There have been a lot of interesting rumors when it comes to casting for the Fantastic Four movie, and here’s another interesting one. According to Movies.com, Josh Gad is rumored to be Fox’s first choice for the role of Ben Grimm a.k.a. The Thing.It would be an interesting choice for the role of The Thing, because Gad is the muscular, wrestler-type that on might suspect for The Thing role. However, it’s possible that The Thing could be a completely CG character, which would only require Gad to do voice work and possibly motion capture.Gad is best known for playing Skip Gilchrist in 1600 Penn, Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, Ryan Church in the television series Back to You, and Olaf the Snowman in Frozen. He also played Steve Wozniak in the Jobs movie, starring Ashton Kutcher.While there have been no official casting announcements in regards to Fantastic Four, Michael B. Jordan is strongly rumored to have already locked up the role of the Human Torch. Miles Teller has also been repeatedly rumored to be in the running to play Mister Fantastic, but it’s a little more up in the air as to if he’s landed the role. Various actresses have been tied to the role of Invisible Girl/Woman, but no one name has emerged as the frontrunner for that role.Fantastic Four is scheduled to be released in movie theaters on June 19, 2015.
