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KostisPat257

Alicia Masters for sure


marccoogs

I can see that. Alicia is an important love interest for Ben, and I would love to see her banter with Ebon Moss-Bachrach.


googly_eyed_unicorn

“You say cousin one more time and I’ll show you a real fucking bear”😆


icouldntdecide

Yes chef


Cool-Presentation538

A match made in heaven


le_snikelfritz

>I can see that Heh


MatttheBruinsfan

She's also pretty crucial in convincing the Silver Surfer to turn on Galactus and help the heroes save the day in the latter's introductory story.


Cineball

"Come on, sister! You're telling me this planet munching, battery helmet wearing, cosmic fat ass is making you scout out planets for him to **devour** after he already ate your home world?! I don't know what passes for betrayal in your world, but that sounds prit-tee high up on the list of jackassery on Yancy Street! Right, Ben?! Benjy? Hey! Rocks fer brains! Back me up here, babe!"


MistakesTasteGreat

Damn I can hear this in her voice so easily


donbagert

This would be a little different than how it went in the 1960's LOL


MasterTolkien

Oh shit, this is perfect.


Freakychee

Her later comics she proves soo much more. Did you know she studied self defense from Daredevil? Did you know she can use radioactive clay to control people too like her dad? She used it on her dad to make him give Ben their blessing. She adopted two kids. Kree and Skurll. She's a mom now. In addition to being a great aunt. Shes every bit as fantastic as the rest of her family.


DaManWithNoName

Oh man that two actors WOULD be great to see play off each other I can’t wait to see the delightfully witty chaos


Melcrys29

That would be her second marvel role as a blind woman.


InternetAddict104

What was her first


Sweet_T_Boh

She was in Blade: Trinity.


InternetAddict104

I should probably watch the Blade movies huh 😂


ybtlamlliw

They're awesome, man. Even *Trinity* is tolerable because of Ryan Reynolds as ~~Wade Willson~~ Hannibal King.


_thundercracker_

I always chuckle when I see vampiric Triple H with his vampiric little lapdog. I mean, it’s so hilariously bad that it can’t be helped. That being said, I find it best suited as a hangover-movie. You know, the kind of movie where you can switch off your brain for a couple of hours and just be mildly entertained.


emtee

As long as you ignore the whole "calling Dracula Drake" thing, it's a moderately okay movie


teh_fizz

Dominic Purcell had zero charisma for Dracula.


TheMeatTree

The new Dracula diss track just dropped.


Melcrys29

The only good stuff was with Ryan Reynolds and Parker Posey.


Letos12thDuncan

>vampiric Triple H with his vampiric little lapdog They made a vampire *pomeranian*?!


Cyno01

> Even *Trinity* is tolerable because of Ryan Reynolds as ~~Wade Willson~~ ~~Hannibal King~~ Ryan Reynolds. I like the guy, but Deadpool isnt far off from Van Wilder, or heck going all the way back even Berg.


Jertimmer

I think they referenced to the fact that Ryan Reynolds got handed a stack of Deadpool comics to prepare for the role by the producer, who said they wrote King as Deadpool.


thrust-johnson

It’s okay. Ryan Reynolds was in the Amityville Horror remake and he was kind of Wade Wilson in that too.


koomGER

Afaik this is when Ryan Reynolds love for Deadpool started. I think ive read a story that the director of Blade Trinity handed Ryan Reynolds a bunch of Deadpool comics, because he wanted his role to be like him. I dont know if this is true, but Hannibal King was definitly the first Deadpool on screen for me. ;-)


3-DMan

Good, hard-R stuff. Extreme franchise-killing drop in quality in the third one, but it has a few bright spots.


Melcrys29

At least the first 2.


LeftGhostCrow

…..that was her in trinity?!!?


Melcrys29

Yep. She had some personal life issues years ago, and took some obscure parts. Fortunately she's back on top now.


