David Tennant Wanted Pedro Pascal’s Role in ‘The Fantastic Four’

Pedro Pascal had some competition for his Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic, role.

During a recent conversation at MCM Comic Con, David Tennant was asked by a fan about which superhero he would like to play in a film, and he revealed that he had his eyes on the role Pascal ultimately landed in Marvel’s forthcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

“In terms of superheroes, I did slightly have my eye on Reed Richards and unfortunately, it looks like they’ve gone in a different direction,” the Doctor Who star said. “Although if it has to be someone, I’m very happy for it to be Pedro Pascal, frankly.”

The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which hits theaters July 25, also stars Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer and Ralph Ineson as Galactus. In the film, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god, Galactus, and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer, all while balancing their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond.

Later during the MCM Comic Con chat, the moderator also asked Tennant if he had seen the viral Vanity Fair lie detector test video, where Pascal calls himself “the bigger daddy” compared to Oscar Isaac. After saying that he had yet to see it, she then said, “I was gonna ask you who’s the bigger daddy, you or Pedro Pascal?”

“What’s the criteria?” the Broadchurch actor asked in response before adding, “I mean it will definitely be him, he’s Mister Fantastic, so in every sense of the word. I think Pedro Pascal is great. I’m very, very pleased that he exists.”