I feel like I'm one of the only people who really loved Pedro's version of Reed

It seems like a lot of people have come around from the "they totally miscast Reed! this is going to ruin the movie!!" hysteria, but it still seems like most people aren't really *in love* with this version of the character. They just think he was *okay* at best.

I can understand the complaint that "Pedro is in everything nowadays, so I struggle to see beyond the actor" but I thought he was able to really immerse himself in the role in a way that I didn't expect. Whenever I saw the trailers for this film, Pedro always stuck out as the one who just seemed like himself. It didn't feel like he had blended into the role of Reed Richards in the same way that Vanessa, Joseph and Ebon has blended in their roles. It was just Pedro Pascal wearing a Fantatic Four suit. Almost like cosplay.

The film itself really surprised me though by playing to Pedro's strengths as an actor. He was able to be loveable, questionable, intelligent and badass without any of it seeming forced. No matter what he did (even suggesting that they hand over their child to Galactus), you still liked him because Pedro is inherently likeable. I also genuinely bought into him being the smartest person in every room. When he would stress himself out by trying to science his way out of a problem, I really believed it. He didn't play Reed like your typical movie nerd. He was more dynamic than that. I thought he did a great job of elevating the material so that Reed was slightly more interesting and complex than your usual blockbuster leading man.

Thoughts?

Commentaires

ConsequenceHuman46262025-10-21 16:47

the most accurate reed but some mcu fans prefers face than actual writing

the only reed that you can actually see his guilt

also the only reed thats actually smart

AlgerianTrash2025-10-21 17:01

This is fancasting in a nutshell as of late. It's all about hos much an actor looks like that one specific picture of the hero, instead of, you know, the actor's ability to portray said character

Lambchops_Legion2025-10-21 17:27

My number one gripe with most fancasting.

My number two gripe is taking an actor that played the exact same character in something else, copy+pasting it in the new role and calling it perfect casting (oh you want Tom Hiddleston to play the tricky brooding Machiavellian villain with black hair? how original.)

My number three gripe is only using surface level A-list actors for like secondary and tiertiary characters.

chomperstyle2025-10-21 17:47

You can and should be able to have both to an extent. I do think pedro plays the most accurate looking and acting reed since reed has always been an older man

ArcDraco2025-10-21 17:55

Fancasting has always been like this. I remember Raimi's Spider-man always had people fancasting Brock Lesnar as Eddie Brock because he's the only human on Earth who looks like comic Eddie. Dr. Strange fancasting was anyone who looked good in a goatee.

AmaterasuWolf212025-10-21 19:37

A) Why can't it be both

B) Does not justify something like RDJ Doom, I'm sorry

BoyWassup2025-10-21 17:05

Even in the physical appearance aspect, Pedro does look like Kirby-era Reed in his face

My only qualm with his appearance is that I think Reed should be taller and leaner, since it's a body type that fits elastic powers rather well. But that qualm isn't enough to derail me from the fact that i absolutely enjoyed his performance as mr fantastic

VehicleOld31242025-10-21 17:17

Yeah, for me, I've always imagined Reed fo be this tall lanky beanpole of a guy who could get even taller and lankier, like he was drawn since the Byrne era. Stretchy effects just flow better on naturally long limbs

But as you said,this is just a nitpick that doesn't undercut Pedro's gravitas as Reed

chomperstyle2025-10-21 17:41

I actually find him rather fitting for an older reed. Hes always supposed to be an older man and this fits wonderfully.

shotbydarrell2025-10-21 16:47

I was on the fence about him when he was announced to be playing him but he definitely the most accurate Reed Richards I’ve ever seen in live action.

Batshitcrazy012025-10-21 16:47

Man while the overall movie good, I wish his stretchy power was shown more of

AlgerianTrash2025-10-21 17:00

A lot of people in this sub say that they were extremely nerfed because "they would look too goofy" if they got creative with it, which is an excuse i genuinely do not understand. People would rather have something that is cool and unusual than something that is inoffensive and boring

But this isn't Pedro's faullt, he captured Reed to a T

BoyWassup2025-10-21 17:09

>A lot of people in this sub say that they were extremely nerfed because "they would look too goofy"

This and "they don't have to make elastic anyway because his main power is his intellect", which my only response is: Why? It's sucha weird cop out

Reed's hallmark as a character in the comic is that he often fuses his intellect and his powers to come up with solutions creatively. Why flatten him into a one-dimensional nerd archetype when he's always portrayed as much more than that?

natayaway2025-10-21 17:22

Probably because when every other Marvel genius nerd is already fleshed out beyond the nerd archetype Tony, Rocket, Shuri, Peter… hell, even Bruce after Endgame and She Hulk… having a bonafide nerd is refreshing?

