Adam Driver reportedly “priced himself” on FANTASTIC FOUR

It looks like things might not work out between Marvel Studios and Adam Driver For Fantastic Four. The actor’s name has been linked to the film for some time, and a couple of months ago a report surfaced that he would accept an offer to play Reed Richards.

Well, now it’s been reported that Driver may no longer be attached or in contention for the role. The news comes from Jeff Sneider on the latest episode of The Hot Mic Podcast, and he says the reason things haven’t worked out is because of the money. Snieder said:

“When I asked someone about the Fantastic Four, they said… like I said, it’s about money, so I think Adam Driver may have valued himself. This may have been the situation. He may have just started asking for too much money.

I mean, when you’re dealing with Marvel and Disney and more movies, it makes sense that he wants to make money off it. Driver does a lot of low-budget films, so you’d think a big payday wouldn’t be that important to him, but perhaps because of the commitment it requires, he’s begging for more.

Sneider and co-host John Rocha also speculated that another potential issue could also be casting, with Driver simply not wanting to be in the film if Margot Robbie, who was rumored to be playing Sue Storm, would not be there. But this is just speculation.

Other reports have mentioned this Elvis star Austin Butler was sought for the role of Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch.

I actually liked Driver for the role of Reed Richards, but if he’s really out of the picture, it’ll be interesting to see who Marvel’s second choice is.

Kevin Feige previously said that Marvel’s first family will be a big pillar of the future of the MCU after their introduction. He said, “Fantastic Four is the foundation for everything that has come since in comics. There have definitely been versions of it [on screen], but never inhabiting the MCU narrative. And that’s something that’s really exciting for us. People will start hearing about it soon. We plan to be a big mainstay of the MCU in the future, just like they’ve been in the comics for 50 or 60 years.

Marvel producer Stephen Brussard he previously promised that the film will be a true celebration of the comic book source material: “I don’t assume I know everything about that film; I’m not necessarily working on it. But one of the founding principles of Marvel, going back to Iron Man and Tony’s casting that I think resonated today, is to embrace the source material and these comics that have been around forever. They are older than me and I guess they are also older than you. I’ve been around for a while for a reason, [so we] lean on that.

Matt Shakman (Wanda Vision) is directing the film.

Are there any actors you would like to see play Mr. Fantastic?