Actor and comic book fan David Tennant admitted there was one MCU role that he would’ve loved to “stretch” his legs with.
The Doctor Who and Good Omens star was a featured guest at the MCM Comic Con in London that took place last Saturday, and was asked in a Q&A with fans which supervillain or superhero he would want to play.
Tennant said he got the best villain role from his recurring stint on the first two seasons of Netflix’s Jessica Jones as the obsessed and mind-controlled antagonist Kilgrave. But since that character is, well (spoiler alert) dead, maybe Tennant could try his hand at being a superhero in the Marvel verse?
The actor told fans:
“In terms of superheroes, I don’t know. I did slightly have my eye on Reed Richards. Unfortunately, it looks like they've gone in a different direction…”
Tennant referenced the highly anticipated casting of Pedro Pascal in the upcoming summer blockbuster The Fantastic Four: First Steps as Reed Richards. Premiering on July 25th, the movie follows Marvel’s so-called “first family” as they defend Earth from a space god known as Galactus.
Pascal was announced as Mr. Fantastic, along with Vanessa Kirby, who will play Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka Human Torch, and the super strong Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing.
But there’s no hard feelings from Tennant on the casting:
“If it has to be someone, I'm very happy for it to be Pedro Pascal, frankly… So, I don’t know who’s left…”
Still, Tennant would’ve loved the opportunity to be cast as the famous stretchy superhero. Sitting on the white loveseat with his red socks on display, the actor attempted to show how he would've played the coveted role.
With his arm outstretched, he told the audience:
“I'd quite like to be able to do all that... Even though it's going to be a while before there's another go at that, unfortunately.”
The fan question can be seen at the 27:42 mark below:
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To continue the conversation, the host hilariously asked Tennant whether he was aware of Pascal’s “internet daddy” status and who would be the ultimate “daddy” between him and Pascal.
The flummoxed actor asked what the criteria would be before relenting that Pascal was more suitable for that role.
Praising Pascal, Tennant continued:
“It would definitely be him. He's Mister Fantastic, in every sense of the word! I think Pedro Pascal is great. I'm very, very pleased that he exists."
And we’re happy Tennant exists, as many convention-goers agreed that his iconic role as the Tenth Doctor is a favorite among Doctor Who fans. Tennant joined the time-traveling adventure show in 2005 and won critical acclaim, starring in over 47 episodes.
The actor might not consider himself qualified to be an “internet daddy,” but the internet did agree that casting Tennant as Reed Richards would've been amazing.
Fans complimented Tennant’s wishful casting.
While others felt that Pascal was a better fit.
Tennant is currently recording the narration for the new How to Train Your Dragon book, as the live-action adaptation of the movie premieres on June 13th. You can also catch Tennant hosting the quiz show Genius Game.