AlgerianTrash2025-10-21 17:35

Reed using his stretchy powers doesn't undercut his nerdiness. Hell, it enhances it, bc he sees his own body as a tool for his scientific endeavors

-Minne2025-10-21 17:56

My literal least favorite thing about the Marvel Cinematic Universe is that Tony and Shuri never got a scene together.

Watching Black Panther for the first time I was just thinking "This woman is going to be a PROBLEM when she and Tony are inevitably in the same room together; homie might go back to the bottle", but then she got blipped and they never interacted.

natayaway2025-10-21 17:58

If Shuri and Tony had been in the same room together things would have gone a lot differently.

-Minne2025-10-21 17:59

Their combined sass might literally have been enough to crush Thanos.

ContentAssumption2042025-10-21 18:29

Idk, he’s not like Sheldon or something in this movie.

This Reed just feels like Banner from the first Avengers without the dark sense of humor and cynicism. I wouldn’t really say he’s an archetypal movie nerd. The 2000s movie Mr. Fantastic honestly fits that description better.

Also three of the examples you listed are pretty much just the snarky genius who doesn’t play by the rules. There is more than one way to flesh out a genius character beyond what you would expect from a nerd.

natayaway2025-10-21 19:28

Guilt-ridden nepobaby billionaire with a father complex who uses alcoholism and snark as insulation/shield for vulnerability and is constantly trying to take responsibility for past sins?

Experiment-induced genius with a bucket load of trauma who uses snark as a coping mechanism in a gritty outer space mercenary pirate world?

Princess, lead inventor and scientist, sheltered, who basically only uses sass with authority and family?

Dorky, scrappy, genuine, neighborly kid from NYC, who isn’t even snarky?

Smart bumbling unkillable idiot with super strength, who previously had the world of paper on-the-run nightmare?

Reed is the ONLY ACTUAL bonafide nerd. His first reaction to danger was thinking himself into a corner. Not feeling regret or remorse or taking responsibility, not following anyone else’s leads, not becoming a recluse, not putting things off or contesting with other people. Just thinking and chalk.

tagabalon2025-10-21 17:27

not goofy, OP, overp powered. like, he could wrap his entire body around galactus like a condom and basically disabling him for the rest of the movie but that would take away from the drama and the tension of that scene.

Ziatch2025-10-21 17:27

I think it’d be cool and unusual because I love Mr fantastic but the risk assessment isn’t that for the studio. It’s potentially make it lame and ruin the franchise or make it inoffensive and not touch it past the basics. I’d rather full stretch but it’s easy to say make it cool.

BoyWassup2025-10-21 17:06

I saw someone said it best: Pedro was an outstanding Reed Richards, but a mid Mr Fantastic. But you can't fault pedro for that. He did what he had to in a fantastic way

CaptainPositive12342025-10-21 17:18

Say that again

xinfinitimortum2025-10-21 17:38

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omicron7e2025-10-21 17:49

Outstanding

neverbeenhereyet2025-10-21 17:13

Imagine if Ben or Johnny tried to pull Franklin out of Galactus' hands, they hold him, and immediately something bad happens because of Galactus or something else, Franklin falls, there is enormous tension in the scene, music, and out of nowhere Reed turns into a sheet or parachute and catches him. I think this would play as a reflection of the scene with Sue later in the film and also show how flexible Reed is in his imagination, haha

Notimetowrite762025-10-21 17:41

The way I look at it, they have been fighting a rogues' gallery of villains on Earth. None of these bad guys made it necessary to focus on anything besides making his family not look like monsters to normal people. His job for four years has been to carve out a life where they can excel without all of the scrutiny they could have faced. He used his big brain powers before the fun parachute powers.

Now that he’s had to face a giant space-god bad guy, to save his family and the planet, I assume we will see that he tested his limits a lot more over the four years after Galactus.

AlgerianTrash2025-10-21 18:02

This feels like a personal headcannon, a good one but doesn't explain nor justify their lack of creativity with Reed's powers

Global_Charge_44122025-10-21 17:42

the issue no one wants to bring up is that the writers and director couldn't think of anything all that creative to do with Reed's elasticity. I mean, they really didn't have anything that cool for Ben or Johnny to do, either.

SpiffySpacemanSpiff2025-10-21 19:41

God yes this.

