Original ‘Fantastic Four’ Stars Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis Would ‘Absolutely’ Return as Mr. Fantastic and Thing in ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’

Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis opened up about their experiences playing Mr. Fantastic and the Thing, respectively, in the original “Fantastic Four” film series, and what it took to bring their superhero characters to life during their “Back to the Baxter Building” panel on Thursday at New York Comic Con.

Chiklis kicked off the conversation, revealing that he almost quit the role because of how claustrophobic the suit became, noting it would take the costume design team five hours to transform him into the Thing.

“Once they locked the Thing with the glue, I couldn’t get out of it,” Chiklis explained. “Once they glued the hands on, I’m trapped in this suit with no zipper. I’m thirsty all the time because as soon as you have that thing, the latex at its thickest was at the chest, so it didn’t breathe at all.”

He continued, “Immediately,…