James Gunn casting half of DC’s Fantastic Four before Marvel hires any says it all about the state of the MCU

The DC Universe has beat Marvel to the punch in terms of casting their own version of Fantastic 4.

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DC's James Gunn announced two heroes for Superman: Legacy, Edi Gathegi's Mr. Terrific and Anthony Carrigan's Metamorpho.

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The characters represent half of The Terrifics, a DC super team who are an obvious homage to Fantastic 4.

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Meanwhile, Marvel has yet to cast a single Fantastic 4 hero despite the project being announced back in 2019.

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