I swear this movie was a movie about a lot of things, but not so much the F4's actual power set. What kind of threw me was just how much of the movie seemed to be told in glimpses, rather than actual scenes dedicated to displays of their superhuman abilities (except Sue and Franklin, they were great).

fistkick182025-10-21 19:59

*Fantastic Four:*
*Sue Storm is* ***That Bitch***

Is what the movie felt like, for better and worse

MusicLikeOxygen2025-10-21 21:11

I didn't even mind. I was just glad to see Sue being used properly and not just being eyecandy or a damsel in distress.

fistkick182025-10-21 22:09

Exactly. For better and worse.

Not that her being awesome detracted from anyone else. Not her fault they generally just stood there and solved their problems with unconvincing "genius" and no fun

SlatorFrog2025-10-22 00:57

I felt like Sue got a huge glow up by the end in terms of her powers which were done with a really cool visual effect. And creative, how do you imply and show "Invisible" powers was the question and someone had the answer!

ladystetson2025-10-21 21:17

i mean, she is...

but the fantastic four is nothing to play with, either. Johnny is also incredibly powerful

ladystetson2025-10-21 21:19

I think this is one of the key problems with today's MCU.

Part of the reason these movies are so popular is the spectacle, the cool effects, showing audiences something they haven't seen before.

where are the cool special effects sequences? They just don't stand out from any other action/disaster movie these days.

jazzmaster_YangGuo2025-10-21 22:24

the (relatively)recent cool thing that they can play with the stretch powers but wont because it's a kinda evil mr fantastic: the Maker

Bush_Hiders2025-10-22 03:37

They don't really need to be that creative. In the comics Reed uses his powers to ge this face super close to people on the other side of the room, or hold open an elevator door from far away, or simple dumb shit like that. It's not hard to make him abuse his powers for stupid stuff, simply just because he can.

spidey-dust2025-10-22 01:04

My interpretation is that the lack of stretchiness is fitting with this version of Reed who seemed to harbor more guilt about them having them in the first place

leuno2025-10-21 16:47

I thought he was great. He feels like he could be a leader the way Tony was but obviously in a more affectionate way. I wasn’t sure what to think going in but the casting in general was spot on for me.

This has nothing to do with him but I thought it was funny how they barely utilized his powers. I wondered how they were going to handle it since stretching always looks cartoonish and goofy, and I guess their solution was to just avoid it altogether.

Ultimately we will never get what we truly deserved, which was Stephen Colbert as Reed. The world mourns.

BoyWassup2025-10-21 17:13

> how they were going to handle it since stretching always looks cartoonish and goofy,

Why be ashamed of that?

No one is going to look ar Reed using his powers and say "oh no, my silly stretchy man is going to look too silly when he gets stretchy"

Tiger9512025-10-21 16:48

To hell with the naysayers.

Pedro was great as Reed!

Sharktopotopus_Prime2025-10-21 17:46

He had actual personality, and felt like a real person. Both Gruffudd's and Teller's Reeds just felt like nerds who were there. I didn't feel any leadership potential coming off them, but I can definitely see Pedro's Reed organizing the MCU heroes in the future. He did an excellent job.

The one criticism I think is valid is that his actual superpowers were shown to be fairly underwhelming, but admittedly, there was very little action in First Steps. Other than the intro montage at the beginning, the F4 "fought" Silver Surfer, using their ship, and then it was just the climax with Galactus. Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie, and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of the F4, but we need some meatier action scenes and a chance for them to really showcase their powers.

eBICgamer20102025-10-21 16:49

*I don't want you to be like me. There's something wrong with me, always has been. The more I look at you, the less I know. And the less I know, the more scared I am. So, you know what? I'm not gonna look anymore. I'm gonna let you tell me who you are.*

He really sold me the uncanniness of Reed as a person. Him tethering on the edge of a happy family man and a mad scientists *makes* it worth it.

Awkward-Speed-40802025-10-21 16:59

That scene really hit close to home. Especially those first two lines. As someone who doesn't want to be a parent, I really felt what Reed was saying.

SpiffySpacemanSpiff2025-10-21 19:39

Shit as someone who *is* a parent, it hits hard too.

elpajaroquemamais2025-10-21 22:32

I have a theory that Marvel made this movie 15 years after all of us early 20speople got into the MCU and 15 years later are now parents

MrNobody_02025-10-21 23:10

As a relatively new parent, I couldn't agree more.

TheInvisibleCircus2025-10-22 07:24

Not me full blown sobbing at a Marvel movie that wasn’t “on your left.”

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mikesh8rp2025-10-21 17:21

I wish they leaned a little more into how fatherhood changed him, and his views/decision-making. It obviously would have helped if we had more pre-dad time with him, but I think him being a bit off-kilter due to the "new dad" of it all made a lot of sense to me.

