Independent Wrestler Charles Crowley Helped Portray The Thing In ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Paul Walter Hauser isn’t the only wrestler in ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’.

On Friday, independent wrestler Charles Crowley (Richard Summers-Calvert) took to social media to reveal that he portrayed the stand-in for The Thing/Ben Grimm in the new Fantastic Four movie.

Crowley was very grateful in his post, reminiscing on the fact that he got to learn from top level actors for seven months straight. Crowley was also appreciative about getting to take part in a Make-A-Wish event.

From Charles Crowley (Richard Summers-Calvert) on Instagram:

I can finally announce that after 5 auditions (the last being in front of the director, his accent coach and his movement coach) I managed to end up in this absolutely epic suit helping portray The Thing in Fantastic 4.

For 7 months I sat in the tent next to the leads and got to pick their brains, I got to do performance passes alongside elite level actors, I aided the Mocap and VFX, I met immensely talented people and the coolest thing of all is that I got to be a part of a Make A Wish, which is something I will truly never forget.

Insane experience, learnt tonnes and to embody The Thing and help bring him to life was an absolute honour…was real hot in there though… 🙂‍↕️🙌🏻 #BigBoy

The film, which also stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, is now playing in theaters worldwide.

Back in April, Paul Walter Hauser chatted about his role in the film. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.