In a recent conversation with Collider, Jessica Alba advised the Sue Storm actress Vanessa Kirby to ‘have fun’ in the role for ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps.’
“I think just have fun. The fans are so amazing,” the actress said. “It was probably one of the best times of my life, going around the world and meeting all of the people that just love The Fantastic Four and love these comic books and can relate to these stories.”
Alba added, “That, to me, and to be able to meet so many different people that you can touch and bring joy to them, I would say that’s first and foremost for anyone who gets the honor of playing one of these awesome characters. So I’d tell her to just have fun and soak in the moments.”
Jessica played Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.’ She got good reviews for her role and is still a favorite among fans.
Last month, Alba told Entertainment Tonight rETrospective that she was willing to rejoin the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She said, “I loved those movies and [it] also changed my life, that series. No one has talked to me about [a return], but I would jump at the chance. I loved that character and I felt like she was so unique in the Marvel universe at the time. There weren’t kind of female superheroes like her.”
“It’s nothing but fond memories,” Alba explained to ComicBook about her experiences of working in those movies. “I loved it so much playing that character. I feel like my whole life started in a lot of ways at that moment. I met my life partner, we’re still together, we have three kids. Tim Story, who directed, is still one of my best friends.”
She then noted, “We have New Year’s Eve together. It was great and she was such a cool, inspiring character and ahead of her time, I would say, in the genre. And still,you still haven’t seen someone who is so nurturing and feminine, but then also a fearsome bada**. I haven’t seen that combination again. And so I think she still fills this beautiful kind of space or void in the Marvel universe.”
In the ‘Fantastic Four’ movies, Alba’s co-stars were Ioan Gruffudd as Mister Fantastic, Chris Evans as Human Torch, and Michael Chiklis as The Thing.
