John Krasinski was asked whether or not he’d be reprising his role as Reed Richard in Marvel’s recently announced Fantastic Four revival during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Krasinski, who sat down with Fallon on Tuesday (26 July), avoided the question like a pro by pretending to get shot by a dart, telling the audience: “That’s actually a Marvel dart.”
Seconds before faking his own death, The Office star had been asked to clear up rumours that his wife Emily Blunt had been tapped to play Sue Storm, Reed Richard’s wife.
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Krasinski joked in response: “Jimmy, I’m gonna tell you on your show, it’s…” before being taken out by an invisible dart. Touché, John, touché.
Watch Krasinski expertly faking his own death below:
It’s been three whole years since Marvel Studios last had a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, but the MCU was back with a bang at this month’s convention, announcing a string of upcoming releases, including a Fantastic Four reboot that’s set to hit cinemas in autumn 2024.
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Notably, Krasinski briefly portrayed Reed Richard in this year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, leading Marvel fans to believe he’ll reprise the role in the MCU’s forthcoming Fantastic Four revival.
Marvel representatives confirmed at Comic Con that Phase 4 of the MCU will end with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in November 2022, with Phase 5 beginning with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in February 2023.
Marvel whet fans’ appetite by announcing a string of massive new movies and release dates, including Captain America: New World Order, Blade and Thunderbolts.
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The brand new Captain America film stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, and will be released on 3 May 2024, while Blade drops on 3 November 2023 and stars Mahershala Ali as the lead character.
Thunderbolts will be the final film of Phase 5 and releases on 26 July 2024.
Perhaps most excitingly of all, Marvel announced we’ll be able to get our eyeballs around not one, but two Avengers movies in 2025.
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The blockbusters - which will be released sixs months apart - will end Phase 6 of the MCU and be called Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. Did anyone else just pee their pants a little?
In terms of Marvel shows, the biggest news is that Charlie Cox will return in Daredevil: Born Again, an 18-episode series that drops in Spring 2024.
Oh, and Loki is getting a second season that’ll be with us in Summer 2023. Marvel did good.
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Topics: John Krasinski, Marvel
Aisha Nozari