20th Century Fox has been working on a reboot of Marvel's Fantastic Four franchise following the moderate success of the first two films. However, with Chris Evans now firmly rooted as Captain America in the Marvel Universe, many studio executives believed it was time for a change. Now the new Fantastic Four cast is being built and some of the faces are both fresh and recognizable.
Perhaps the most exciting news comes from Deadline, which reports that Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow in the hit HBO fantasy series might be tasked with leading the group of mutated super heroes as Reed Richards, A.K.A Mr. Fantastic.
Unfortunately for the Jon Snow fans out there, Harington isn't alone in vying for the role of Reed Richards. The studio is reportedly also looking at Jack O'Connel, currently playing Lou Zamperini in the Angelina Jolie-directed "Unbroken"). In addition to O'Connel, Divergent's Miles Teller is also being looked at for the role as well.
Meanwhile, Michael B. Jordan is likely to take over for Evans as the Human Torch as the studio has reportedly been looking at him from the start. He seems to be the only one out of the three rumored casting lists that has little, if any, competition for the role.
As for Sue Storm, "The Host's" Saoirse Ronan is up for the role of the Invisible Girl along with "127 Hours" star Kate Mara as well as "The Wolf of Wall Street" actress Margot Robbie.
It's important to note that no decisions have been made as of yet by the studio. In fact, Deadline reports that Simon Kinberg is currently working on a rewrite. The new Fantastic Four film from Fox will be directed by Josh Trank who formerly worked on the twisted super-human film "Chronicle" from 2012.
Tell us what you think, would Jon Snow make a good Reed Richards? Are one of the other actors better? What about the Invisible Girl? Human Torch? Comment and share your thoughts below.
