Galacftus actor Ralph Ineson has broken his silence on being cast as Galactus in Marvel’s The Fantastic 4. The casting was announced yesterday, and fans seemed pretty excited about Ineson taking on the menacing role.
Ineson’s voice is perfect for the villainous character, and I can’t wait to hear him declare, “So speaks Galactus!” He’s gonna be badass with that sinister voice of his!
The actor has since commented on being cast in the role on X, in a post that reads: “World devouring cosmic villain is it? I’ll see what I can do.”
Also, there’s something else I recently learned about the actor. He ended up suing Disney last year after he was injured on the set of the Disney+ series Willow.
The lawsuit claims that he suffered permanent shoulder damage while shooting an action seen in which he fought a nine-foot ogre named The Scourge. Ineson caught his foot on steps that were obscured by foam gravel which was not raked properly due to filming deadlines.
Due to the injury he’s no longer able to play parts “involving fighting and horse-riding.” He sued Disney for £150,000 ($188,000).
I couldn’t find anything on what the outcome of the lawsuit was. I don’t know if it’s still ongoing, or if it’s been settled.
Regardless, the lawsuit didn’t keep him from being cast as Galactus in The Fantastic 4. He’s going to be awesome in the role!
The rest of the cast includes Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning) as Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) as Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch; and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Punisher, The Bear) as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing.
Paul Walter Houser also recently was cast in the project in an unknown role, and Julia Garner (Ozark, Inventing Anna) will take on the role of Shalla-Bal, who is an incarnation of Silver Surfer.
WandaVision’s Matt Shakman is directing the movie, with is set in the 1960s, and the screenplay comes from Josh Friedman, who was brought in to rewrite the script originally written by Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer.
