It’s no stretch to say WandaVision viewers are expecting a big reveal when Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) meets up with the aerospace engineer many are anticipating to be Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four, played by popular fan pick John Krasinski. Episode 6, “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!,” ends with Monica and FBI Agent Jimmy Woo (Randall Park) racing out of Westview, New Jersey, as Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) expands the “Hex” keeping her “dead husband,” the Vision (Paul Bettany), in one piece. When astrophysicist Dr. Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings) is caught in the bubble alongside agents of S.W.O.R.D., Monica and Jimmy narrowly escape being changed as they speed away to meet Monica’s contact waiting just over the ridge.
Because WandaVision moves into the 2010s era of television in Episode 7 โ Wanda goes full Modern Family in a clip from the episode released on Thursday โ there’s a belief Krasinski’s potential reveal in the “mockumentary” episode, partially styled after his workplace sitcom The Office, would mean an on-brand level of WandaVision meta ahead of the rebooted Fantastic Four in the works with Spider-Man director Jon Watts.
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“I loved TV, and watched far too much The Dick Van Dyke Show and I Love Lucy and Bewitched and everything,” Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige previously told Empire about the modern-day influences behind WandaVision. “We go up to the Modern Family and The Office style โ the talk-to-the-camera, shaky-camera, documentary style.”
When ComicBook.com asked the future Captain Marvel 2 star about theories Monica’s contact is Reed Richards or another Marvel character well-known to comic book readers, Parris teased, “I can’t wait to see what y’all’s reaction is when you learn who the aerospace engineer is.”
Krasinski and his real-life wife, actress Emily Blunt, are long-running fan-favorite picks for the roles of Reed and Susan Richards in Fantastic Four. When asked about playing the stretchy superhero called Mister Fantastic, Krasinski told ComicBook.com, “I would love to do it. I think to be a part of the Marvel world would be amazing anyway, and the fact that people would even consider me for that level of a part would be amazing.”
Fingers Crossed
โ Dixon Cider (@slickzino) February 18, 2021
John Krasinski!!! ๐ซ๐ค๐ผ
โ Moises (@moyboy321) February 18, 2021
Make Our Dreams Come True
Marvel realizing yโall are expecting Reed Richards to be the aerospace engineer pic.twitter.com/CdKVNU0THY
โ sebastian (@sebaasilv) February 19, 2021
How Iโm gonna be looking at yโall if John Krasinski isnโt Reed Richards. pic.twitter.com/H9vCEvfOvJ
โ kt the birthday queen (@katiekins93) February 18, 2021
Manifesting
Manifesting John Krasinski Reed Richards in tonightโs episode of WandaVision
โ Bill (@realBill58) February 19, 2021
Everyone after tonightโs episode of #WandaVison when the engineer isnโt Reed Richards ๐คฃ pic.twitter.com/3JIXjCwJ6B
โ Jeffrey (@jeffgezy) February 18, 2021
Surprises
Betting itโs Reed Richards! Iโm hoping that if it is, its John Krasinski that plays him. I remember seeing on here that he spoke with Marvel last year..
โ Kสษชsแดแดษด (@localplantgirl) February 19, 2021
PLEASE LET THIS BE MORE THAN A THEORY๐๐ผ https://t.co/pd7M5Mo41B
Yall at 4am after Blue Marvel shows up instead of Reed Richards. pic.twitter.com/88SV3QSbVt
โ โ๐.โโ (โ๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ โ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐) (@unvpologetic_bi) February 19, 2021
Like a Human Torch
If Reed Richards is the aerospace engineer I will combust #WANDAVISION
โ margot ๐ฅธ (@frogthor) February 19, 2021
Itโs Reed Richards. Letโs be real here. Itโs John Krasinskiโs Mr. Fantastic before he got his powers. #WandaVision pic.twitter.com/FIBhhTTt9y
โ Dylan Clark (@Dylan_T_Clark) February 18, 2021
Don’t Stop Trying to Make Stretch Happen
If it turns out to be Reed Richards I will lose my mind https://t.co/U72Ol7AGxG
โ (Tanner) (@tee_em_are) February 18, 2021
I donโt know what Iโll do if I donโt see John Krasinski as Reed Richards in WandaVision tomorrow. #WandaVision pic.twitter.com/2QohMsyfEZ
โ Giselle (@itsgissel) February 19, 2021
Mind-Blowing
If Reed Richards is John Krasinski, tonight on #WandaVision, Iโll be so happy and flip out. pic.twitter.com/ZwDiaWcDu4
โ Max Rudley (@Max_Rudleyy) February 19, 2021
If we see John Krasinski as Reed Richards this week minds will be blown pic.twitter.com/T9RMuyAaTW
โ BluRay๐ธngel (@BluRayAngel) February 18, 2021
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