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Doctor Doom
Screenplay byNoah Hawley
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Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Doctor Doom is a potential American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it would be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film has been written by Noah Hawley.

After the failure of Fantastic Four (2015), 20th Century Fox began work on new "angles" to take the franchise. Hawley announced that he was developing a film about Doctor Doom in July 2017, and began writing a script early the next year. The first draft was completed a year later, when Hawley's focus moved to other projects. He continued to discuss the film after the acquisition of Fox by Disney.

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After the critical and commercial failure of Fantastic Four (2015), 20th Century Fox began looking at "various angles" to take the franchise rather than just making another Fantastic Four film.[2][3][4] In July 2017, Noah Hawley announced that he was developing a film about Doctor Doom, the Fantastic Four's primary antagonist, for Fox. Though Hawley was just writing the script, he was interested in potentially directing the film as well. Different versions of Doom previously appeared in Fox's Fantastic Four films respectively portrayed by Julian McMahon and Toby Kebbell.[4] In January 2018, Hawley said that he had almost completed the final script for the second season of his Marvel series Legion (2017-2019), and that the Doctor Doom script would be his main priority after that.[5] The next month, Hawley's script was named as a particular focus for Fox in its planned Fantastic Four relaunch.[6]

Hawley said in March that his personal focus was not to re-launch the Fantastic Four, and that he just wanted to "take this fascinating and under-served character and really build a movie about him where we ask the question: Is he a hero? Is he a villain? What does he really want?" Hawley added that he was interested in having the film mix multiple genres rather than be a straightforward "superhero" film, similar to Legion. He particularly noted the potential political thriller aspect of the character, which he felt had been successfully used previously in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), but cautioned his film would be different from that one. Additionally, Hawley acknowledged that the acquisition of Fox by Disney could potentially affect the project, but at that time, he was unsure how and had not discussed the issue with either studio.[1] The first draft of the script was completed by the start of June 2018, though Hawley felt it needed more work and planned to continue writing after completing production on his film Lucy in the Sky (2019).[7]

In March 2019, Hawley revealed that his script features Doom putting a dome over Latveria, the fictional European country that he rules, and later inviting a female journalist to "be his voice to the world". Hawley added that Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige had approached him about the project ahead of Disney—Marvel Studios' parent company—taking over the rights to the character, but Hawley was unsure if this would lead to the project moving forward under Feige and Marvel Studios.[8] Later that month, Disney officially acquired Fox and gained the film rights to several Marvel Comics characters for Marvel Studios, including Doctor Doom.[9][10] The Marvel-based films that Fox had been developing were placed "on hold".[11] In January 2020, Hawley said he had not been contacted by Marvel Studios regarding the project since the acquisition, and his focus had now moved to a new Star Trek film that he was planning, but he hoped his Doctor Doom film could fit into Marvel's plans and said that if they did ever contact him about it, he would be "in".[12]

Robert Downey Jr., who previously portrayed Tony Stark / Iron Man in the MCU, was cast as Doctor Doom in July 2024 for Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027);[13] he had auditioned for the role in Fox's Fantastic Four (2005) before being cast as Iron Man in the MCU.[14]

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  1. ^ a b Katz, Brandon (March 22, 2018). "'Legion' Creator Dishes Details on His Mysterious 'Doctor Doom' Movie". The Observer. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Johnston, Rich (June 20, 2017). "Rumours Of A New Fantastic Four Movie From Fox. You Know, For Kids". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Johnston, Rich (August 24, 2017). "Fantastic Four "Kids" Movie Is A Rework Of Mark Millar's Kindergarten Heroes". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Couch, Aaron; Wigler, Josh; Kit, Borys (July 20, 2017). "Noah Hawley Developing Movie About 'Fantastic Four' Villain Doctor Doom for Fox". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Topel, Fred (January 5, 2018). "X-Men Producer Welcomes Avengers–X-Men Crossover, Weighs In on Hollywood Harassment". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (February 27, 2018). "Will Disney Disrupt Fox's X-Men Movie Mega-Plans?". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Reisman, Abraham (June 4, 2018). "Noah Hawley's Doctor Doom Movie Is Written, But Don't Expect to See It Anytime Soon". Vulture. Archived from the original on June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Porter, Rick (March 12, 2019). "Noah Hawley's 'Doctor Doom' Movie Still in Limbo". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Szalai, Georg (March 19, 2019). "Disney Closes $71.3 Billion Fox Deal, Creating Global Content Powerhouse". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Walt Disney Company To Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., After Spinoff of Certain Businesses, For $52.4 Billion in Stock" (Press release). The Walt Disney Company. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  11. ^ Chitwood, Adam (February 5, 2019). "Lauren Shuler Donner Confirms Fox Marvel Movies on Hold; Wants 'X-Men' Franchise to "Evolve"". Collider. Archived from the original on February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  12. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 9, 2020). "Noah Hawley On His 'Star Trek' Movie & Connection To Greater Universe: "I Have My Own Take"; Updates On 'Cat's Cradle', 'Doctor Doom' & More – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron; Gajewski, Ryan (July 28, 2024). "Robert Downey Jr. Back as Doctor Doom for Two 'Avengers' Movies". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  14. ^ Dominguez, Noah (May 23, 2023). "Marvel Boss Confirms Robert Downey Jr. Once Almost Played Doctor Doom". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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