plymayer at 6:19PM, Aug. 2, 2024

@Banes Liam Neeson could do it.

Banes at 9:09AM, Aug. 2, 2024

@plymayer - Ha! Well, James Earl Jones was an obvious great fit, with that voice. I was just thinking that Liam Neeson could be a good choice...great voice, anyway.

plymayer at 1:00AM, Aug. 2, 2024

Back in 2004 I was fiddling with an idea for a fan fiction comic featuring Doctor Doom. Some of the ideas I had for actors portraying Doom were Al Pacino, James Earl Jones and Jack Nicholson. Thinking back on it, Pacino and Nicholson wouldn't fit the role.

Banes at 3:17PM, Aug. 1, 2024

@KAM - that is one rumour… or at least a theory that I heard actually. I didn’t realize it had roots on the comics.

KAM at 12:31PM, Aug. 1, 2024

An occasionally used ability of Doom's is the ability to project his mind and take over someone else's body (I can remember 3 times he did this in the comics). So maybe he did this with another universe's Tony Stark? If so then maybe by the end of the film Doom's mind will be sent back to his real body while Tony gets control of his body back?

Banes at 10:55AM, Aug. 1, 2024

@InkyMoonDrop - A lot of people are reading this as a desperation play from Marvel, yeah. I do feel pretty confident that he will not be playing Doctor Doom the whole time. He will be Tony Stark. Not sure how that will play out exactly, but there is more to this storyline than just RDJ being Doom!

Banes at 10:53AM, Aug. 1, 2024

@JohnCelestri - That could be! A fun, sugar-high movie can be good, even though many of us hope for more. One thing these Avengers movies won't be is 89 minutes, though...I'm pretty sure of that! xD

Banes at 10:51AM, Aug. 1, 2024

@dpat57 - Hey, tell us how ya really feel! xD -- I was watching Infinity War again the other week and he's clearly standing on an apple box or something in a couple scenes, haha...

Banes at 10:50AM, Aug. 1, 2024

@marcorossi - I don't know! Do you mean literally put an end to it, in-universe? Deadpool and Wolverine doesn't do that. I'm just guessing at the Multiverse elements - maybe it won't be in the new movies (I'll be surprised if it isn't. So tempting for the writers/creators to use).

InkyMoondrop at 6:39AM, Aug. 1, 2024

What bothers me about it is solely that it shows how much they're grasping. They need to generate hype after the fiasco with Kang, because no one actually believes they've got this, so the easiest way is to throw in RDJ once again. I didn't read up on his reasonings, maybe he doesn't want to play Iron Man anymore but isn't against a different role for a movie or two... I don't know. It just appears to be the case when the very reason he was cast for the role is because fans loved him in another and they've gotta get fans invested somehow. To be fair, he's a terrific actor and will have no problem delivering a superb performance as Doom even if it doesn't really match up to his profile. But it needs to be written well. Infinity War gave us a great Thanos, Endgame did him dirty a bit. And it's not like they were really at their top game while going with Kang... Kang had a lot of potential, yet with Quantumania they gave us a family adventure with a villain to get defeated over and over.

JohnCelestri at 6:17AM, Aug. 1, 2024

To me, it's all about giving the audience a "sugar high". It's a fun idea for a less-than 89 minute padded movie (including 10 minutes of end credits).

dpat57 at 1:43AM, Aug. 1, 2024

They better give him platform shoes and a muscle suit, Von Doom is a goddamn monster. Will I queue to watch this movie? No. Will I maybe watch it when it eventually comes to Disney+ ? Again no. Unless he's up against some damn good heroes. Von Doom was always at his best with the Fantastic Four, who have shot their limp wad on numerous occasions and have no cache now. Having said that, maybe the movie will be brilliant. We must wait and see. And stop being so pessimistic.

marcorossi at 12:30AM, Aug. 1, 2024

I tought the point of the Deadpool/Wolverine movie was to put an end to the multiverse thing?