Julia Garner has reportedly joined the cast of Fantastic Four.
The 30-year-old “Ozark” star will play Shalla Bal, a version of the Marvel Comics character Silver Surfer, a source told Deadline.
The cast has already started getting to know each other in group chats.
Director Ebon Moss Bachrach recently revealed that his co-stars Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, and Vanessa Kirby had already gotten to know each other before they started filming the movie.
“Pedro started a group text message a few days ago, and I have his phone number, so it says Pedro Pascal, followed by +44,” he told chat show host Jimmy Kimmel. There are two,” he said. [the U.K. country code] numbers. I don't know which one is Vanessa and which one is Joseph. But everyone said something! I think people are investing because everyone is posting little images, stickers, GIFs, etc. No one is holding back! Everyone showed up. That's good, that's good. ”
Ebon, 47, will play Ben Grimm/The Thing, while Pedro, 49, will play Reed Richards/Mr. John. Vanessa Kirby (35) as Sue Storm/The Invisible Man and Joseph Quinn (26) as Johnny Storm/Human Torch are wonderful.
The Bear star also revealed what it was like when he first heard he was cast in a Marvel movie.
He said: “I got a call from my agent, and I wasn't thinking about work at all because the writers were on strike and the actors were probably going to go on strike, too – and he said, 'Yeah, you. asked me to play “The Thing''.''
“And I remember, because I was right at Fifth Avenue and 21st Street.” [in New York City]As I was walking around in shock, the next thing I saw was Aster Wines. So I went and bought a bunch of mezcal. ”
WandaVision director Matt Shakman will helm the film from a script by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, and Ian Springer.
The film's release date is July 25, 2025, and production is expected to begin in the coming months.