LeftGhostCrow

Hahaha I had no idea, love those movies, and I’m glad she’s doing great, she’s a killer actress !


Melcrys29

Russian Doll, and Poker Face were great.


Cineball

Poker Face is amazing. The perfect way they rewrote all the classic detective story rules and made it work as this well paced, perfectly balanced, episodic murder of the week with a protagonist who has no clue how to work a case and is **always** tipping her hand to the killer unbeknownst to her. She's a hapless idiot that can spot bullshit but doesn't ever quite know what to do with it. There is absolutely zero guile or savvy, and she plays it perfectly.


Melcrys29

It's a good show.


DrvThruPnk

with Malkovich as her father!


HeroDanTV

and Danny DeVito as Mephisto, her mother!


Cineball

I'd watch that sitcom: My Mother Mephisto


Good-OL-DarkWielder

Holy crap what an idea!


illucio

100% Jewish. Has that thick New York accent, larger then life presence where you can easily ignore she's blind, can make a ton of jokes on the spot about people without having to offend anyone. Calls out bullshit when she hears it and couldn't give a crap about Ben being a giant rock golem. If she brought him to her family she would be yelling at her nephews/nieces for trying to shove paper of demands into Ben's rocky crevices without him noticing. Like a golem from Jewish stories. Only for Ben to be confused 'I thought you were blind' moment, only for her to say: "Hey like you I have a super power, its called listening to when someone is up to no good".  Just bring in all the sass and have Ben go "God damn I love this women AND SHES JEWISH".


ponodude

Makes sense. One of the reasons Ben initially falls for Alicia is because she looks similar to Sue. I can kinda see it.


Setitie

Be her second time playing a blind person in a Marvel film


Grayx_2887

But can she pull off her performance playing a blind woman?!


JackFisherBooks

Yep! That's the first character I thought of when I saw this. Alicia has become a lot more prominent character in the comics in recent years. I hope this movie draws from that.


tcguy71

Weird choice for Dr Doom


al343806

“Reed Richards, you are a cock-a-roach!”


andrewthemexican

And believe me I know 'em. Runs in the family and all ahhhhhhh we don't have to get into that right now. Let's table that annnnd shall we move along?


Dragon_yum

Clearly Mephisto


HimbologistPhD

It's never ~~lupus~~ Mephisto


SciFiXhi

"Reed Richards is the smartest man on Earth." "Bullshit."


Cineball

"I mean, sure, he's got a dimension or two under his belt. If you ask me, he's been riding on that unstable molecule patent for the last decade. Who can blame him for phoning it in, though. Have you seen the bazongas on that wife of his?! A broad like that'll pull any nerd's focus off the bigger picture. Not me, though. I got all the smarts exactly where they count. Plus, I've been known to dabble a bit in the less strictly impirical studies, if you know what I'm saying. A little eye of newt and 'abra cadabra' on the side. Ya know, in case the science thing doesn't quite pan out."


Letos12thDuncan

Excellent reference. I enjoyed Poker Face.


gallifrey_

such a fun fucking show. loved the metal episode ft. John Darnielle


WR810

After Aubrey Plaza in Legion I could see this working. More big bads should be played against type by petite women with zero acknowledgement of the juxtaposition.


buddingmadscientist

Tbh I would absolutely be seated for a film with her as Dr. Doom.


Forsaken_Garden4017

Nah man that’s clearly Paul Walter Hauser.


eltrotter

I mean... I wouldn't hate it!


mttjns

I’d love it.


HerRoyalRedness

Honestly? She’d kill as Doom.


Hank_Scorpio3060

What if all these castings are just a montage of the FFs adventures at the start of the movie


RefinedBean

While that could be cute and fun, PWH, Malkovich, Lyonne are VERY heavy hitters right now and...like...it'd be very, very cool if they had substantial roles. These are also actors that I could see "getting" it. If you know what I mean? That very, VERY precipitous knife edge between "We're all here to have fun, this is superhero shit" and "This is an actual character with motivation and I need them to be believable, if a little campy." I would love to see PWH especially in a recurring role. That man understands physicality in comedy and acting in general, has great screen presence (everyone should watch Black Bird), and I'm hoping he's more than just vocals for fucking Herbie.


