Many fans extracted that quote and spread it around online, believing this meant the star of Eddington, The Materialist, and The Last of Us would become the new leader of the Avengers in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. Pascal clarifies to Entertainment Weekly that is not the case.

First Steps director Matt Shakman has clarified his recent comments about Mr. Fantastic (Pedro Pascal) being the man to "lead the Avengers."

First Steps director Matt Shakman has discussed his surprising comment that suggested lead actor Pedro Pascal had been cast as Reed Richards in order to portray someone who ends up "leading the Avengers".

EXCLUSIVE: Pedro Pascal's Avengers leader role as Mr. Fantastic gets clarified by The Fantastic Four: First Steps director after a previous statement.