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re: Rumored Fantastic Four cast

Posted on 5/28/23 at 3:49 am to
Posted by PowerTool
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 3:49 am to
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Has anyone brought up the fact that Ben Grimm was Jewish in the comic book?

Daveed Diggs is half Jewish


I think there's a Kinky Friedman song about this.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 7:23 am to
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Yeah, they should cast Miles Teller instead.

Yeah, that was super successful last time.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 7:35 am to
Ben Grimm was also Jewish. Not a defining part of his character, but still got a mention.

Is that going to be casually erased or naw?
Posted by Richard Grayson
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Member since Sep 2022
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 8:32 am to
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Adam Driver


Will cry and cringe over act himself out a scene.

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Margot Robbie

Will be a condescending bitch.

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Paul Mescal

Is a socially awkward and devoid of charisma.

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Daveed Diggs

All around perfect casting for The Thing.
This post was edited on 5/28/23 at 1:07 pm
Posted by skrayper
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 8:39 am to
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Ben Grimm: Daveed Diggs


Will he still be Jewish?
It’s a pretty big part of his character.
Posted by Jay Are
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Member since Nov 2014
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 8:40 am to
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Will cry and cringe over act himself out a scene. Reed Richards was never stoic.


Do you associate stoicism with crying and over-acting?
Posted by Barrister
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 8:50 am to
Pretty solid
Posted by SammyTiger
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Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:10 am to
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Will he still be Jewish? It’s a pretty big part of his character.


Diggs is actually jewish
Posted by WB504
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Member since May 2008
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 9:14 am to
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Will he still be Jewish? It’s a pretty big part of his character.

The director is Jewish himself and has been adamant about finding a Jewish actor for Thing. Hence why you saw the Mila Kunis rumors.
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 10:28 am to
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Dr Doom will be from Wakanda.

the last 2 Marvel villains were black. . .they keep doing that, Ben Crump's going to sue somebody
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 10:31 am to
Is this just a trial balloon to gauge the public's reaction? That cast sucks.
Posted by Methuselah
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 10:56 am to
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The director is Jewish himself and has been adamant about finding a Jewish actor for Thing. Hence why you saw the Mila Kunis rumors.


Yeah. At least the rumor mill castings seem to have leaned towards Jewish actors. I'm not sure if Michael Chicklis or the guy who played the thing in the last movie were Jewish, but I can see them going in that direction this time due to the source material.

Being Jewish is a pretty integral part of the Ben Grimm character. Another maybe equally important part is that he came from very poor circumstances and was part of the Yanccy Street gang, but made it in life becoming a pilot and I think before that a football big man on campus.
Posted by lsutigersFTW
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 2:03 pm to
Margot Robbie seems unlikely to me just due to the fact that she is good friends with Leonardo DiCaprio and I read that the number one piece of advice Leonardo DiCaprio gives young actors is don’t do superhero shite.
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 2:15 pm to
The black dude playing The Thing is a Jew
Posted by Sterling Archer
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 2:44 pm to
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black dude playing The Thing is a Jew


Shh just let them be triggered
Posted by Tiger1242
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 3:23 pm to
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Margot Robbie seems unlikely to me just due to the fact that she is good friends with Leonardo DiCaprio and I read that the number one piece of advice Leonardo DiCaprio gives young actors is don’t do superhero shite.

Yea…. I’m pretty sure she has already neglected this advice dude
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
SouthEast... you figure it out
Member since Aug 2021
46994 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 4:16 pm to
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It’s a pretty big part of his character.



I knew it wasn't hidden but I don't remember it being a 'big part'.

Guess I'm more of a normie when it comes to comic book characters.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 4:23 pm to
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Seems iffy to put the black one under The Thing makeup. Twitter won't like that.


Musk’s twitter will love it
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 5/28/23 at 4:47 pm to
Of course. Lol
Posted by Linoge
Member since Jun 2013
1942 posts
Posted on 5/28/23 at 7:10 pm to
Reed Richards: Adam Driver - Richards should be older and have wisdom about him. This would be a huge fail.

Sue Storm: Margot Robbie - I could live with this if the other choices weren't so bad.

Johnny Storm: Paul Mescal - Who?

Ben Grimm: Daveed Diggs - The only shocker here is they only race swapped one character. So many better choices for the iconic Thing.

I think I will sit this one out. I will try and find a copy of the unreleased 1994 low budget version.
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