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Paul Walter Hauser joins Marvel Cinematic Universe in The Fantastic Four ... after securing roles in Naked Gun reboot and Chris Farley biopic


The Emmy-winning Black Bird star, 37, has secured a role in the upcoming Marvel Studios film The Fantastic Four.

He is also set to appear in Paramount's reboot of the Naked Gun franchise, the police comedy trilogy that featured the late Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy and O.J. Hauser will portray the role of Captain Ed Hocken, previously played by Kennedy, in the reboot of the comedy franchise that is due in theaters July 18, 2025, a week before The Fantastic Four, according to THR. The cast of that film includes Liam Neeson (in Nielsen's former role of Lt. Frank Drebin), Pamela Anderson, Kevin Durand and pro wrestler Cody Rhodes.

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