Ain’t it Cool is reporting that Josh Trank is getting closer to casting the role of Dr. Doom is his stupid Fantastic Four reboot. Can we have a moratorium on reboots, please? I mean, does anyone not know how the Fantastic Four got their powers? Anyway, let’s take a look at who’s in contention for the role.
We have Domhnall Gleeson (About Time)…
Toby Kebbell (RocknRolla)…
Eddie Redmayne (Les Miserables)…
And Sam Riley (On the Road)…
So Trank is going for a tall, British, preferably ginger Dr. Doom. Which means Rupert Grint is probably out buying a chihuahua, platform shoes, and a vertically striped suit, like when Bart Simpson was trying to look taller so he could play Fall Out Boy.
Of these four, I guess I’d prefer…I don’t know, Redmayne, I suppose. Personally I’d like an older Viktor Von Doom, but if I had to hazard a guess, I’d say that Universal wants to cast a young pretty boy, so A, he doesn’t have to spend much time behind the mask (I’d be surprised if they don’t want until the sequel), and B, Dr. Doom can stick around for a few movies.
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