Marvel theory speculates how Fantastic Four might go down – and gives Doctor Doom a fascinating backstory
Feb. 23, 2024Fantastic Four is coming next year
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A Marvel fan theory has an intriguing idea for theFantastic Fourmovie – and it involves legendary villainDoctor Doom.
Right now, there’s no evidence that Doom will be in the movie, as theonly cast members that’ve been announcedmake up the Fantastic Four themselves. Still, if Doom is going to be part of the story, this would be an interesting way to bring him in.
The Reddit theory begins by arguing that the movie isset in the 60sso no one expects the Avengers to appear, then suggests Reed Richards and Doom could be “friends or rivals who have a healthy respect for each other.” It says Doom could have a softer side via a sweet relationship with his mother. When the big bad inevitably arrives, though, Reed could completely fail to deal with it – which could kill practically everyone, including Doom’s mother. Then, the theory suggests, the Fantastic Four and Doom could get taken to the main MCU universe, with the 60s setting disguising the fact that the movie is part of the multiverse.
This, the theory concludes, would establish why Doom hates Reed so much, make the big bad seem a true threat, and see Doom “as a complex character who truly believes only he can protect his own people and trusts no one else, while Reed needs to learn to trust others/his family after his massive failure.”
It’s a pretty compelling theory (Doom’s mother was killed by Mephisto in the comics, which had a huge impact on him), and we could see something like this going down – if Doom is actually involved in the film, of course.
Reed Richards will be played by Pedro Pascal, while Susan Storm will be played by Vanessa Kirby, Johnny Storm by Joseph Quinn, and Ben Grimm (AKA the Thing) by Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
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