Paul Walter Hauser has just lately seen his star rocket from “that man” supporting roles (even after his breakout in 2019’s Richard Jewell) to a near-ubiquitous presence throughout motion pictures and TV. He’s performed a fan-favorite character on Cobra Kai, voices Embarrassment in Pixar’s current box office smash Inside Out 2, has a Chris Farley biopic on the best way, and—most significantly for the nerdier followers amongst us—will play an as-yet-unrevealed role in 2025 Marvel Cinematic Universe launch The Fantastic Four.
Speaking to Variety, Hauser—who additionally has someway additionally discovered time to squeeze in a aspect gig as knowledgeable wrestler—says he’s having a blast prepping for the Marvel challenge. In contrast to some huge names in superhero motion pictures, his course of hasn’t concerned some form of exhausting bodily routine. Slightly, he’s been reading comics. Numerous comics.
“Pre-production for me has been studying comedian books and studying the screenplay,” he instructed the commerce. “Loads of it’s assessing the place I match into that story and tips on how to greatest make the most of my time in it. You don’t wish to make selections or do issues which might be redundant in a movie. It’s essential to know what the movie is and what everybody’s jobs are so that you simply’re bringing your individual distinctive take to one thing … Each time I’m in an ensemble, I’m attempting to determine tips on how to be distinctive or particular with out being distracting.”
The gig has turned his attentions away from his DC Comics roots, it appears. “I didn’t actually learn Implausible 4 once I was a child,” he went on to elucidate. “I used to be very Batman-centric. However studying the Implausible 4 comics has been a blast. I adore it.”
The Implausible 4 is slated to hit theaters July 25, 2025; it’s a part of Marvel’s Section Six. The primary quartet will likely be performed by Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, with Julia Garner as Silver Surfer and Ralph Ineson as Galactus; Hauser’s in that “we don’t know who they’re taking part in but, however rattling this solid is sweet” group that additionally consists of John Malkovich and Natasha Lyonne.
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