Joseph Quinn looks at the camera as Arthur Havisham in Dickensian and the Human Torch flies in the MCU's The Fantastic Four official image

Newcomer MCU star and Human Torch actor Joseph Quinn provides updates on his preparation for The Fantastic Four and shows his excitement about working with the rest of the cast. Behind-the-scenes updates about The Fantastic Four are becoming more frequent as the Phase 5 movie’s 2025 release date approaches, and The Fantastic Four‘s cast continues to grow accordingly. However, plot information is still very limited beyond what the few official images released by Marvel Studios have suggested.

In an interview with GQ, Human Torch actor Joseph Quinn expresses his eagerness to work with all the actors in The Fantastic Four‘s cast and confirms that he will finish two projects before The Fantastic Four begins filming in July. When asked by GQ whether John Malkovich will play Doctor Doom in the MCU, Quinn withholds a response. Read Quinn’s comments below:

“I’ve met Ebon very briefly, Vanessa I have lots of mutual friends with,” Quinn says. [About John Malkovich] “He’s one of my all-timers.”

“God willing, I’m going to get myself to Glastonbury,” he says. “And after that we’re into skin-tight suits and fire.”

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During his GQ interview, Joseph Quinn also discusses his training for the role of Human Torch, which requires a specific workout regimen. According to the actor, his trainer motivates him to “do the things (he) doesn’t want to do”, suggesting that his training is strict and that the results will be evident on screen. Johnny Storm a.k.a. the Human Torch isn’t a particularly muscular supehero in Marvel Comics, but he’s known to be athletic and usually has a background as a race car driver and an adrenaline junkie. Joseph Quinn says,

“I’m eating stuff and lifting things. I’m working with someone great—if you’d cast someone as a personal trainer, you’d cast him, he’s a rhinoceros of a man.” “He’s very good at his job, he gets me to do the things I don’t want to do.” “It’s all happened so fast” Quinn says, that “You can’t think. You just have to go with it.”

Often, MCU movie actors get extreme makeovers ahead of their roles. For instance, Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt lost 60 pounds to play Star-Lord, and he has maintained a similar fitness level ever since his first MCU appearance. Actors such as Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman, and Henry Cavill have reached a bodybuilder-level physique for their superhero roles, all with the help of experts specifically hired to help them look the closest to real-life superheroes as possible.

Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby might also begin a training regime soon, if they haven’t already. Even characters who don’t show off their muscles too often, like Doctor Strange and Iron Man, have required their respective actors to train for their MCU roles. The only member of The Fantastic Four‘s main cast who may not need a strict workout regime may be Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who will likely play The Thing through motion capture for most of the movie’s runtime.