Vanessa Kirby Will Reportedly Play Sue Storm in Fantastic Four

August 3, 2023

Actress Vanessa Kirby will reportedly portray Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in the new Fantastic Four movie.

This Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero movie is set to introduce this iconic superhero team into the MCU. In a live episode of The Hot Mic with Jeff Sneider and John Rocha, Sneider revealed a report he heard that Vanessa Kirby will portray the superhero in the upcoming movie.

Kirby most recently appeared in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One as Alanna Mitsopolis. She has also appeared in films like Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Pieces of a Woman, and the upcoming Napoleon movie with Joaquin Phoenix. She would join a long line of actresses who have portrayed the character before, including Jessica Alba in the 2005 and 2007 Fantastic Four movies and Kate Mara in the 2015 movie FANT4STIC.

Sneider recently tweeted an update, confirming Kirby’s involvement and debunking a few casting announcements:

https://twitter.com/TheInSneider/status/1687177707829006336

When is the Fantastic Four MCU release date?

The movie is set to release on May 2, 2025, by Marvel Studios.

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