Fantastic Four: 10 Actors Who Should Voice HERBIE In the MCU
The Fantastic Four cast announcement from Marvel Studios had one omission fans want to know about who is voicing HERBIE?
John Krasinski
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John Krasinski was an MCU fan-casting that came true in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, Krasinski's Reed Richards was a one-off; his voicing HERBIE would be a fun Easter egg nod.
Michael Chiklis
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The Thing actor from the 2005 Fantastic Four movie is still famous for his gruff persona and voice (see: FX's The Shield). If we want the kind of HERBIE who gives the F4 some guff, this is another great Easter egg nod.
James Spader
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There's a lot of hinting that The Fantastic Four could be set in a retro-themed time or reality. Wouldn't it be creepy if HERBIE's voice was Ultron actor James Spader, as a winking foreshadowing of how AI assistance can go very wrong?
John DiMaggio
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John DiMaggio is one of the most prolific and famous voice actors working in the animated genre – in no small part due to his role as the surly robot "Bender" in Futurama. DiMaggio has already done voicework for DC and Star Wars – a big MCU role seems like a great next career goal.
Margot Robbie
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Margot Robbie was fan-casted as Sue Storm for so many years it seems like a shame NOT to have her actually involved with Fantastic Four in some capacity. If Marvel Studios can cast the likes of Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper as voice actors (see: Guardians of the Galaxy) they can snag Margot Robbie to play HERBIE. And who knows? A voice role might be the perfect way for Robbie to get out of those "When are you going to work with Marvel?" questions for good.
Christopher Walken
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Christopher Walken has been one of the longest holdouts when it comes to joining the MCU franchise. HERBIE is the kind of out-of-left-field role he'd be perfect for.
Matt Damon
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Matt Damon loves a good Marvel movie cameo – having already appeared in Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love & Thunder, and Deadpool 2. At this point, Damon should make it his schtick to only do unorthodox appearances in Marvel flicks – and HERBIE would be a great way for him to once again slide into the franchise without most fans realizing it.
Julian McMahon
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Julian McMahon played Doctor Doom in the 2005 Fantastic Four film. He also has the kind of deep powerful voice that would sound pretty good in digital form, as a trusty AI guardian.
Pedro Pascal
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Why look so hard for a voice for HERBIE when you can hire one in-house?
If Reed Richards creates HERBIE, it would make a certain amount of sense for the robot's voice to be based on him. It also gives Pascal another fun way to approach Reed's persona from multiple angles – the aloof scientist, the robot who is strangely more of a "dad" than the man – the maniacal variant known as The Maker, etc.
Point is: there are levels here we can play with...
Henry Cavill
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Want to get DC and MCU fans all riled up? Cast Henry Cavill in a Marvel movie – but only in a voice role.
Cavill has shown that he is more than game to having fun with his own superhero looks and persona (see: Argylle... if you want to...). so he'd probably kill it playing a witty British-voiced robot character like HERBIE.