TelenorTheGNP2025-10-21 17:43

Another Marvel movie that could be just that much better with even 5 minutes more screen time.

A_Rolling_Baneling2025-10-21 18:28

10 more minutes so we can also see Malkovich’s baboon army

MaisyDeadHazy2025-10-21 20:03

I will never not be salty about them cutting that. I don’t care if it messed up the pacing, you don’t just cut John Malkovitch leading an army of super apes.

Eastern_Hornet_64322025-10-21 20:48

Surely it's the exact kind of thing that with a little editing could be a Marvel One-Shot for the First Steps bluray

StatisticianLivid7102025-10-21 23:15

Should’ve been a marvel one shot released on Disney+ and YouTube as part of the hype build for the film

MarcSpector17012025-10-21 20:55

That sequence should be included in the next 10 Marvel movies to make up for it.

Tyrath2025-10-21 21:19

I've been miffed about the 2 hour hard limit they've been setting since Love and Thunder.

imironman20182025-10-21 18:59

Totally agree. I wished we had more of a backstory of them pre baby. The whole movie could’ve been longer in the beginning.

Powersoutdotcom2025-10-21 20:53

I think they could have done more, but what we got was really cool.

Total control, safety the house, plan it out, scan the baby.

He's cosmic baby so none of that matters.

Total control, safety the world, defeat anything, go to defeat Galactus.

Comes home knowing nothing and defeated.

Perfect.

Kwilly4622025-10-21 17:23

I know Reed being autistic has never been truly confirmed, but this movie definitely hinted tf out of it. And they did it wonderfully.

Icybubba2025-10-21 17:41

The smartest people in the world are typically autistic. So I fully expect him to be, and that's great.

AnonymousMonk72025-10-21 18:44

I'm autistic, and as the credits rolled my wife looked at me and said "everything Reed did reminded me of you." For better and worse, I'd say it's a very realistic portrayal, whether they meant it to be or not.

goblinite22025-10-21 18:03

This did it for me. I wasn't sold but the worry and remorse he delivers in this line, his fear that his child will have his same flaws, that he is unhappy with who he is but can't help it.

The way Pascal delivers that sentiment made me buy him as Reed.

Griffithead2025-10-21 22:23

For sure. Way more than I ever got from the comics.

Admittedly, I haven't read a ton. But I have read some. The comics always seemed like some bullshit Leave it to Beaver family doing some wacky comic book shit.

This makes Reed feel like an actual human being.

RubiconPizzaDelivery2025-10-22 00:21

I don't want kids and that line is what really encapsulates it for me. I would be too scared my kid would inherit my flaws. The anger, the depression, the constant belittling and self criticism. Reed vocalizing that he doesn't feel like he's right, and that it in a way scares him was real as fuck. If I had a kid, I hope I'd be able to be half the dad Reed is.

Or I'll just get a pet rock.

Konshuuu2025-10-22 03:59

Therapy can help my friend. You’re worth it. It will be hard but it will be one of the best things you’ll ever do for yourself.

RubiconPizzaDelivery2025-10-22 04:35

I did my time already, and I have thought about going back but I just don't want to. I fully admit the state of US politics these days is part of why. First they came for illegal immigrants, etc. They'll come for anyone with mental health, and so I'm in no rush to make it easier for them to know that I have mental health issues. Besides, I work out, got a job, got friends, got hobbies, etc. I'm probably fine.

RazielKainly2025-10-21 19:11

"If you ever have one of your own, I hope you do a little better than me"

SonicFlash012025-10-21 19:20

It's not hard to make a parent cry but this did it
Also I don't know why F4 isn't liked more. One of my favourite MCU movies

MarcSpector17012025-10-31 19:04

It's become my absolute favorite. it took fourteen years, but Winter Soldier has been dethroned.

EnergyTakerLad2025-10-21 19:31

This. This is what it is. I love Pedro, was iffy on this casting though but ended up loving it. I know there's complaints he barely used his power but I like that we got more of just his personality and brains

MusicLikeOxygen2025-10-21 21:09

I get the complaint about his power, but at the same time, I never felt like he was holding back or anything. He just wasn't ever in a situation where it was needed. My only complaint is they didn't do a scene with him freaking people out by stretching his eyeballs.

pizzaporker12025-10-21 21:37

🥲🫠....that really made me melt ngl

VelocityGrrl392025-10-21 22:55

He really nailed “carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders”. Very comic accurate.

LegendaryOutlaw2025-10-22 00:04

For me, that shows what the smartest man alive would really be like.

