Rumors of who might appear in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Fantastic Four film have been circulating for some time, with one of the biggest rumors being that Bryce Dallas Howard will star in the film. According to the actress, though, there’s no truth to the matter.
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During a recent press event for the upcoming Jurassic Park Dominion, a fan was caught in a TikTok video giving Howard a Funko Pop of Susan Storm — aka the Invisible Woman — who is a member of the Fantastic Four. Howard was quick to laugh off the move, and said that nothing about the character involved her, although she did note she would sign the item for fun.
“I mean, I know [this doesn’t] involve me or anything,” Howard could be heard saying in the video. “I swear to God, I swear to God. Yeah, yeah, for real. Total rumors. Total rumors.”
While it’s unknown whether or not Howard will end up in the role, she isn’t the first actress to be rumored to appear in the upcoming film. Last year, Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski were speculated to be the duo cast for Reed Richards and Susan Storm, with Krasinski even appearing as an alternative universe’s version of Richards in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
As of now, not much is known about the upcoming Fantastic Four movie. The film was originally set to be directed by Jon Watts (the Spider-Man MCU films), but last month, it was announced that Watts had withdrawn from the project.
Loosely based on Marvel’s Ultimate Fantastic Four comic series, the previous Fantastic Four film from 2015, which starred Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan, was mired in controversy from the start, including a controversial tweet from director Josh Trank sent the day the film opened, lamenting the quality of the final cut. The film went on to gross just $56 million at the domestic box office with a global total of $167 million. It reportedly cost about $120 million to make.
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Previous to this version Tim Story directed two big-budget versions, 2005’s Fantastic Four and 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, which grossed a combined $619 million worldwide. Roger Corman infamously produced a completed-but-shelved version of The Fantastic Four in 1994, which was never meant to be seen and was only made to secure the rights for a future version, though bootlegs widely exist.
