That surprise A-list cameo in Doctor Strange 2 explained
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is packed with all sorts of mind-blowing surprises and, yes, cameos. There is even one that has long been rumored for the MCU but hasn't come to pass. Until now, that is.
Now, it goes without saying, but there are major spoilers for Doctor Strange 2 ahead. Turn back now if you haven't seen the movie yet!
Yes, John Krasinski is Mr. Fantastic in Multiverse of Madness. He appears in the character's classic blue costume and is both a member of the Fantastic Four as well as the Illuminati. He is joined on the committee of heroes by Chiwetel Ejiofor's Mordo, Anson Mount's Black Bolt, Lashana Lynch's Captain Marvel, Patrick Stewart's Professor X, and Hayley Atwell's Captain Carter.
Read on for more on John Krasinski's role in the Doctor Strange sequel and what it could mean for the MCU and the Fantastic Four moving forward.
Who does John Krasinski play in Doctor Strange 2?
Mr. Fantastic, AKA Reed Richards, is a member of the Fantastic Four in Marvel comics. He's married to Susan Storm, AKA the Invisible Woman. Also in the superhero team is Benjamin Grimm, AKA the Thing, and Johnny Storm, AKA the Human Torch.
Reed Richards is a genius scientist, and, thanks to a mishap with some cosmic radiation, has the ability to stretch his entire body. We'll most likely next see the character in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie, which doesn't have a release date just yet.
Will John Krasinski be in the Fantastic Four movie?
Well, that's hard to predict. While in Doctor Strange 2, actors play different versions of their character – Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen play multiple Stephen Stranges and Wanda Maximoffs, respectively – in Spider-Man: No Way Home, three Peter Parkers are played by three different actors (Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield).
Mr. Fantastic has been played in live-action twice before, once by Ioan Gruffudd, and a second time by Miles Teller. It's unclear if we'll be seeing either of them again in the role.
There's also the fact that Wanda turned Mr. Fantastic into stretchy spaghetti in a murderous rampage that wiped out every single Illuminati member besides Mordo... Of course, we have yet to meet the main Marvel timeline's version of Reed. Krasinski may have the role, or it could be someone else entirely.
No casting news has been announced for the upcoming Fantastic Four movie just yet, and director Jon Watts recently dropped out, too. With that in mind, we'll probably have to wait a while longer to find out if Krasinski will return to the role – and if his real-life wife Emily Blunt will be playing his on-screen wife Susan Storm, as many have fan-cast.
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