Actor Paul Walter Hauser, who is best known for films like I, Tonya (2017) and BlacKkKlansman (2018), have joined the cast of Marvel's Fantastic Four. His role and further details about the plot are still under wrap. 

The cast already includes Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (aka the Invisible Woman), Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm (aka the Human Torch), Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka the Thing) and Julia Garner Shalla-Bal, a version of Silver Surfer from the Marvel comics.

The film will be directed by Matt Shakman. The script is written by Josh Friedman, Jeff Kaplan, Eric Pearson and Ian Springer. Fantastic Four is set for release in theatres on July 25, 2025.

Meanwhile, Hauser, who was last seen in Apple’s hit comedy The Afterparty, has Naked Gun reboot, The Instigators and Inside Out 2 in the pipeline.