Tony Stark is a brilliant mind and inventor, he understands tech and engineering, and how to build solutions to problems.

But Reed is so intelligent, has such a vast knowledge, he knows exactly how much he *doesn't* know. He's smart, but he's not psychic, he can't read minds or know what people will do. He can plan for the future, he can imagine all sorts of possbilities and variables, but he doesn't KNOW the future, so all his smarts can only go so far.

So his genius feeds his neuroses. He will always be on edge, because his mind is always imagining what COULD be coming, and dreaming up potential solutions for even the most impossible of outcomes. It sounds exhausting.

TheOnlyGaming32025-10-21 16:49

i loved him

knokout642025-10-21 16:49

What are you talking about, he gets a ton of praise for his portrayal. Can we not frame every post as if it's a hot take?

bornlikethisss2025-10-21 17:37

I think fans in this sub appreciate his Reed but there’s a shit ton of social media hate via Twitter and IG comments.

knokout642025-10-21 22:09

Lol yeah of course, but coming to the conclusion that you're one of the few that likes it because of hate on Twitter is absurd.

thefoodiedentist2025-10-22 02:35

How much of that is unfound opinion hating on pedro cuz hes hispanic and critical of maga?

bornlikethisss2025-10-22 02:41

Don’t forget pro lgbtq+

stf292025-10-21 18:36

People in this sub have such a strange obsession with needing to feel like their opinion on something is niche or unpopular

banananey2025-10-21 22:52

Used to be on the Jurassic Park sub as well. So many 'am in the only one who liked The Lost World?'

Yes, you are the only person in the entire world who liked it.

coffee_eyes2025-10-22 04:23

but then how would OP get karma?

Mickeyjj272025-10-22 06:54

"am I the only one/is it just me" comments are always silly

PlainSightMan2025-10-21 16:51

I think he was good, but I do believe he was written to be kind of dumb in the 3rd act. Seriously that plan sucked. Regardless, I would have also liked to see a bit more stretching, because I felt that part of his character wasn't properly utilized. Why didn't he turn into a teapot damn it! Overall, he was my least favorite from the team, but he was still good.

NoFlaccidMint2025-10-21 16:51

I thought he was great. I really enjoyed not hearing Pedro Pascal talk, but Reed Richard’s. He just sounds like him and it made it easier for me to believe he’s Reed.

Can’t wait to see his interactions with Doom.

El_Quetzal2025-10-21 16:55

The main issue i have to this version is that his powers were use very basic in this movie. Ita just stretched arms and legs. Compare it to the mid 2000s films, they werent afraid to have fun with reeds powers

MarvelMind2025-10-21 16:56

Pitch perfect Reed for me. Thrilled to see him in a movie for 3 years straight.

aestheticdisasterr2025-10-21 16:56

On my first viewing, I honestly wasn’t completely convinced, but looking back, I would say Pedro embodies a Reed very close to the one in the comics. He is extremely intelligent, with his mind literally juggling thousands of things and projects at once, but at the same time he is very genuine. Like Superman, I would dare say he cares for the citizens and works hard to give them the best. He is clearly not a very emotional man or one for the usual displays of affection; his gestures are small, like with Johnny and the new suits. I would say he is a character that grows on you, and the more you think about him, the more you like him, although, as you say, I understand he might not be everyone’s favourite

nwm_is_batman2025-10-21 16:56

his power seemed nerfed to me, but other than that I thought this was a great reed.

19thScorpion2025-10-21 16:57

he was a great Reed. Some people are just mad he's not white.

BoyWassup2025-10-21 17:12

Truth nuke, unfortunately, i remember comic Twitter reacting to him being cast as Reed like "why is this dirty BROWN MEXICAN playing as the WHITE Reed Richards"

XAMdG2025-10-21 17:14

Worst part is... He is white.

Prestigious_Glove3942025-10-21 17:47

Can you stop this nonsense. There are fans outside US you know. I don't know he is not white or what even qualifies as white and I didn't like his acting.

ampersands-guitars2025-10-22 02:30

The amount of folks who start off complaining he was miscast because of xyz and then can’t help but slip in a “woke casting” comment is wild.

Dell0c02025-10-21 16:57

They finally got everything correct in a Fan 4 movie.

Icybubba2025-10-21 17:44

For the most part, in the sequel I would like him to use his powers a bit more, but other than that.

Tipop2025-10-21 20:44

I thought that this version of Reed was too human, too relatable. The comic version is so scary smart that he has trouble staying in touch with his humanity. Only his relationship with his family keeps him grounded.

