Actor John Krasinski says his brief appearance as an alternate universe Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” earlier this year is very likely a one-off.
The actor and “A Quiet Place” filmmaker is currently out doing press for the third season of Amazon’s “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” series in which he stars.
Speaking with The Wrap, Krasinski was asked if there were any discussions about continuing on in the role of Mr. Fantastic such as with the upcoming “Fantastic Four” reboot film or any other Marvel multiverse spanning project. He says:
“There aren’t any discussions at all, the only discussion I had was actually in the second-to-last week of ‘Jack Ryan’. Kevin Feige called and said would you ever fly to L.A. and play in our sandbox for a day? I was honored to do it. I flew right from Budapest when we wrapped and went right to the ‘Doctor Strange’ set. I’m a big fan of all those characters and that world, so to get to play in that sandbox for one day was a real thrill.”
With Krasinski’s version turned into spaghetti by the end of his appearance, Marvel has the opportunity to recast the role in the future film, which “WandaVision” helmer Matt Shakman is onboard to direct and which opens February 2025.
Krasinski just wrapped his next directorial effort “Imaginary Friends” starring Ryan Reynolds and Steve Carell, whilst the third season of “Jack Ryan” is slated to premiere on December 21st.