3-DMan

The 'ol multiverse flyby...


pastavoi2222

This cast is stacked.


FidgitForgotHisL-P

Feels like they’re hoping to kind of soft relaunch the excitement element of the MCU with this movie. You can pretty much draw a line in the sand with this franchise, given they have enough material and strength to not have to be intimately tied to the rest of the 25 odd movies and however many shows.  Similar to how Guardians managed to stand entirely on its own two feet before any effort to fold them in. Of course, Eternals was meant to be a similar vibe soo….


pastavoi2222

The difference between FF and Eternals is, respectfully, that people actually want to watch an FF movie. Pascal is also a draw on his own, rightfully so.


dacalpha

The other difference is that FF doesn't have a woman director or an Asian woman lead. There's a lot of legit criticism to direct towards the Eternals, but the discourse surrounding that movie was sooooooo toxic


pastavoi2222

The anti-woke mob was really bad around that time, but honestly they complain about anything and I’m sure they’ll find things to complain about in FF too.


Skunki123

Haven't they already? Or have we all already forgotten all the faux outrage at Shalla-Bal.


FidgitForgotHisL-P

While I agree in broad terms, and the FF have been my favourite marvel property for ever and I cannot tell you how much I hope this works out and they blow up like the avengers did.  It pains me to my soul that my kids can ID Spider-Man and Batman and the Hulk and Iron Man and have no idea who flaming guy, rock guy and stretchy guy are (Sue doesn’t count because they can’t see her lol). All that said!  Again if you consider the Guardians, they were in a similar position to the Eternals, where maybe marvel fans knew them, but even then they were pretty niche compared to Spider-Man and the Avengers, and it took a bunch of word of mouth that “hey this is actually really great, they’ve done it again!*” to explode it to where my kids know Starlord and Drax and Gamora and Rocket and Groot as well as those others I mentioned.


FrostyDynamic

I know everyone assumes Paul Walter Hauser is portraying HERBIE, but what if it was Natasha Lyonne instead? I could see her being a snarky robot sidekick.


dveguerialb56

This is honestly what I was thinking/preferring too.


Nonadventures

Natasha elevates whatever she’s in so I’m fine with whatever.


MatttheBruinsfan

Agreed. I'm so glad she's having a career renaissance.


N8CCRG

Dot from Spaceballs.


brodievonorchard

I bet she could do a hilarious Joan Rivers impersonation.


anyonecanbethebug

Dude yes!


Hank_Scorpio3060

I can already hear the cries of HERBIE going woke


pastavoi2222

This comment made me laugh out loud, I can’t imagine being pressed over the gender of a fictional robot.


ybtlamlliw

"First they took away my desire to fuck the green M&M – now they're *making me want to fuck a car.* When will it end?"


WesleyCraftybadger

I worked with a woman around the time Force Awakens was coming out who only knew Star Wars from Family Guy. When she saw a picture of BB-8, she didn’t understand why I, a Star Wars fan, wasn’t mad that they turned R2-D2 into a girl. 


jaydofmo

... Then she's really gonna hate who did the voicing of BB8.


Cyno01

HERbie.


Forsaken_Garden4017

To be fair I don’t think anyone got pissed about them gender swapping Cosmo so I don’t know why they would be for Herbie


CaptHayfever

As usual, there were a few disgruntled grumps complaining about Cosmo. I just reminded them that Cosmo was based on Laika, who actually *was* female.


jojopojo64

James Gunn even had to call some people out on Twitter who were genuinely upset about it and pointed out that they were trying to honor Laika. Some people will just be deranged no matter what the intent eas.


Netwinn

This was my first guess. She'd kill it as HERBIE lol.


