What if… in 2005 Robert Downey had played Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four? This possibility was close to happening according to the revelations of a new book
All fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe identify Robert Downey Jr. as the unmistakable face of Iron Man, but before the birth of the MCU the actor came close to embodying a great villain from The House of Ideas, Doctor Doom.
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The book The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe mentions that Jon Favreau knew that Marvel intended to recruit Downey Jr. to play Doctor Doom in the 2005 version of Fantastic Four.
“Marvel had met Robert (Downey Jr.) before, I think, to play Doctor Doom.”.
Robert Downey Jr’s career had a series of ups and downs resulting from his drug addiction, his attempts at rehab, and his stay in prison in the 1990s.
Doctor Doom haunted the career of Robert Downey Jr.
In 2003 Mel Gibson gave Robert Downey Jr. a new opportunity with the film The Singing Detective, which represented his gradual return to the foregrounds, where he began to shine in films such as Gothika, Zodiac, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Tropic Thunder , until in 2008 Downey Jr. received his great lead with Iron Man.
While in 2005 Doctor Doom was played by Julian McMahon, protagonist of the series NIP / Tuck, who repeated this role in 2007 for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Chris Evans also starred in both films as Human Torch, and in 2010 the Boston native became Steve Rogers / Captain America.
Marvel Studios is already working on the reboot of the Fantastic For franchise, on a film by Jon Watts, director of the three Spider-Man films in the MCU.
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Source: CBR
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