Reg E. Cathey As A Morgan Freeman Wannabe

House of Cards and The Wire star Reg E. Cathey set tongues wagging when he was cast as Dr. Franklin Storm in the Fantastic Four reboot.

The talented veteran was always thought to be capable of doing a great job in the role – although the obvious fact that he is black was a talking point, given that the character is classically white in the comic books.

There was something a little off about his performance, however. It seemed very forced and exaggerated and his role as the wise elder seemed like a rip-off or parody of every role Morgan Freeman has played in recent years.

It literally was like Fox wanted Freeman instead, so they told Cathey to do his best impression of the Shawshank Redemption star – and it just didn’t work.