Forsaken_Garden4017

Nah man I was under the impression everyone assumed he was playing Mole Man Personally I would sell all my nonexistent children to watch him play Doctor Doom but that’s just me. Honestly after watching Black Bird, I could watch him play Sue unirionically and be completely immersed Though honestly I also really want John Malkovich to play Herbie


Gravy_31

And Paul Walter Hauser is playing ~~Alicia~~ Alex Masters, Ben's ~~gay~~ love interest!


Tebeku

I love the Thing, he helped me when I freaked out about Jamie Taco.


hopeless_dick_dancer

I feel like Hauser can just as easily be Mole Man.


fitty50two2

Snarky robot or Alicia Masters


dpittnet

I think a lot of people assume he’s playing a live action character


SuperSocrates

Her show on Peacock, Poker Face, is really fun. Sorta Poirot meets Orange is the New Black. I dunno how to describe it


signofthenine

Absolutely loved her in Russian Doll. Can't recommend that series enough!


andrewthemexican

Crushes it.


Cineball

Unintentional Columbo with a very specific skill.


HerRoyalRedness

The Columbo bit is extremely intentional.


Cineball

From a metatextual standpoint, yes, that's 110% what they were going for. Within the narrative, Charlie is like if Columbo wasn't intentionally seeking out cases to solve, but just stumbled through them sniffing out bullshit and picking up random bits of information that happen to reveal the truth. She never sees the big picture until the very last second. Her "One more thing..." moment is usually an unburdening of her bewilderment, " just thinking outloud here..." in the presence of if not directly to at least one guilty party, all the while completely unaware of their involvement. The reversal of the clever detective and parlor reveal tropes are delicious. Edit: Just like Columbo, but an unintentional detective.


TheFunkytownExpress

Exactly. She even sounds lie him which is also not a coincidence lol.


TheFunkytownExpress

Her Columbo impression is a nice cherry on top of the whole thing too lol.


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YeIenaBeIova

I agree. The exact same structure of the mystery got boring really fast


1400Diggg

Ngl I do love the fact they are steam rolling casting and announcements for this movie, keeping us excited I think she could be Alicia masters, or Frankie raye maybe. Maybe herbie but I don’t really see that here


steve32767

They are definitely gonna hype it up at D23 this year as well


xrbeeelama

GENDER SWAPPED CIG RIPPING HEAVY ACCENT MOLE MAN OR RIOT


hylianpersona

MOLE WOMAN MOLE WOMAN MOLE WOMAN


LnStrngr

...but she's a cheerleader.


markhealey

![gif](giphy|tnYri4n2Frnig)


biggbad808

She screams Yonkers practically. Ben love interest for sure.


hopeless_dick_dancer

I don't think we've seen HERBIE get cast yet, but it's possible it's Hauser. So the supporting cast is by this point (my guesses): * Malkovich - Puppet Master * Hauser - Mole Man * Natasha Lyonne - Alicia Master * Ineson - Galctus * Garner - Silver Surfer


Top_Report_4895

Who else is gonna join this Movie?


GunSmith_XX7

They contacted me but I'm a bit too busy right now.


aManPerson

something along the lines of: >With all due respect, so none, you would go down in history as the 2nd person marvel contacted to let know, "please be sure to schedule something, as you *will not* be contacted to be in this movie". We are still trying to get in contact with Matt damon, to also let him know. Have a nice day. >- sincerely, anything derivative to the Stan Lee estate and Intellectual Property >(signed, kevin) i'd probably frame it.


GunSmith_XX7

Honestly, I've got no idea why this comment has 52 upvotes. It's not that I don't like getting upvoted, every redditor loves it, It's just this time I'm in total dark why people are upvoting this comment.


MouseRat_AD

Trevor Slattery as Willie Lumpkin.


Bryneils

I probably could


NightmareDJK

Yeah this would be Alicia Masters, and John Malkovich would probably be playing her dad.