ConnectCulture72025-10-21 16:59

He was great. His greatest power isn’t his powers but his mind.

AlgerianTrash2025-10-21 17:42

How about both?

Thin-Telephone2722025-10-21 16:59

I Loved his version of the character too.

somenamelessghoul2025-10-21 17:01

I adored Pedro’s portrayal as Reed specifically because of his vulnerability. He’s the smartest man in the world but it comes at the cost of him always being worried because he is constantly running through every conceivable outcome of everything and knows that even he has his limits on what is possible. He had the nervous energy of someone who is always running through the worst possible scenarios and doing everything he can to prevent them.

Rrekydoc2025-10-21 17:52

To be fair, a lot of us grew up with Reed’s exceptional self-confidence being a staple of the character.

MrNobody_02025-10-21 23:15

The scene where they're discussing Galactus, and Sue gets mad because she knows he considered giving Galactus Franklin, its powerful. He knows he can save a lot of lives if he did, and he considered it, but he'd never do it, that's a fuck of a lot of weight in your shoulders.

I don't understand how people didn't like this movie. I guess because it's not flashy enough, there's no mindless guy A punches guy B, guess it has too much depth and emotion, people don't want to watch a movie and think and feel.

EmbarrassedPiece40812025-10-22 22:26

The movie that truly got me on board the MCU train was Captain America The First Avenger back in 2011. I knew I was an outlier, it was no one's favorite, at the time Iron Man was the main draw of the franchise, Cap didn't really get popular until phase 2, but I didn't care, I knew what I liked.

In the intervening years I had grown somewhat weary of the MCU post No Way Home, and began skipping projects. However ever since that first trailer, something about Fantastic Four First Steps told me to give it a chance, and I'm so glad I did. It gave me the same feeling First Avenger did back in 2011.

I'm aware that neither movie is a masterpiece, but they make me happy and I'll be damned if anyone tries to tell me I'm stupid for liking them.

HaHaYouThoughtWrong2025-10-23 13:42

Like what you like and don't be ashamed about it. Your comment is making me want to watch FF4: first steps sooner rather than later.

Bruhimonlyeleven2025-10-22 03:04

" no.. I'll find another way.. no. We aren't doing this"

" It's the only way"

" What is"

"We have to use Franklin as bait"

" That's a terrible plant I hate that plan this is a bad plan"

He knows it's the only way, there is no other way, and he isn't trying to be callous, he is just waiting for everyone else to catch up. He doesn't wanna be the asshole, there's no other way, literally.

HearTheEkko2025-10-21 17:01

Played the role well but he doesn’t look or remind me of Reed at all.

kingthvnder2025-10-21 17:01

I’ve seen plenty of ppl praise his Reed, i thought he nailed it

Extension-Nebula67532025-10-21 17:01

I don't get why people have a problem with him. I personally think he does a great protray of the character.

Nekrino2025-10-21 17:02

You’re not alone

TESDViking2025-10-21 17:04

I thought he was the first actor to really nail the sometimes cold logic of someone so intelligent. The way he spoke, it’s the way I always imagined Reed speaking when I read him in the comics. IMO, he embodies Reed Richard’s like RDJ embodies Tony Stark

Travelin_Soulja2025-10-21 17:05

I doubt it. If you search for reactions, reviews, and comparisons over at r/FantasticFour, it seams like most of them liked him quite a lot.

Killbro_Fraggins2025-10-21 17:05

I was in at the ground level. Was happy he was cast because I know he can act and was really happy how the movie was.

AdmiralSnackbar8162025-10-21 17:05

You’re not alone. I loved him and this movie. My favorite post endgame project other than Loki.

BarackaFlockaFlame2025-10-21 19:51

the finale of Loki was so sick. They did him really good. Really curious what he's gonna do now!

InterestingChad_7612025-10-21 17:06

This version look so serious always worrying about future and taking all burden on his shoulder. Sometime he is expecting perfection and looks like very obsessive in perfectness.

roastedmarshmellows2025-10-21 17:07

Pedro's version sold me on the idea that his brain is his superpower, his mutation is simply a bonus.

mql2832025-10-21 17:08

I think he gives a great performance as Reed Richards 👍🏻

upfromashes2025-10-21 17:08

I thought he was really great as Reed.

xSluma2025-10-21 17:08

Unrelated but man does it drive me nuts he doesn’t have the white on the top of the suit like the others.

Sudden_Quality_90012025-10-21 17:09

He was a good Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic! I loved his version! He in other words is a good actor!

