Back when Fox was still in charge of the
X-Men and
Fantastic Four franchises, Noah Hawley was set to take the helm of a
Doctor Doom origin story. Despite how poorly the studio handled Mister Fantastic and company, there was still a lot of excitement surrounding what the
Legion showrunner would bring to the table, and he's now offered yet another update on the project.
"[It] combined genres," the filmmaker explained. "And it’s sort of a Cold War parallel film. And I really like it. I’ve been too busy to really lean on them, and they certainly haven’t called me on the phone. And during my sit down with Kevin Feige, when he asked about the Doctor Doom movie, he said, 'Are you still working on it?' And I said, 'Should I still be working on it?'
Asked how Kevin Feige responded to that, Hawley added: "'I assume you guys have a plan in a drawer somewhere for the Fantastic Four.' And he smiled a little bit, but would neither confirm nor deny. But yeah, I think it would be a great comic book movie certainly."
It's a little odd that Feige would leave him hanging like that, but with rumours that the iconic villain could star in his own Disney+ TV series, it's possible this movie will be reimagined.
Comic book fans definitely want to see Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, especially as the character has the potential to be a threat to more than just the Fantastic Four. What do you guys think? Would you like to see Hawley's take on Victor Von Doom in this shared world?
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Cyclops
While it's true that we've seen plenty of Cyclops over the past twenty years or so, I think an argument could be made that Fox never quite got the character right. James Marsden and Tye Sheridan were both well cast but neither has been given the opportunity to show what a great leader Scott Summers is and most of their screentime has been devoted to pining after Jean Grey.
From the very start, Bryan Singer made a point of emasculating Cyclops as soon as Wolverine showed up and while I'm sure Marvel Studios is well aware of the importance this character holds to X-Men fans, there's sadly a risk that they'll feel he's been overexposed.
With any luck, though, he'll be given the chance to shine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and these movies will focus on his actual personality, including Scott's slightly darker side which has seen him align himself with Magneto in both the regular and Ultimate Marvel Universes over the years.