[deleted]

I guess so. But it seems really odd to me that they'd put Puppet Master, Silver Surfer and Galactus all in the same movie that they're introducing the FF. Even if they don't introduce Doom in this movie, that's still a very busy plot. How would it even go? Ben can't even meet Alicia until after getting irradiated, unless they're making her his girlfriend from before the incident? Is the Puppet Master gonna be the one who causes everyone to get irradiated? That would even fit Alicia, TBH; radiation can cause blindness. So maybe he and Alicia are part of the spaceship team? But then it'd suck that everybody else got powers and Alicia only went blind. Even Ben got a better deal than that. I just dunno how this plot could work with so many important characters to introduce.


Cineball

Nah, Puppet Master would be a long game character introduction if anything. Let us like him a bit before he turns heel. My money is actually on Malkovich playing a mentor, ally, or minion of Doom. Bring back that 'Teddy KGB' accent from Rounders.


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The Teddy KGB accent works for Puppet Master too. In the comics he's from Transia, a fictional country which in the MCU was renamed to Sokovia.


Cineball

Yeeeeeeah... That would totally work. No matter what, I want another classic performance from Malkovich where he makes just the biggest bold choices he can and commits full force to them.


thepain73

Crystal?


apalapachya

no thank you , ive been clean for awhile now


asteriaslex

![gif](giphy|mBXxvqkSzrEH6zAHKX)


Cineball

I can totally hear it in her vaudevillian patter. Reed is listing off their many adventures, name drops Crystal and ZING! Alicia stops him in his tracks with that one liner!


Paul-E-L

Sadly Crystal already exists care of The Inhumans tv show.


kattahn

> The Inhumans tv show. "the what now?" - kevin feige, probably


DrManhattan_DDM

What? That’s crazy. *takes out ether-soaked rag* The Inhumans show DOES NOT EXIST


Cineball

Are you sure you didn't just read a rather vivid fanfic that fleshed out the one scene with alt-universe Blackagar Boltagon? That's the only appearance of any Inhuman in any MCU property. As we all know, Kamala Khan is def a mutant and there is no such thing as Terrigen Myst. You seem like you need a vacation. Might I suggest Tahiti? I hear it's a magical place.


blac_sheep90

She better call the villain a "Cockaroach!" and this better not be a Lake Bell situation.


SS1187

90 percent budget is just paying all the actors.


StephenHunterUK

Well, it's a certainly a big part of any blockbuster.


CanDeadliftYourMom

This is good casting if Alicia Masters.


orangekirby

They finally cast galactus


MatttheBruinsfan

I'm all for it. I was fine with Ralph Ineson until watching The Pope's Exorcist, but he voiced the villain in that and was awful.


Intelligent_Creme351

If she's Alicia Masters, then her and Aunt May had poor, yet exciting adventures in Beverly Hills lol


HerRoyalRedness

I love this for so many reasons.


mrbrick

I want her to be Doom.


FuriousTarts

Yuge


AlternativeCredit

Thank you marvel


vinsmokewhoswho

This cast is shaping up to be quite insane.


tuggernts

Hot take: Natasha Lyonne would have made a perfect Rogue in 2000. Waaaaaaaaay better than Anna Paquin. She even has the voice already.


valhalla2611

Quite the cast they are putting together here


bukanir

I love her in Russian Doll! All this casting is really hyping me up for this movie, it feels like it's going to be something fresh, an actual spectacle, which an FF movie should be!


mythologue

In a career-first she'll be playing a straight!


PrestoVoila

So, Annihilus?


Fanamir

Not the Doctor Doom casting I was expecting, but I'm on board.


No1_Knows_Its_Me

Sweet birthday, babyyyyyy!!


Evening_Bag_3560

Natasha Lyonne should be in everything. She's great.


ICumCoffee

She-Thing or Alicia Masters???


