Sometimes the tabloid mindset can push rabid followers down critical rabbit holes. One of the more moderen examples of this was actress Mila Kunis having lunch with “Fantastic Four” director Matt Shakman (“WandaVision“), who’s notably buddies with a bunch of Hollywood business folks reminiscent of recognizable actors like Kunis. Well, regardless of well-known folks usually lunching collectively in Los Angeles the meet-up in February sparked a wave of on-line casting rumors that Kunis was being courted for the feminine lead function of Sue Storm, and even much less plausible rumor she’s up for Ben Grimm, aka, The Thing.
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However, with TMZ entering into the motion and make all of the hypothesis get into overdrive, debunked all of it, denying any involvement in “Fantastic Four” whereas showing on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” alongside “X-Men” star Patrick Stewart. She isn’t leaving a lot wiggle-room both by saying she’s “not in” the movie in any respect. But did give a sly trace that she did know who was, with out naming anybody particular.
“Apparently, if you go to lunch with somebody that is also in the industry, you then start working together according to the internet. We went out to a deli and had lunch together, and the next day, I’m somehow in ‘Fantastic Four.’ I am not in ‘Fantastic Four,’ but I know who is,” Kunis stated of the rumors primarily based on her lunch with Shakman.
This isn’t even the primary time we’ve needed to take care of numerous “Fantastic Four” casting rumors getting uncontrolled as each Emily Blunt (“Edge of Tomorrow“) and Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World“) needed to pour chilly water on their very own Sue Storm casting rumblings on the web. However, it does sound like Marvel Studios is certainly within the full-swing of discovering actors to fill these 4 principal roles and we gained’t have to attend an excessive amount of longer to search out out who they really are (Adam Driver is closely rumored for Reed Richards, but it surely seems like a suggestion at finest in the meanwhile)
“Fantastic Four” is aiming to start manufacturing subsequent 12 months with a longtime launch date of February 14, 2025. You can watch her reply to Corden’s questions in regards to the rumors beneath.