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Fantastic four: fans defend Marvel’s First Family movie reportedly focusing on Sue Storm as lead, pushback against M-She-U criticism, update on Matt Smith’s casting & more

Fantastic four: fans defend Marvel’s First Family movie reportedly focusing on Sue Storm as lead, pushback against M-She-U criticism, update on Matt Smith’s casting & more

While Fantastic Four has for the most part shown Reed Richards as the lead, it appears Sue Storm will be the main protagonist, possibly even the leader bringing Marvel’s first family together in MCU’s live-action ensemble, according to a new report. Sadly, the claim has Matt Shakman‘s film being bombarded with criticism calling it the M-she-U effect, a term used to mock the studio for prioritizing female superheroes over male characters.

Marvel Studios is currently not engaged in any negotiations with actors for Fantastic Four due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, barring studios under AMPTP and union members from participating in the process. But news broke on Wednesday, August 2, that Marvel reportedly offered Matt Smith the role of Reed Richards after Adam Driver turned down the offer.

With all eyes on the Fantastic Four’s casting developments, fans were surprisingly treated with another scoop from insider DaneilRPK. He reports that Sue Storm will be the lead in Fantastic Four – serving as a confirmation to previous reports that Marvel was prioritizing casting the Invisible Woman role and then “build the rest of the team around her”.

If true, that explains why Marvel has sought out A-listers like Margot Robbie and growing talent in the industry such as Vanessa Kirby. Unfortunately, It’s already prompted concern among some that F4 would focus on Sue Storm rather than balance the spotlight throughout the team- similar to their past ensemble flicks like The Avengers.

Supporters quickly pushed back against the detractive statements by reminding that Marvel Comics has put Sue Storm front and center as the Fantastic Four’s leader. In issue #5 by Ryan North and Ivan Fiorelli – Sue is directly called “boss” by Ben.

On a light-hearted note, Some also came up with fascinating theories like @heavyspoilers “Imagine if it’s 838 newly single mother Sue”. Readers would remember Earth-838’s Reed Richards was spaghetti-filed by Wanda in Doctor Strange 2. However, the MCU is currently focused on establishing the main timeline of Earth-616.

If Sue Storm is indeed the titular character – Reed Richards’ casting may not finalize until Marvel finds the right pick. Nonetheless, the rumor surrounding Matt Smith may have some weight since Streamr’s request for clarification was instead told “No comment” instead of denying the report or a confirmation.

Insider MTTSH offers hope for Adam Driver fans stating “I hear they’ll try Driver again so Smith isn’t a done deal just another offer.” But scooper Jeff Sneider says, “They did send the script to Adam Driver some time ago, but he couldn’t connect with the character. The script did not speak to him. So this idea [of him being cast] died very quickly.”

Marvel’s casting for F4 has long dragged out and the Actors Strike has potentially delayed it further since negotiations with earlier actors fell apart. Nonetheless, there is still hope to see Robbie portray Sue Storm since Mila Kunis denied engaging in the auditions.

Fantastic Four is scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 2, 2025.

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