Kevandre2025-10-21 17:10

Nah, I'm not a big Pedro fan but I looooved his Reed. And Reed is traditionally one of my least favorite marvel characters but I love how they did him in this movie. Definitely my favorite version of the character I've seen

cig_daydreams282025-10-21 17:12

I loved that the movie focused on his brain power instead of this stretchy power. Somehow that's a dealbreaker for some people

NeoZ33D2025-10-21 17:13

I thought he was fine. They all were. Family looked like a family. Galactus wasn't a giant fart cloud. Thing looks great, which was the only thing I thought might've looked off

EnclaveRedditUser2025-10-21 17:13

They were all pretty good except sue. Kinda missed on that one by far

robodrew2025-10-21 17:14

I thought he was great. Especially how he was struggling with his own intellect when his mind would come up with solutions to problems that he knew weren't things a "good person" would think of. Like others said, I just wish we had seen more of his powers.

13WillieBeaman2025-10-21 17:14

People are hating on him because they didn’t get their fancasted John Krasinski. I loved it. But then again, I’m a Pedro fan.

Darth_Mims2025-10-21 17:16

They needed a few movies before an Avengers. I think they may be making a DCEU mistake by rushing.
The entire movie was just him stressing out about major life changes. I think we needed to see him in lower stakes situations.

SnooTomatoes47342025-10-21 17:16

I don’t think it was the cast so much as trying to introduce a team in 2 hour movie. We barely got any character development. Don’t hate the movie but I think the dialogue could’ve been better but movie was still fun to watch and the cast wasn’t bad just not utilized to its full potential but just my opinion.

KOStrongStyle2025-10-21 17:17

I thought he was great. My favorite version of Reed so far on film.

ELCHOCOCLOCO2025-10-21 17:17

He absolutely should adopt this hairstyle and mustache in normal life

Remote_Nature_81662025-10-21 17:19

Why would anybody hate him?

free4all2see2025-10-21 17:20

His performance was fine, it just wasn’t anything outstanding. But even in comics, Reed is kind of dull.

vetheros372025-10-21 17:21

Loved isn't the right word, but I enjoyed his portrayal.

PhillipJ3ffries2025-10-21 17:21

Pedro was great, he’s in a ton of stuff now and I understand ppl may be tired of him. But he’s good in everything he’s in IMO

RenoxDashin2025-10-21 17:22

The movie felt forced. It wasnt bad or anything, just felt off. I dont blame actors, i blame script.

Still the best F4 movie imo tho

MisterDabolino2025-10-21 17:22

I refuse to watch this movie because of PEDO pascal

LnStrngr2025-10-21 17:22

One of the good things about not following the comics and not being into the cartoons when I was younger is that I have very little preconceived notions of the characters to mess with a current portrayal in the MCU.

THEbaddestOFtheASSES2025-10-21 17:23

I thought he was great. Just don’t feel the need to shout it while standing on rooftops. The detractors voices will always be the loudest. But I would definitely say his portrayal is critiqued WAY more positively than negative.

MonicaTrollinski2025-10-21 17:24

The only issue I have with reed is on Marvel's side. Make the man stretch! I wanna see some streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetchin not streeeeeeetchin

Cassopeia882025-10-21 17:25

I really liked this version of Reed, he felt very relatable, especially in that scene with Sue tells him that being him hurts her.

VeryPteri2025-10-21 17:29

He was a good Reed Richards, he was a bad Mr. Fantastic, if that makes sense.

NothingButG00DVibes2025-10-21 17:31

It was a fine movie. But definitely a “one and done” kind of movie. Galactus was dope. But honestly, most of the movie was mehhh. I loved the hopeful cheery world and the vibe. But with infinity war, I can watch that movie a hundred times.

LockjawTheOgre2025-10-21 17:34

Know what I like best about the way Pedro Pascal played Reed Richards? It just worked. The character had just enough cheese level to match the environment, but it all played straight and clean. Reed's character is going to have some serious moments for growth real soon now. We got a good starting point. I like that.

HailState20232025-10-21 17:36

I thought he was solid. The real test was that I felt that I was watching Reed Richards - not Pedro Pascal playing Reed Richards - on the screen. He had great chemistry (to the extent his character allowed) with Vanessa Kirby (who stole every scene she was in, IMO)

ryaaan892025-10-21 17:36

He was good as the other three but honestly everyone in this movie felt like a water down version of their comic self. I wanted to like this movie so much more than I did, it just felt like it had all the weird edges sanded off to appeal to the most moviegoers. I guess the moral of the story is the comics are usually better than a two hour movie has room to be.

chomperstyle2025-10-21 17:37

Reeds iconic move is turning his eyes into microscopes by going awooga. He should have stretched way more casually. The best reed richards but by no fault of his own the worst mr fantastic we have gotten.

