cast so far are pretty darned good. Chiklis is definately older than the rest of the cast, but since he will most likely be covered in rock most of the movie, it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
As for the role of Sue Storm, they are obviously going the pretty young actress route. Which is ok, but I seriously think that Jessica Alba and Rachel McAdams are just too young. Keri Russell, while not my first choice, I think could be good. She is young and attractive, but has a definate maturity that I think is crucial to the role. I hope my thoughts are shared by someone on the casting couch, and that Dr. Doom gets cast as well as the rest of the movie seems to be.
Three of the four members of the Fantastic Four have been cast for 20th Century Fox's live-action movie.
According to Variety, Michael Chiklis ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/owlive/img/mar03/chiklisbig030403.jpg">http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/o ... 030403.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) has been cast as Ben Grimm/ the Thing, Iaon Gruffudd ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.andymccartney.com/images/Men/Iaon_Gruffudd_1.jpg">http://www.andymccartney.com/images/Men ... fudd_1.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and Chris Evans ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/people-564-chrisevans.jpg">http://www.cinemamontreal.com/images/pe ... sevans.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) as Johnny Storm/the Human Torch.
Jessica Alba ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.jessicaalba.ca/ImageStorev/Public_Events/latingrammy/Jessica-Alba.jpg">http://www.jessicaalba.ca/ImageStorev/P ... a-Alba.jpg</a><!-- m --> ), who is starring in Sin City, is the top candidate to play Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, according to Variety. Rachel McAdams ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tvtome.com/images/people/105/1/1-20848-sm.jpg">http://www.tvtome.com/images/people/105 ... 848-sm.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) and Keri Russell ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/tv_pix/wb/felicity_cast_photos/keri_russell/felicity.jpg">http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.co ... licity.jpg</a><!-- m --> ) are also candidates.
Gruffudd currently can be seen as Lancelot in King Arthur. He also starred in the short-lived CBS series Century Series and is providing the voice of Mister Miracle in Justice League Unlimited.
Chiklis is best known from the FX series The Shield. Evans will be seen in Cellular.
Production is expected to start under the direction of Tim Story in August in Vancouver for a July 1, 2005 release.
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Now personally, I think the three they have cast so far are pretty darned good. Chiklis is definately older than the rest of the cast, but since he will most likely be covered in rock most of the movie, it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
As for the role of Sue Storm, they are obviously going the pretty young actress route. Which is ok, but I seriously think that Jessica Alba and Rachel McAdams are just too young. Keri Russell, while not my first choice, I think could be good. She is young and attractive, but has a definate maturity that I think is crucial to the role. I hope my thoughts are shared by someone on the casting couch, and that Dr. Doom gets cast as well as the rest of the movie seems to be.