Ralph Ineson tells us all about creating the voice of Galactus. See Galactus’ arrival in Marvel Studios’ The Fantastic Four: First Steps, in cinemas now. | Marvel

When Marvel announced that Ralph Ineson would voice Galactus in Fantastic Four, it immediately made sense to sound-minded people. Ineson’s natural register — that deep, tar-dark, sandpapered bass — already feels like something carved out of geological time. His voice doesn’t strain for menace; it just arrives, heavy and inevitable. Galactus isn’t merely a villain with a monologue — he’s a cosmic appetite with language. The choice of Ineson points to a portrayal built less on volume and more on w