Anonymo1232025-10-21 17:37

wasn't a huge fan of the movie in general, i thought it fell a bit flat. His character in general I didn't get a good feel how genius he was or what his powers were. That being said I've been reading FF4 comics for 30+ years so I am familiar with the whole lore\\etc.

I think his casting was fine, as were the others.. wish we got a bit more out of Ben as well. It was a decent popcorn Marvel movie but I don't plan to watch it a 2nd time.

LightningTiger19982025-10-21 17:39

My only critique is they didn’t let him do anything interesting with his powers otherwise it was brilliant

ResidentNo64412025-10-21 17:39

Loved the movie, but gotta admit they nerfed Reed a lot, especially in terms of stretching abilities.

Two things that I remember that were off:
- Galactus stretching him just a bit and he’s not managing it at all…
- Drawing a thick red line for the trap, isn’t really what you expect from the smartest man alive…

hamsolo192025-10-21 17:40

I thought he was great. I'm not very critical of things I'm trying to enjoy, tho.

AwarenessOk77482025-10-21 17:41

Sorry, but no. With all due respect to Pedro Pascal (he's a really great actor), he didn't pull off this role. I didn't feel like he was playing a smart man (who made blatantly stupid decisions about his family's safety throughout the film) or a father figure (actually, I thought Johnny was a better father to Franklin than Reed.).

It's not about Pascal, but rather about the script, which has been brutally cut.

Notimetowrite762025-10-21 17:42

I loved him as Reed, and I loved him as Mr. Fantastic. I never cared when it was the other versions of the F4.

ToDandy2025-10-21 17:42

I thought he was a phenomenal reed. I’d argue I like his version best of all the live action versions. Not even close.

HowardBunnyColvin2025-10-21 17:43

He did a good job. Why were people upset.

Prestigious_Glove3942025-10-21 17:45

Yup you are the only one. His acting wasn't terrific, like he was when he played Oberyn Martell. His Reed Richards felt empty.

Drelas_Hawke2025-10-21 17:46

I loved his portrayal of Reed. I just wish we got to see Mr Fantastic a little more.

ironmonki232025-10-21 17:50

Yeah I was disappointed in this movie so much. I wanted John Krakanski a reed the way they teased it in DS MoM. I don’t understand why they went this direction and they started with Galactis who I thought would have been the next big bad for another phase. But marvel has been really fucking up lately from firing Johnathan Majors from playing Kang to making there biggest hero on of its biggest villains. I think I’m genuinely done with DC and Marvel both after seriously extreme fuck ups

DeeRent882025-10-21 17:50

I thought he was amazing. Loved 2004s version too and he certainly looked so much like I imagined him from the comics. But Pedro just nailed the mannerisms, personality, and delivery of his lines. I know that’s obviously in part thanks to the writers too.

Sharktopotopus_Prime2025-10-21 17:52

My honest take is that a lot of the people still complaining about his version of Reed are the sorts who just couldn't get passed him being Hispanic. You know, the kinds of people who don't care about substance or how accurately an actor nails a character's personality: all they see and care about is the superficial.

Pedro was an excellent Reed Richards, and I'm eager to see him and the rest of the Fantastic 4 interacting with the other MCU heroes.

CaptainAksh_G2025-10-21 17:55

I jut wish he had more action as Mr Fantastic.

His Reed Richards was amazingly portrayed.

blade7402025-10-21 17:59

I'm not gonna lie, I originally couldn't see Pedro as Reed, I didn't think he had it in him to play the smartest man on the planet in a believable way. But after seeing the movie I do think he pulled it off pretty well.

Throwupmyhands2025-10-21 18:04

1. I think he was one of the best cast new characters of the multiverse saga.

2. Sure, he's in everything, but he's not the same in everything. It's not like when Denzel was in everything.

Midnight-Basilisk992025-10-21 18:05

He was Fantastic

Mister-Lavender2025-10-21 18:09

I loved the whole cast, I just hated the pace of the film.

RonnySaya2025-10-21 18:15

I loved him. But they showed so little of his power.

hokagenaruto2025-10-21 18:18

my god not another one of these type of posts where op feels like the only one who likes something. fuck outta here

gaypirate32025-10-21 18:20

Idk to me Reed Richards is one of those characters who can be played by anyone. It’s not hard playing the “smartest” person in the world or whatever he is. Especially when his ideas come from himself but only when his wife repeats his own words lol.