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Marvel has cast Pedro Pascal in its Fantastic Four movie, according to an unlikely source (www.techradar.com)
submitted 8 months ago by WindyRebel@lemmy.world to c/marvelstudios@lemmy.world
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I don’t know how reliable this is, but it seems legit and with his popularity I do think it’s possible.

What’s everyone’s thought on this as a rumor and as a potential actual casting?

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[–] criitz@reddthat.com 20 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Isn't it crazy how they just remake the same movie over and over now

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Now?

Do you mean Marvel, or Hollywood in general? Because, what else is Marvel going to do? Create a whole new character and build an entire show around him?

If you mean Hollywood in general, I agree they should get back to making original classics like

  • The Thing (1982)
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
  • The Departed (2006)
  • Brewster's Millions (1985)
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
  • A Star is Born (1954)
  • A Star is Born (1976)
  • A Star is Born (2018)

Or maybe just a new Dracula, Frankenstein, Shakespeare, Arabian Nights, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Greek Mythology, Robin Hood, Seven Samurai, King Arthur, or Journey to the West?

Movies have always been a medium for adapting and reimagining existing stories. They are also making new movies with new stories, but those don't make headlines because nobody knows what they are yet.

"Famous actor cast in a new movie and we don't know what it's about yet. Click here to find out more no information."

You see the remakes, because we can speculate what this Reed Richards will be like, how he will approach the character, and what shape his story will find. You remember the remakes because you're annoyed by it. You've forgotten the movies that came and went while making no splash, because they were just regular movies.

[–] criitz@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I actually totally agree with you that remaking things has always been the way.

I dunno why stuff like this hits different though. Maybe it's because I'm old enough to see the same story over and over and notice it now, like you said. But I think it's a bit more than that.

I mean, the Disney movie Aladdin for example is a beloved part of my childhood. And it's just an old story retold... But it's a unique piece of art on its own right. The animation, the comedy, the music, etc. It feels like it stands on its own despite being an old story.

But, and I'm guessing here, this Fantastic Four movie is going to be just like the last Fantastic Four movie. But this time with Pedro Pascal. It's not gonna be unique. None of these new era of marvel type movies are different from the last aside from the characters. And that's not a bad thing either! It's a totally valid form of art and enjoyment.

It's just a bit crazy.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The last Fant4stic Four movie was a steaming pile of ass.

But my biggest concern is always the cgi for Reed. You cannot make Mr. Fantastic look realistic because the physics don't make any sort of sense. If he stretches out the way he does in the comics, he would fall over. He doesn't have Spiderman grippy feet, so once his center of gravity leaves the area around his hips, he needs to be laying on the floor like a snake.

That's why every movie has done everything possible to avoid showing him do anything. It's not the actor's fault that stretchy powers look bad on screen.

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

That was legitimately one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I couldn't come up with any redeeming qualities

[–] flatpandisk@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Feel like they remake it every 7ish years lol

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Fox kept getting into a loop of making films in order to maintain the rights, which invariable get rushed and subsequently bomb. No one wants to be associated with the pre-existing trash and so, they need to do a reboot and start fresh. The rights became far more valuable than the films over time, as Marvel went from near bankruptcy (who sold rights for basically nothing) to a multibillion dollar brand. Eventually Fantastic Four, along with x-men, basically just became a bargaining chip to extract as much money as possibly when they were eventual bought out by Disney.

Now the rights are in Marvel/Disney’s hands, it shouldn’t need to go through this ever looping cycle of trash every few years.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Tenth^1 time's a charm

  1. or 6th? 8th? or... Idk I lost count. Wake me up when they make a good one for once.
[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I remember one remake so far. That nobody watched I think. But the alternative is to just not do fantastic 4, which even up to this point, not having them in the MCU has been such a travesty. And I'm not even a big fan of the FF, but having Doom in the MCU is just magnificent and I'll take it.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

how dare a comic book based film studio put out yet another comic book movie in yet another attempt to recreate comics as movies