THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Rumor Claims To Set Record Straight On Possible Doctor Doom Cameo - SPOILERS

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS Rumor Claims To Set Record Straight On Possible Doctor Doom Cameo - SPOILERS

The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman recently claimed that Doctor Doom doesn't appear in his movie. Now, a rumour reveals whether the filmmaker was telling the truth or misdirecting fans.

By JoshWilding - Jun 04, 2025 06:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Fantastic Four

In the latest issue of Empire Magazine, The Fantastic Four: First Steps director Matt Shakman claimed that Doctor Doom won't appear in the movie. "Doom is not a part of my film," he said, "and therefore not a part of my purview."

Disappointing, right? For many fans, it's already bad enough that Victor Von Doom is being introduced as the MCU's new big bad this deep into the Multiverse Saga. Not laying the groundwork for his debut by exploring previous clashes with Marvel's First Family just seems wrong somehow. 

With the Fantastic Four set to take centre stage in Avengers: Doomsday, there should be time to address their shared history (assuming they hail from the same reality), and a new rumour from Daniel Richtman counters Shakman's claims. 

The insider says that Doctor Doom will appear in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, despite the filmmaker's remarks to the contrary. This lines up with a leaked post-credits scene, which you can learn more about here.

It's also possible that Shakman isn't lying; like Thunderbolts*'s New Avengers stinger, we'd bet on the Russo Brothers having shot this Doom-centric scene with Robert Downey Jr. on the Avengers: Doomsday set. Shakman may or may not have been in attendance for that.

Rehsoots for The Fantastic Four: First Steps were also taking place mere weeks ago, and depending on when this interview was conducted, Shakman might not have shot anything with Doom...yet. We'd be shocked if the reboot doesn't at least reference him, seeing as the team has been established for at least four years. 

Tickets for The Fantastic Four: First Steps go on sale later today. In the meantime, take another look at the latest poster for the movie below.

Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps introduces Marvel’s First Family—Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Joseph Quinn) and Ben Grimm/The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) as they face their most daunting challenge yet.

Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, they must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus (Ralph Ineson) and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer (Julia Garner). And if Galactus’ plan to devour the entire planet and everyone on it weren’t bad enough, it suddenly gets very personal.

Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne have been cast in mystery roles. Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom is rumoured to appear, though that's surely a given with Avengers: Doomsday on the way.

Director Matt Shakman worked with both Avatar: The Way of Water co-writer Josh Friedman and WandaVision's Cam Squires on The Fantastic Four: First Steps' screenplay, with Eric Pearson (Black Widow) later coming on board for a final polish.

The movie is set to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.

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KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 6/4/2025, 6:57 AM
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MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 12:19 PM
Josh, stop the cap.

Doctor Doom is not in Fantastic Bore: Last Steps.

You're just trying to false advertise something that isn't part of a product, to boost up sales of a broken inferior product.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 6/4/2025, 7:13 AM
The After credit scenes are not part of your film neither. The same way the after credit scenes for Thunderbolts* was actually a scene from Doomsday.
UltimaRex
UltimaRex - 6/4/2025, 7:35 AM
Russo's filmed it.
Obviously after credits.
If they kept RDJ from showing his face I'd be amazed.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 12:19 PM
@UltimaRex -

No they didn't, everyone stop the cap.

Von Doom is not in Fantastic Bore: Last Steps.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/4/2025, 7:56 AM
"Doom is not a part of my film," he said, "and therefore not a part of my purview."

Ofc like Thunderbolts, the Russos are filming it with a lot of Doomsday cast with them.

How desperate it is to put up post credit scenes from an ongoing shoot of the next movie 😭
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 6/4/2025, 8:47 AM
@vectorsigma - So it was desperate for the post credits of Captain America to be a scene from Avengers?

Or the post credits of Ant Man being a scene from Civil War?
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 6/4/2025, 8:48 AM
@vectorsigma - You’re essentially saying ‘how departed it is to tease the next movie at the end of the current one’

Your whole schtick has been pathetically boring now for awhile, but at least you used to try
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 6/4/2025, 9:42 AM
@CerealKiller1 - your examples are from the actual movie and not just an adhoc scene which marvel just came up to promote Thundebolts and soon, F4.

Those movies were done or in postproduction at least.

That Thundebolts postcredit was shot BEFORE Doomsday started shooting. And for F4 it will be just a few weeks since Doomsday started shooting.
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 6/4/2025, 7:56 AM
I'm super curious as to how RDJ is going to portray Doom. Like they basically changed Tony Stark into RDJ. Like how will he carry himself, how will he sound? Really still hoping he doesn't try to do an accent.
Linux1172
Linux1172 - 6/4/2025, 8:11 AM
With everything this film has shown me and now this, it's a pretty solid 'no' to me paying to see it. I know some are excited about it, but due to the casting and storyline and being an admitted spotlight and focus on Sue Storm as the leader and now no Doom, fat chance I'll watch it even if it was free. I will never understand WHY it is so &#*% difficult to just give the fans a good FF film. It truly baffles me.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/4/2025, 8:25 AM
I like how the director of the film said that Doom isn’t a part of this but a scooper said essentially “nuh uh” lol.

Anyway , I don’t think we will get a mention of Victor in the film itself since this film was late into development when they decided to pivot from Kang to Doom unless they have added a bit in reshoots..

However , I have no doubt we’ll get a post credits scene involving the character which would technically make Shakman right since it isn’t really part of the film and might even be shot by the Russo’s.
JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 6/4/2025, 8:44 AM
This is the same bozo that gave us Ralph Boner. How about you [frick] off??
Fogs
Fogs - 6/4/2025, 9:14 AM
This article is about a rumor placed over a previous rumor then. That in the end adds absolutely nothing new to the subject.

Well, shame on me, I clicked.

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