"Is That Sexy These Days?" Joseph Quinn Explains How His Version Of Johnny Storm In The Fantastic Four: First Steps Differs From Chris Evans' Take And Other Past Adaptations

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Human Torch star Joseph Quinn handle Johnny Storm ’s playboy personality and explains how hisMCUportrayal distances itself from this aspect of the comic Quran character inThe Fantastic Four : First Steps . The Fantastic Four have been adapted to live - action four times beforeMarvel Studios ' upcomingThe Fantastic Four : First Steps , and Johnny Storm a.k.a . the Human Torch has appear on the big screen door one additional time , encounter by Chris Evans in 2024’sDeadpool & Wolverine . Josh Trank ’s darkFantastic Fournotwithstanding , every unrecorded - actionFantastic Fouradaptationhas been comparatively faithful to the source material .

" He ’s a adult male that lead with a bunch of bravado , which can be an affront sometimes . But also he ’s comic . Myself and [ Marvel Studios chief ] Kevin [ Feige ] were speaking about previous iteration of him and where we are culturally . He was brandmark as this womanizing , Beelzebub - may - care guy , but is that sexy these days ? I do n’t think so . This variation of Johnny is less calloused with other the great unwashed ’s feeling , and hopefully there ’s a self - cognisance about what ’s driving that attention - look for behavior . "

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Joseph Quinn Will Play A Modern Version Of Johnny Storm

The Fantastic Four : First Steps might not be including any cameo from the MCU ’s wedge , but that does n’t entail an iconic MCU old-timer wo n’t appear .

Joseph Quinn is n’t the only member ofThe Fantastic Four : First Steps ' casttaking a different overture to their character . Vanessa Kirby is playing a more mature Sue Storm who balances her life as a star and a hero with being a mother , Pedro Pascal is wager a more veteran version of Reed Richards , and Ebon Moss - Bachrach will play a more playful and fond - hearted Ben Grimm . Together , the MCU ’s Fantastic Four also foretell to be the most devoted and inseparable loop of the squad so far , as well as the most publicly celebrated iteration of the squad on the great screen .

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The MCU’s Fantastic Four Needed To Be Unique

The Fantastic Four : First Steps ' nominal case will be quite dissimilar from many well - known rendering of the squad , both from the comic strip and from previous movie adaptations . Since movie like 2005’sFantastic Fourand 2007’sFantastic Four : ascent of the Silver Surferpioneered several traditional trait of Marvel ’s First Family , it only makes sense for the MCU to explore the heroes from a different perspective . Nevertheless , The Fantastic Four : First Stepswill honor the titular persona ’s root and mirthful book story reliably .

Source : Entertainment Weekly