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Julian McMahon as Doctor Doom

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Doctor Doom

Appears in
Fantastic Four (2005)
Played by
Julian McMahon

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Doctor Doom is a character in the film Fantastic Four (2005), played by Julian McMahon.

12 Interesting Facts About Doctor Doom

Interesting Facts (6)

  1. #001

    The studio hated Doctor Doom's make-up, so he stays hidden under a cowl in most of his early scenes.

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  2. #002

    Plenty of comic-book fans objected to the film's take on Doctor Doom, and Stan Lee, the original series' writer, who appears as Willy the Postman, felt the same way.

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  3. #003
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    The first draft had Reed coming up with the plan for Johnny to take on the whole team's powers against Dr. Doom, and Johnny had to be persuaded. Tim Story reversed it so the idea was Johnny's, turning the scene into his big moment and giving Chris Evans room to shine.

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  4. #004
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    On screen, Doctor Doom joins the Richards expedition that gives the Four their powers. The original Marvel comics had no such trip (Doom's powers came from a lab accident of his own making), but the Marvel Ultimates comics adopted the idea of an expedition to another realm that empowers both Doom and the Four.

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  5. #005
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    (around 1h 16m) Tim Story wanted the Four's signature hands-together gesture to do real work in the film rather than read as a simple team rally. That is why it appears when Johnny takes on the entire team's powers to fight Dr. Doom and the Surfer's board.

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  6. #006
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    When Dr. Doom uses his powers to boost the cosmic ray chamber while Ben Grimm is inside, the sound effects are the same ones heard in the old Hanna-Barbera Fantastic Four cartoon.

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Production Story (1)

  1. #007

    Tim Story wanted Doctor Doom to turn out to be a Doombot, but the idea was dropped as too complicated.

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Behind the Scenes (2)

  1. #008

    Doctor Doom's lab took 6 weeks to build and was filmed in for 3 days before being destroyed.

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  2. #009

    Doctor Doom barely cracks a smile in the film. Off camera, Julian McMahon was constantly telling jokes on set.

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Career & Awards (1)

  1. #010

    Three years before Iron Man (2008) helped Robert Downey Jr. restart his career, Marvel came close to casting him as Doctor Doom in this film. Downey was eventually cast as Doom in Avengers: Doomsday (2026).

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Life & Family (1)

  1. #011
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    The film's closing shot shows the frozen Dr. Doom being carried on a cargo ship whose stern reads "Latveria." In the Marvel Universe, Latveria is a primitive, backward nation (seemingly a blend of Latvia and Liechtenstein) where Doom was born and which he later rules as head of state.

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  1. #012

    (around 1h 35m) The film's producer appears as the construction worker who shuts the container door on Dr. Doom at the end.

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