William Jackson Harper doesn’t have high hopes that he’ll be cast in the “Fantastic Four” reboot. The actor, 42, spoke about the possibility of him playing Reed Richards, a.k.a.
Mr. Fantastic, in Marvel’s planned reboot of the “Fantastic Four” franchise in a new interview with NME. Speculation that Harper might play Mr.
Fantastic began after scores of fans on Twitter campaigned for him to land the role earlier this month. “Twitter doesn’t cast movies,” the “Good Place” star said. “I’d be really happy if Marvel was listening, but they haven’t called me and I’m not going to be in ‘Fantastic Four.'” READ MORE: William Jackson Harper Honoured By ‘Superman’ Fan Casting: ‘That Would Be The Best Thing’ “As far as I know: maybe they have something [in mind] up the docket, but no one’s reached out to me,” he added.
Fans began lobbying for Harper to play Mr. Fantastic after Disney revealed that the full cast of the reboot would be unveiled at their D23 Expo fan event in September.
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