Fantastic Four | Behind-The-Scenes Casting for the Fantastic Four began by February 2023, with a focus on casting the role of Sue Storm / Invisible Woman first. By the start of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike in May, filming was planned to begin in January 2024 in London. It was reported that Marvel Studios wanted Adam Driver and Emma Stone to portray Reed and Sue, but they both declined offers in part because the studio did not want to pay the high salaries they asked for; It was said