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6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
David Tennant admits he wanted Marvel superhero role that went to Pedro Pascal
David Tennant has revealed he had 'his eye on' the role of Reed Richards in the Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four but it unfortunately went to Pedro Pascal instead. David Tennant has admitted that he had been eyeing up a superhole role that ended up being grabbed up by fellow actor Pedro Pascal. The Scots actor is best known for his role in Doctor Who with his most recent role coming as the villain Tony Baddingham in Disney+'s hit show Rivals. However, it's now emerged that the 54-year-old has been keen to take on a new character as he confessed he was interested in playing the role of Richard Reeds, aka Mister Fantastic, the leader of Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four. During an appearance at MCM Comic Con in London this weekend, Tennant said: 'In terms of superheroes, I don't know, I did slightly have my eye on Reed Richards, and unfortunately, it looks like they've gone in a different direction. 'Although if it has to be someone, I'm happy for it to be Pedro Pascal, frankly.' Tennant had been asked by a fan about which superhero or villain role he'd love to play, regardless of whether someone else had taken the part already. He replied: 'I would have quite liked to be Reed Richards. I'd quite like to be able to do all that,' he said, stretching his arm out to imitate the character's powers to stretch to extraordinary lengths. He continued: 'So I'll stick with that even though it's gone, even though it's gonna be a while before there's another go at that, I think, unfortunately. "I think Pedro Pascal is great. I'm very, very pleased that he exists.' Pascal, 50, is best known for his roles as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, Javier Peña in Narcos, and most recently as Joel Miller in The Last of Us. He mentioned earlier that he felt he got 'the best' supervillain with the character of Kilgrave opposite Krysten Ritter in the Netflix show Jessica Jones. Marvels' Mister Fantastic, has been depicted in TV and film multiple times, including by Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd in the 2005 movie Fantastic Four and a 2007 sequel which made a combined $630m. The Reed Richards character is now set to appear in the forthcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films The Fantastic Four: First Steps, scheduled for release this year, in Avengers: Doomsday, out in 2026, and in Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). It was announced in February last year that Pedro Pascal had bagged the role of Reed Richards. He was cast along with The Crown's Vanessa Kirkby as Sue Storm, aka Invisible Woman, The Bear's Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing and Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch. Tennant has been back filming a new season of Disney+'s hit show Rivals, which is based on the best selling 1988 novel by Jilly Cooper as part of her Rutshire Chronicle series. The series, which boasts a star-studded cast, made its debut on the streaming platform in October 2024. Disney confirmed that shooting for the second season had commenced on May 21 with a series of behind-the-scenes snaps including Tennant and his co-stars Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean and Aidan Turner. Other big names in Rivals include Danny Dyer, Emily Atack, Katherine Parkinson and Luke Pasqualino.
Axios
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
IU teams up with alum to save Marvel history
A collaboration between Indiana University alum Chuck Costas and his alma mater helped save some original prints of Marvel Comics' most influential artwork from the Los Angeles County fires. Why it matters: That artwork, which served as the primary inspiration for Marvel's future blockbusters, is now being shared with the public in Bloomington. The big picture: As U.S. anxiety and depression rates climb, research suggests you can give your well-being a boost by embracing pastimes like collecting or engaging in social elements of your hobby, like attending galleries. Driving the news: From now through February, IU's University Collections at McCalla will be home to " The Comic Art of Mike Zeck: The Marvel Years." With a career that began in 1974, Zeck is known for his work on Marvel's " Secret Wars" limited series that captivated the comic world in the mid-'80s. The iconic story is finally being adapted for the big screen as the focus of 2026 and 2027 Avengers films headlined by Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the MCU. Zoom in: Costas said he had been in talks to take the collection to Bloomington after first curating it for Ringling College in Florida, Zeck's alma mater. He and Zeck have also been friends for decades, first meeting at a comic convention in 1986 when Costas was a teen. "I was so blown away by his artwork. He had all five covers of the Punisher limited series," Costas said. "So I basically scrounged up every penny I could to buy them. I had to borrow money from my parents and then pay them back by mowing lawns." State of play: Costas started his collection in the '80s, but he lost most of it when his home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire. Yes, but: Pieces marked for the IU exhibit, including pieces Costas received from Zeck, were spared because they were out of the home and being shipped to Indiana. "I only had 45 minutes to get everything that I wanted to save out of the house, and so I had to go through a process of deciding what was going to sort of survive, and what didn't. And there's only so much that fits in your car," Costas said. 💭 Justin's thought bubble: Zeck's interpretations of characters like Spider-Man and Iron Man are the ones that shaped my image of those heroes as a kid because I saw them around the house all the time. My mom was a huge comic fan who read "Secret Wars" as it hit shelves from May 1984 to April 1985, and those books were a big part of her personal collection. I also know the pain of passion lost to flame. A fire at my mom's Cleveland home five years ago destroyed most of our semi-shared comic collection — including a number of books covered in Zeck's art. Mom saved what she could, and I keep them now as nerdy mementos of priceless memories.
