The actor also joked about playing both Mister Fantastic and Wolverine "for a brief second" in a deleted "FF" scene.

In the wake of the newest 'Fantastic Four' movie, Gruffudd looks back on his own time as Reed Richards in the mid-2000s.

Ioan Gruffudd starred in 2005's "Fantastic Four" and the follow-up "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" before plans for a third film were canned, something he told Vulture was "beyond my control" despite fan disappointment.