Julian McMahon, who previously starred as Fantastic Four arch-nemesis Doctor Doom in
Fantastic Four (2005) and
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, was recently interviewed by
ComicBook.com at a Syfy holiday party. His turn as Doctor Doom was heavily criticised by fans and critics alike, but that has not put McMahon off from the role. In fact, he seems to really genuinely love the character. When the
Childhood's End actor was asked if there is a comic book character he would like to play, his answer was still Doctor Doom.
”It's interesting, I was thinking the other day, and I looked online and looked at the new Fantastic Four movie, and I saw it, saw the trailer and I just thought, okay, that's interesting. But I never got to express Doctor Doom the way that I saw Doctor Doom. If Marvel Studios got Doctor Doom back, and I could play him the way I always wanted to, as a sniveling, conniving, freaky guy, I would do that for sure. The character I most want to play is the character I've already played! There's so much there!"
It seems like McMahon did not get to play the character the way he wanted. That certainly seems plausible if you consider the way Fox has been treating the Fantastic Four, for example, making sure the 2015 reboot strayed as far from the source material as possible.
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