Ebon Moss-Bachrach is set to portray Ben Grimm/The Thing in Marvel Studios‘ upcoming The Fantastic Four, a role he says will not feature a practical suit.
Speaking during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Moss-Bachrach was asked about the upcoming film, and specifically, if he’d been fitted for any type of suit for The Thing. The Bear actor then revealed that, to his knowledge, his role in the film will be more based on performance capture, calling a practical suit “kind of cosplay” for the time.
“In the past, I think they’ve done a suit. Michael Chiklis wore a suit that apparently was really uncomfortable, and it’s kind of… we’re past that, I think,” Moss-Bachrach said. “It’s a little kind of cosplay, a little amateur, that stuff now, with the technology we have. So yeah, I think it’s mostly performance capture. Motion capture, performance capture.”
What do we know about The Fantastic Four?
As confirmed by Marvel Studios, Pedro Pascal will indeed play Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, while Vanessa Kirby will play Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman. Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn has the role of Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach has the part of Ben Grimm/The Thing.
The Fantastic Four will be directed by Matt Shakman (WandaVision) from a screenplay by Josh Friedman, who was brought in to re-write the script originally written by Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer. As a project in Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Fantastic Four is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025.
The Fantastic Four comic debuted in 1961. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it was the first superhero team title produced by Marvel Comics and popularized famous characters like Reed Richards, Sue Storm and Doctor Doom.
