Emily Blunt, Responds To ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot Casting Rumors

EMILY Blunt responds to long-standing rumors regarding her and John Krasinski playing Sue Storm and Reed Richards in Marvel’s upcoming Fantastic Four reboot.

It is now well-known that Blunt turned down the role of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, and since then, her name has been attached to the MCU.

20th Century Fox was responsible for the Fantastic Four‘s cinematic debut in 2005, a less than serious take Marvel’s First Family, which led to the 2007 sequel subtitled, Rise of the Silver Surfer, before the franchise fizzled out. Fox tried to reboot Fantastic Four in 2015, but the film was a commercial and critical flop.

Marvel Studios acquired the rights to Fantastic Four in Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019, and since then, the Mouse House has been looking to revitalize the flailing franchise.

During the San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, Marvel head, Kevin Feige confirmed that a Fantastic Four movie was in development, and later it was announced Jon Watts, the director known for all three of the MCU’s Spider-Man movies, would helm.

The project has been rather quiet since then, but there has been no shortage of fan castings. For a while now, real-life couple, Emily Blunt and John Krasinki, have been popular choices for Sue Storm and Reed Richards, since both actors have been linked to the MCU in the past (Krasinski screen-tested for the role of Captain America).

During her appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Blunt is responding to these long-standing Fantastic Four casting rumors. While fans have been clamoring to see Blunt and Krasinski cast as the Invisible Woman and the super stretchy Mr. Fantastic, Blunt unequivocally dispelled any rumors about herself or her husband potentially appearing in Marvel’s upcoming Fantastic Four reboot.

When asked if the genre was beneath her, the Quiet Place star was rather blunt, when voicing her dislike of superhero movies. Read her full response below:

That is fan-casting. No one has received a phone call. That’s just people saying, ‘Wouldn’t that be great?’ … It’s not that it’s beneath me. I love Iron Man and when I got offered Black Widow I was obsessed with Iron Man. I wanted to work with Robert Downey Jr.—it would’ve been amazing … but I don’t know if superhero movies are for me. They’re not up my alley. I don’t like them. I really don’t.

Though Blunt did seem clear she wasn’t interested in playing a superhero, she added, “It’s not to say that I’d never want to play one,” which leaves some hope for fans who wish to someday see her as Sue Storm. Although Blunt did say it would have to be a “really cool character” before she is interested.

While it doesn’t seem that Sue Storm meets Blunt’s requirements, she would undoubtedly be a great casting choice. She has previously proven she belongs in action films, based on her performances in Edge of Tomorrow and A Quiet Place, and has also pulled off more comedic roles in her career as well.

Since it is currently being speculated that Fantastic Four could take up the remaining slot in Marvel’s 2023 slate, they likely have not even begun the casting process yet.

Maybe when Marvel’s Fantastic Four movie actually begins to materialize, a potential role in the MCU will start to draw some interest from Blunt. (source: screenrant)

(ROHN ROMULO)