Ebon Moss-Bachrach Says The Fantastic Four Cast Already Has a Group Chat — and Pedro Pascal Started It!

The cast of the new Fantastic Four movie already working on their fantastic chemistry!

Ebon Moss-Bachrach (who is set to play Ben Grimm, aka The Thing in the upcoming superhero movie) just revealed that he and his Fantastic Four castmates have a group chat — and it was started by none other than Pedro Pascal.

“Pedro started a group message a few days ago,” Moss-Bachrach, 46, shared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Saturday, more than a week after the film’s cast was announced.

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host Jimmy Kimmel asked at the time Bear star — who is cast in the Marvel Studios project alongside Pascal, 48, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn — if the chat has a “fun name.”

“I have his number, so it says Pedro Pascal, and there are two +44 numbers. I don’t know which one is Vanessa and which one is Joseph,” revealed the actor.

And while he may not know who’s talking, the chat is active, Moss-Bachrach said.

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“Everybody said something,” he told Kimmel, 56. “Everybody put a little picture or a sticker or, you know, a GIF or something on there. So people are invested, I guess.”

“Nobody’s shy,” he joked.

Marvel has announced the main actors Fantastic Four on Valentine’s Day with an illustration of the actors as their heroes, as well as the film’s release date: July 25, 2025.

“Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family!” the studio wrote on Instagram.”Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn are a fantastic foursome.”

Moss-Bachrach also shared the news on her Instagram, writing: “From our family to yours: HAPPY VALENTINE’S!!!”

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The announcement follows months of reports that Pascal is in talks to play the superhero group’s leader, Reed Richards, aka Mister Fantastic, in the film.

The 2025 ‘Fantastic Four’ cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Joseph Quinn.

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Alongside Pascal’s Mister Fantastic and Moss-Bachrach’s The Thing, Oscar-nominated Kirby, 35, will play Sue Storm, aka The Invisible Woman, and Stranger Things star Quinn, 30, will play Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch.

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This 2025 film is not the first time that the heroes have moved from the comic book page to the big screen. In two films from 2005 and 2007, the superheroes were portrayed by Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis.

Then, the 2015 remake starred Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell as the titular group. Most recently, John Krasinski played the 2022 parallel universe version of Reed Richards. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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