You star, Penn Badgley, is currently the front-runner to play Reed Richards in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's upcoming Phase 6 film, Fantastic Four. So, you can only imagine how quickly the internet jumped at the chance of labeling his MCU debut as a sure thing when a reporter corroborated the recent rumors. But, it appears that all the hype was premature as the original source has quickly shot down all the talks.
Devin Faraci recently appeared on the Marvelvision podcast where he claimed that Badgley "probably has the role [of Mister Fantastic] already." As the internet does, the info spread like wildfire in just a few hours. However, the reporter later took to Twitter to clarify that his source was just "Reddit and gut instinct." It appears that Faraci wasn't sharing info based on facts but from what he saw online.
If nothing else, Badgley would certainly fit the bill of a genius-intellect individual who might or might not always be the most likable person in the room. Badgley currently stars as Joe Goldberg in Netflix's hit original series, You, which was renewed for a fourth season. If we are assuming that Badgley's schedule remains light heading into late 2024 - Marvel's Fantastic Four won't come out for the next two years - he'll have enough time on his hands to make a presumably long-term commitment to the MCU.