The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Summary
Information about the MCU’sFantastic Fouris still quite scarce , but with a 2025 release particular date in mind , Fantastic Four’scastingconfirmations will be the next developments to expect out for . Depending on scheduling exit , Pedro Pascal reckon probable to portray Reed Richards , while Javier Bardem is the favourite to limn the gargantuan world - feeder , Galactus . While the seeming presence of Galactus would seemingly preclude Doctor Doom ’s involvement in the Fantastic Four ’s MCU debut , his assume involvement in the Multiverse Saga ’s climacticAvengers : Secret Warscertainly launch the door for a post - credits visual aspect .
Mads Mikkelsen’s 6 Year Old Doctor Doom Comments Explained
Mads Mikkelsen has actuallyalready expressed interest in portray Doctor Doom on covert . In an interview withScreen Geekduring London Film and Comic - Con in 2017 , he was asked whether he would be interested in try out for the use of Doctor Doom . This was specifically at a prison term when Fox had still plan to create thenow - canceledDoctor Doomsolo flick . Here ’s what he had to say in response :
“ Yeah , it ’s always interesting . They are experimenting with doing some of the villain ’s stories as well . countenance ’s see if they do that . I ’m not familiar that they ’ve done it with anyone yet . They have n’t done it with The Joker [ and ] they have n’t done it with The Penguin . So we ’ll see when that sidereal day comes . ”
Interestingly , this interview premise the tone ending of the critically acclaimedJokerand the upcomingThe Penguinsolo series , both of which are now part of DC ’s Elseworlds franchise .
Should the MCU be looking for their Doctor Doom , " thatday " may be just around the quoin . The biggest obstruction to a Mads Mikkelsen Doctor Doom is that the doer has already played a role in the MCU , Doctor Strange ’s villain Kaecilius . While this have his casting as Marvel ’s iconic baddie less in all likelihood , the Multiverse provides some exceptional circumstances in which Mads Mikkelsen could still portray a case from another existence . Specifically , this could be one whose level pack a vastly different turn to Kaecilius ' in the MCU , who is now ensnare for eternity in the Dark Dimension .
This would n’t be Mikkelsen ’s first experience with theFantastic Fourfranchise , however . TheScreen Geekinterview was conducted under the Assumption of Mary that Mads Mikkelsen had already auditioned for the role in one of the critically pannedFantastic Fourmovies . The audition was so bad , however , that Mikkelsen reportedly walked out .
Why Mads Mikkelsen Walked Out Of His Fant4stic Four Audition
Mikkelsen ’s doomedFantastic Fourauditionwas actually for the role of Mr. Fantastic himself , Reed Richards . During the audition for the role , Mikkelsen was required to act as though he had farsighted arms and say just one demarcation , an experience he described as " mortifying , " reflecting that " I find it rude to ask mass to come into a room and say one stemma while pretending you have 80 - metrical foot munition like the gum elastic military man . " Needless to say , it was a bad first experience with theFantastic Fourfranchise , but for an exclusively unlike part that looks more likely to be given to Pedro Pascal .
