The MCU Just Gave Us The Worst Mr. Fantastic
Warning! Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
The debut of Mr. Fantastic has been one of the MCU's most anticipated moments, but his arrival in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was a disappointment, offering the worst version of Reed Richards yet. Audiences have long called for John Krasinki to play the stretchy superhero and they finally had their wish granted in Sam Raimi's multiverse exploring movie. Mr. Fantastic's appearance is one of several surprise cameos in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and his introduction is one of the biggest crowd-pleasing moments of the movie thanks to his casting.
Reed Richards, better known as Mr. Fantastic, is introduced in the MCU as part of The Illuminati of Earth-838, an alternate version of Earth that Doctor Strange transports to with the help of America Chavez. Krasinki expertly portrays the leader of the Fantastic Four, exuding the calm disposition he is known for in the Marvel comics. But although his first few seconds of screen time in Doctor Strange 2 were promising, there really wasn't much else to like about Mr. Fantastic's first outing in the MCU.
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The biggest problem with Krasinki's Mr. Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is that he is introduced as "the smartest man alive" but almost immediately proves that he is not. Despite being aware of the threats of the multiverse, Reed does not listen to Earth-616's Doctor Strange warning that the extremely dangerous, Darkhold-wielding Scarlet Witch is on her way. He and the other Illuminati members only take action when it's too late and she has arrived. When the team confronts Wanda, Mr. Fantastic's
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