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UNCOVERED: 6 | History Defined

Is Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom in The Fantastic Four: First Steps?

Does RDJ's Doctor Doom show up in Fantastic Four?

Total Film

Ahead of First Steps, I revisited the Fantastic Four film with a 9% Rotten Tomatoes score, and it’s a fascinating take on Marvel’s first family

OPINION | Reviled at the time, Josh Trank’s 2015 Fantastic Four film has better ideas than its reputation suggests

Total Film

How Would Reed Richards And Tony Stark Interact If They Met? Pedro Pascal Has An Idea

Points were made.

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The Fantastic Four and their long, often embarrassing road to the big screen

IN FOCUS: Considering their importance to Marvel lore, Mr Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing have been woefully represented on film so far. As yet another reboot hits cinemas, Tom Fordy looks back on the attempts that backfired – and why a never-released 1994 adaptation might…

The Independent UK

Can Doctor Doom beat Thanos in a fight? How Marvel's new supervillain stacks up against the Avengers' greatest enemy

Who is stronger, the Avengers' worst enemy, or their newest foe? What comics say about Doctor Doom vs. Thanos

Total Film

Kevin Feige says the pivot away from Kang was always the plan

Sure, why not.

The Mary Sue

Was Doctor Doom ever considered as The Fantastic Four: First Steps' main villain? The Marvel movie's director has his say

Matt Shakman explains why Galactus was picked over Doctor Doom as the Marvel movie's primary antagonist.

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The Wild Story Behind Roger Corman's Unreleased Fantastic Four, And The Scheme To Keep The 1994 Movie's Rights

Are you sure you have seen the true original Fantastic Four?

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Marvel boss Kevin Feige reveals discussions were had with Robert Downey Jr. about Doctor Doom even before Ant-Man 3: "We had started to realize that Kang wasn’t big enough"

Doctor Doom will debut as the MCU's new big bad very soon

Total Film

Fantastic Four's Galactus actor would "love to cross swords with Doctor Doom" in a future Marvel movie: "That's not saying I know anything"

Exclusive: Fantastic Four star Ralph Ineson wants to share the screen with Robert Downey Jr in the future, while Julia Garner wants to share the screen with... Ralph Ineson

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I Wondered How Much Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom Casting Was Affected By Jonathan Majors’ Legal Woes. Now, Kevin Feige Is Getting Real About Dropping Kang

Kevin Feige is shedding light on the matter.

Cinemablend

The Fantastic Four are in Avengers: Doomsday, and I think I know what that means for First Steps

The future for Marvel’s first family is already certain, and it tells us a lot about what we can expect from Fantastic Four: First Steps

Total Film

Pedro Pascal may have let a Fantastic Four-related Avengers: Doomsday spoiler slip – but it doesn't involve Reed Richards

It may not be clobberin' time for Doctor Doom

Total Film

Five questions I hope Fantastic Four: First Steps answers

From Doctor Doom to The Thing’s beard, here are the five questions The Fantastic Four: First Steps must answer

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Fantastic Four stars say Avengers: Doomsday is "epic" and "intergalactic" – and, worryingly, "tragic"

Should we be concerned?

Total Film

A reference to Doctor Doom is hiding in Fantastic Four's exceptional new marketing campaign – and I'm convinced we're getting a Robert Downey Jr. cameo soon

All roads lead to Doom?

Total Film

After Superman, I'm convinced that Lex Luthor is already a more exciting supervillain than Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom

Opinion | Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom has a lot to live up to already

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Kingpin star Vincent D'Onofrio shares which Marvel Phase 6 projects he's most excited for – and it's not just Daredevil: Born Again season 2

Vincent D'Onofrio says it's "easy" to pick his most anticipated Marvel Phase 6 projects

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The Guardian - UK

Julian McMahon obituary

Australian actor who started his career in Home and Away, was the co-lead in Nip/Tuck and played Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four

The Independent UK

Julian McMahon’s family share statement on Nip/Tuck actor’s death, aged 56

Star died after a ‘valiant effort to overcome cancer’

We Got This Covered

Doctor Doom to face army of superheroes in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and we finally have names

This is MCU's big comeback.

Benzinga

Julian McMahon, Actor Who Played Doctor Doom In Fantastic Four Dies At 56

Australian actor Julian McMahon, known for his roles as Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four and popular series such as Charmed and Nip/Tuck, has passed away at the age of 56.

The Guardian - AU

Julian McMahon, Fantastic Four, Nip/Tuck and Charmed actor, dies aged 56

The Australian actor died in Florida on Wednesday after being diagnosed with cancer

GamesRadar

Doctor Doom is using all his power as Sorcerer Supreme to hunt down Thunderbolt Ross in Red Hulk #9, but some unlikely allies might even the scales

Deathlok and Machine Man are leading the charge as Red Hulk #9 kicks off the invasion of Latveria

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Everything you need to know about the comic run that director Matt Shakman says inspired the film

Writer Jonathan Hickman spearheaded a revolutionary Fantastic Four run that directly informs the new movie

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