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The busy actor was also recently cast in 'Naked Gun.'
By Aaron Couch
Film Editor
Paul Walter Hauser will be making his Marvel debut with a role in The Fantastic Four, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
No character details were available, but he joins a cast that includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing and Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer.
The feature has a July 25, 2025 release date and hails from WandaVision director Matt Shakman, with Eric Pearson writing the latest draft of the script. It centers on the characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for the comic book that launched the Marvel Comics universe in 1961.
Hauser has been on a role this week. He lined up work in Paramount’s Naked Gun reboot, while his Chris Farley biopic sold to New Line. He is known for his breakout work in I, Tonya (2017), with other credits including BlacKkKlansman (2018), Richard Jewell (2019) and Cruella (2021).
As for Marvel, the studio is gearing up for the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, with the Ryan Reynolds-Hugh Jackman two-hander arriving July 26.
Hauser is repped by CAA, Artists First, and Schreck Rose. Deadline first reported the news of his Fantastic Four casting.
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