Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with some breaking schtuff from Variety about the casting of Reed Richards, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm. Below is the email I was sent... I'll catch you folks afterwards with my opinion of the choices.
Hey Quint,
Your proverbial gates have probably already been flooded with this LATE-BREAKING NEWS, but I felt compelled to put it out there. Here it is: according to the most reputable trade Variety (which I don't have a subscription to, sorry), 20th Century Fox has cast THREE of its FOUR Fantasticos: Ioan Gruffudd ("Horatio Hornblower," 'King Arthur') will fill the elastipants of Reed Richards, Michael Chiklis ("The Shield") will be everyone's ever-lovin,' blue-eyed Thing, and Chris Evans ('Not Another Teen Movie,' 'The Perfect Score,' 'Cellular') will be Johnny Storm. Still uncast is the role of Sue Richards, although supposedly, Jessica Alba ("Dark Angel," 'Honey') is the lead contender. The other two frontrunners for the part are Keri Russel ("Felicity") and Rachel McAdams ('Mean Girls' and 'The Notebook'), who I believe Beaks interviewed recently and hinted at being up for the part.
Personally, without having seen any auditions, I'd cast McAdams, but I don't know what's going on behind the pearly gates of Fox Studios. So there's the news, love it or leave it. I hope this was more of a help than a hindrance, and keep up the good work. Adios muchachos!
Most Sincerely,
Ribbons(that's my superhero name)