John Malkovich and Paul Walter Hauser Join ‘The Fantastic Four’

The cast for Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four continues to come together.

According to Deadline, John Malkovich has joined the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. With his role undisclosed, fans have already started theorizing who he could be playing, with Fantastic Four mailman, William Lumpkin, a popular pick.

Malkovich’s casting comes a few days after Paul Walter Hauser boarded the highly-anticipated movie, also in an undisclosed role. So far, the cast for The Fantastic Four consists of those two actors and Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Julia Garner.

Matt Shakman (WandaVision) is directing The Fantastic Four from a screenplay written by Eric Pearson (Thor: Ragnarok, Black Widow). Production is expected to begin in London in August 2024.

The Fantastic Four is scheduled to hit theaters on July 25, 2025.


Who do you think Malkovich and Hauser are playing in The Fantastic Four?

Author: Marmaduke Karlston

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