Avengers, Doomsday and Franklin Richards
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Pedro Pascal is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, but he is not the new leader of the Avengers. At least that’s what the actor says… for now. An interview “Fantastic Four: First Steps” director Matt Shakman gave to Variety earlier this month went viral for seemingly revealing that Pascal’s superhero would be going
In their MCU debut, the Fantastic Four become a Fantastic Five with the arrival of Reed and Sue's son, Franklin Richards. Worries that he might not be "normal" are confirmed in Fantastic Four: First Steps when Galactus recognises that the boy can wield an unlimited energy known as the Power Cosmic (presumably because of the "cosmically compromised DNA" shared by both of his parents).
Doomsday, has revealed that he got in some trouble for spoiling what Pedro Pascal describes as the movie's "biggest leak."
Joseph Quinn says the 'Fantastic Four' cast has received "sage advice" from MCU veterans, and calls Robert Downey Jr. "a remarkable actor" ahead of working with him in 'Avengers: Doomsday.'
Pedro Pascal is asked whether his character in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" will go on to lead the Avengers in future Marvel movies. (July 24)
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It sounds like the God of Thunder may have a much bigger role in Avengers: Doomsday than we realized, as Chris Hemsworth is being described as the movie's "second lead."
On the latest episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Fantastic Four: First Steps star, 37, opened up about how it's been filming the latest installment of the Avengers franchise while pregnant. She said it's the "coolest thing" to shoot the movie, adding that the cast and crew have been "utterly amazing."
In response to Hostin's inquiry, however, Kirby did spill some details from the set of Avengers: Doomsday, which sees Robert Downey, Jr. return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Dr. Doom, after his Tony Stark/Iron Man character died in 2019's Avengers: Endgame.