Marvel identifies number one target to play Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four

Marvel have identified Cillian Murphy as their number one choice to play Doctor Doom in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

There have been three Fantastic Four movies over the last 20 years - Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and the Fantastic Four reboot in 2015.

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None of them are viewed with much love from fans of the comic book series, while the 2015 reboot was a major flop.

The Fantastic Four's arch nemesis is Doctor Doom, who has been played previously by Julian McMahon in 2005 and then Toby Kebbell in 2015.

In 2019, the rights for Fantastic Four were transferred from Fox to Disney, which led to speculation that the group will soon feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside the likes of the X-Men and Deadpool.

Jon Watts was initially announced as director, but soon stepped away from the chair after expressing a desire to leave superhero movies for a while after working on Tom Holland's Spider-Man trilogy.

Matt Shakman is directing, but there have been no announcements yet as to who will play Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm or Ben Grimm.

According to industry insider, @MyTimeToShineH, Marvel want Murphy to feature as Doom, though it may initially be a cameo appearance before subsequent appearances in the MCU.

Cillian Murphy is Marvel's top choice to play Doctor Doom in the MCU pic.twitter.com/fX5MJYpHyD— MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH) November 26, 2023

Toby Kebbell will not return as Doctor Doom

Kebbel reckons the failures of the 2015 reboot will result in him not featuring as the character again.

"Listen, I’d be on it. Marvel has turned a huge corner in how they’ve made things work," the actor told The Digital Fix.

"I know some fans may not always feel this way. But in the privacy of Newark, in England, where I used to read comics with my older brothers, Guardians of the Galaxy was not like the movie they gave us. No one was like ‘Damn, gotta get the new Guardians of the Galaxy and see what that squirrel is doing.’ But they turned it into a fantastic film. I hope they do the same with Fantastic Four.

"I think I touched it and I failed. So I think they have to let me walk out of it. That’s how I personally feel – if someone tried and they didn’t succeed, I don’t know why . I mean, I don’t know."