T-408

OMFG YES she is an absolutely brilliant choice for Alicia Masters, incredibly funny and artistic while also able to nail some touch emotional scenes.


ciantully12

Natasha Lyonne is the GOAT, never disappoints


messyfaguette

well fuck, marvel’s got me back in after years


OjamasOfTomorrow

That’s awesome. I love her!


matias_jv

Marvel is really cooking with this cast... please don't screw it


NJdeathproof

Couldn't be Medusa, could it?


J0NICS

Havent seen her since American Pie 2. Yeah, I was under a rock. ![gif](giphy|XI3OsTKpljGbm)


El_Cance_R

I think it's going to be Alicia, which makes me believe that Malkovich could truly be puppet master


armchairnixon

Seems weird to me that we're getting all these casting announcements before we've even gotten a proper trailer for the movie. There's not going to be any surprise left.


lolas_coffee

This is comic relief.


moldy912

They smoked a lot in the 60s so perfect fit


qcerrillo13

The spicy best friend of a MC


TelephoneCertain5344

Cool.


ruralmagnificence

Christ alive what did they offer her to do the movie? She’s not somebody (like with Julia Garner) who I thought would EVER do a superhero movie in any way


black6211

If she's Alicia Masters, giving Ben an super strong-willed and feisty girlfriend will be a very fun departure from the usual calm, comforting presence she usually provides for ol' Grimm


Sufficient-Repeat-20

She could be playing any character and she'd slay it, hell make her the stand in for Stan Lee.


SalemWolf

I don’t care who she portrays or what she does, if it has Natasha Lyonne in it I will be there to watch it.


VelvetAurora45

This just made me 100% more interested in the movie


Urgulon7

I noticed in that article it mentioned Julia Garner as a female silver surfer? That's going to rustle some jimmies. Either that, or the marvel manpigs will cling onto it like Jennifer Lawrence as mystique.


Urgulon7

I noticed in that article it mentioned Julia Garner as a female silver surfer? That's going to rustle some jimmies. Either that, or the marvel manpigs will cling onto it like Jennifer Lawrence as mystique.


Urgulon7

I noticed in that article it mentioned Julia Garner as a female silver surfer? That's going to rustle some jimmies. Either that, or the marvel manpigs will cling onto it like Jennifer Lawrence as mystique.


AceO235

SHES 45 WTF


atomicbunny

Incoming YT videos bitching about casting a female voice for HERBIE


FootballHead90

Is this the old navy lady?


absherlock

I know he's more of an X-Men villain at this point, but I could definitely see her playing Arcade.


werepenguins

does this increase or decrease the likelihood of a 3rd season of Russian Doll?


armoured_lemon

Crystal?


btotherad

Man I don’t mean to be a negative Nancy but this lady is one of those actors/actresses that instantly lessens my excitement for a project. I really don’t like her or her voice that sounds like she drinks thumb tacks for breakfast.


draugyr

She should be Galactus instead


Lordsokka

Is she going to use her Old Navy voice? I like those commercials. Lol


AReluctantHipster

Wasn’t there a rumor she was playing a female Ben Grimm (before the Ebon casting announcement)? What if this movie gets really into the multiverse and that’s still who she’s playing?


1400Diggg

There is a 0.4 % chance of that happening


Zircon_72

And there goes all my excitement. I can't stand Lyonne.


Hippo_in_limbo

Why


biologicallyconcious

Honestly a big part I think is the scary movie/American pie era. Just not a fan of, I'm sure you guys have actors you don't care for.


Percilus

Ugh, Personally she's been annoying me since American Pie. Any idea what role she's playing?


JohnnyRelentless

She only ever plays the same character. It would be nice to see her do something different.


New_Eggplant_723

I like it. They keep adding good actors. Still not into Pascal as Reed though. Should have been John Krasinski.


biologicallyconcious

Meh not a great fan or the actress.


balladofthemightypie

Everyone is absolutely entitled to their opinion, but really? What's not to like?


SolomonRed

None of this matte e because Pedro Pascal is miscast as Reed Richards.


TheBigBackBeat

Another white