In something of a chain effect, Henry Cavill lost his two main jobs in a short period of time. The North American actor will no longer be Geralt de Rivia in The Witcher and he will not be in the interpretation of Clark Kent (Superman) either, in the DC extended universe.
What happened with The Witcher was the end of the cycle; a decision of the same actor. But the Superman thing did come as a surprise, since we all expected to see him return to the role in the new stage that James Gunn begins to direct.
Taking advantage of these two goals, some joker came up with the idea that Kevin Feige had confirmed Henry Cavill as the next Reed Richards, in The Fantastic 4a film that will be released in a couple of years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (UCM).
Nothing more false than that. This is a joke related to April Fool’s Day, which was celebrated on Wednesday, November 28.
However, let’s take the opportunity to develop what is known about the introduction of The Thing, Sue Storm, Human Torch and Mr. Fantastic to the Marvel Studios UCM, since even without having started recording, the feature film has undergone several changes.
What do we know about the UCM’s Fantastic 4?
One of the first changes it underwent was the date. In the first place, the covid-19 pandemic made it move to November 2024. And now, after some logistical inconveniences, they have moved it to February 2025.
The cast is a sea of doubts and Marvel Studios does not release the slightest thing about it. In fact, not even the participation of John Krasinski, who already had a cameo as Reed Richards in Doctor Stranger in the Multiverse of MadnessIt is confirmed.
The same actor said in an interview last July: “I don’t know anything at all. They call you at the moment you are going to record.
As a consequence of this modus operandi, it is logical that nothing is known about the rest of the cast yet. There are rumors that Diego Luna and Eiza González are set to play the Storm brothers, but no one can confirm that it will be a fact.