Chris Evans talks about Michael B. Jordan's casting as the Human Torch in Fantastic Four, calling it phenomenal and that he feels connected.
It is no secret that when we finally had confirmation that Michael B. Jordan would be flaming on as Johnny Storm aka The Human Torch in the upcoming The Fantastic Four reboot, there was some backlash in the fan community. Clearly an outside-the-box choice, comic book fundamentalists have at least initially resisted the idea. But maybe Captain America can change their minds?
Before he was Steve Rogers, Chris Evans played Johnny Storm and the casting highlight in two previous Fantastic Four movies released in 2005 and 2007. And when asked by the NY Daily News during a Captain America: The Winter Soldierpress junket about Michael B. Jordan role, Evans had this to say:
“It's so funny, you almost feel precious over the role that you don't want someone else to do it. But when you hear someone phenomenal is doing it, it's very exciting like you almost can't wait…I couldn't even give that guy any advice if I wanted, that guy is so good… It's exciting to see what he's going to do, because I know he's going to reinvent it in a way that I could never have imagined….It's almost like we're sharing, the character is ours. I feel like I'm connected with him in a way. It's a nice feeling.”
When the Star Spangled Man gives you the thumbs up, you know that you must have done something right.
Jordan is joined in the FF reboot by House of Cards’ Kate Mara as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, Miles Teller as Reed Richards, and Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm.
The Fantastic Four jets into theaters on June 19, 2015.
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