Mila Kunis Addresses Those ‘Fantastic Four’ Casting Rumours

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Rumours are rife about who’ll be cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming “Fantastic Four” movie, marking Hollywood’s fourth attempt to bring the iconic superhero quartet to the big screen.

One of those reports indicated that Mila Kunis would be playing an uncharacteristic role in the film: Thing, a.k.a. Ben Grimm, portrayed in earlier film iterations of the franchise by Michael Chiklis and Jamie Bell.

The rumour was sparked after she was spotted having lunch with director Matt Shakman, who’s been tapped to helm the new “Fantastic Four” film for Marvel. READ MORE: John Krasinski Addresses Potentially Returning To The MCU In ‘Fantastic Four’  That led TMZ to report on a tweet from the @MyTimeToShineH account — which is “credited with getting scoops before trade publications” — claiming that Kunis was among the Jewish actors being considered for the role (Shakman had previously stated that he’ll only cast a Jewish actor to play Thing, who’s identified as Jewish in the comic books).

During an appearance on “The Late Late Show” during James Corden’s final week as host, Kunis dismissed the rumour entirely. “Apparently if you go to lunch with somebody that is also in the industry, then you guys start working together, according to the internet,” she said. READ MORE: Chris Evans Would ‘Love’ To Return To The MCU As His ‘Fantastic Four’ Character, The Human Torch “We went out to a deli, and we had lunch together.