Ever since it was first confirmed that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be mounting the fifth Fantastic Four movie with a fourth different lineup, speculation has run rampant over the prospective identities of the titular quartet.
Virtually every star in Hollywood has been fan-cast as one of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, or Ben Grimm at one point or another, but the latest speculation has pinpointed Adam Driver as the front-runner for the former. He’d be a solid choice based solely on the fact he’s one of the best actors in the business, but spare a thought for one of his biggest supporters if he ended up getting the nod.
Martin Scorsese has gone on record and anointed Driver as the single finest talent of his generation, and while there’s a chance he might change is mind if he ever opted to subject himself to the mind-numbing bomb 65, his well-known disdain for superhero cinema would no doubt leave him devastated that somebody he praises so highly is taking part in that which he despises.
There are of course no guarantees that Driver would even contemplate boarding another multi-billion Disney-backed behemoth after starring as Kylo Ren in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, but people need to eat at the end of the day. Very few talents in Hollywood would turn down that sweet, sweet Marvel money, even if signing on to play Reed Richards across the Multiverse Saga and beyond could see him struck off Scorsese’s Christmas card list.