Pedro Pascal Loses It After Fantastic 4 Trailer Gets Slammed

With just a few months to go before Disney's Fantastic 4: The First Steps hits theaters, the backlash has already reached a boil. The newly dropped trailer didn't ignite excitement — it fueled outrage.

The CGI Problem

Fans zeroed in immediately on the new Silver Surfer, or more accurately, Shallabal — a deep-cut character replacing the iconic Norin Radd. The CGI? Laughable. Viewers are comparing it unfavorably to Rise of the Silver Surfer from 2007 — a painful blow for Disney, considering its billion-dollar reputation for visual effects.

Disney's gamble: swap out a fan-favorite character for an obscure one, package it in undercooked visuals, and expect applause.

Pedro Pascal Escalates the Fallout

Pedro Pascal, who plays Reed Richards, isn't helping. Instead of defending the work or staying quiet, Pascal decided to scold fans.

His response: critics are "uneducated" and "out of touch," telling them to "start reading" the comics — specifically, the lesser-known storylines featuring Shallabal.

Fans didn't take it lightly. The backlash turned nuclear once Pascal framed the reaction as rooted in division and misogyny, sidestepping the real complaint — Marvel sidelining a legacy character for what feels like a second-string replacement.

Behind the Scenes Drama

Sources suggest Disney did film scenes with Norin Radd, the original Silver Surfer. But there's an internal fight over whether he'll even appear in the final cut. If he does, it's expected to be a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo before Shallabal takes full control.

The outrage isn't about gender or diversity. It's about Marvel once again using beloved names to bait fans, only to swap them out and act surprised when people aren't thrilled.