Unfortunately, J Kras is Reed. Diversity loss for us FF fans
*sad noises* i'm just sad at this point honestly... I have nothing against John Krasinski as an actor or a person, he seems like a great guy, but I do not thing he should play Reed at all. The only reason people want him to play Reed is because Reed grew a beard in the comics and happened to look a lot like him. (And he's married to Emily Blunt, who would make a pretty decent Sue Storm). I just don't think he can pull of Reed's character. Reed is a very distinct person, and he's very detached and logical, and I just don't think Krasinski can pull that off. He honestly just looks too nice to me?? He doesn't have the right personality? And yeah, I know actors are paid to change their personalities for their characters, but I don't think he can play the distracted, sometimes detached but ultimately loving Reed. At least from what I have seen of his work. Like Reed Richards is kinda the worst? He's just a really annoying person who will argue with you until you think he's right and knows he's smarter than you. In real life, Reed would be so annoying, I love him. And I just don't think that Krasinski can play annoying. He's too loveable lol
But, I am still holding out some hope that the John Krasinki Reed was just for fan service to quell the fans and will stay a Variant and not be the actual Prime Reed Richards. I just want them to cast literally anyone else as Reed. If you're talking about how Reed should be played by a black man since Kang (his descendant) is played by Jonathan Majors in the Loki series, then also, yeah. I think a black Reed Richards would be really good. But also, I have love in my heart for the idea of a black Sue and Johnny Storm instead. I haven't seen many people mention this side of the coin in that regard though. Not sure why the idea appeals to me, but I always see people talking about Reed being black, but not considering the other side of the family in Sue.
I mean, over all, I would just like the MCU not to touch the FF at all, but that's not possible, so I'll just have to hope for the best, and if not, I will suffer.