TOBY KEBBELL IS DONE WITH DOCTOR DOOM — UNLESS MARVEL STUDIOS GETS HIM BACK
Fox's most recent attempt at a ”Fantastic Four" film didn't exactly catch on. The film, directed by Josh Trank, tanked at the box office, only earning $56 million domestically and scoring a disappointing 9% on Rotten Tomatoes. Still, while recognizing that the reboot's serious tone didn't work, producer Simon Kinberg says that Fox is still interested in making a sequel — just as long as it's ready to be made and hews closer to the comics.
One ”Fantastic Four" actor, however, won't be along for that ride if Fox decides to greenlit a sequel. Actor Toby Kebbell, who played Dr. Doom in the film, told HeyUGuys that he is done with the franchise.
”I won't be in it!" said Kebbell. ”Truth is, Doom is an incredible bad guy. They just keep trying to force him into the Fantastic Four. They just need to move it out because he smashes up Thor and Iron Man and they get wasted. Doom is a monster, but my Doom was not, so that is that."
There is one thing that would get Kebbell to return to the role, though: if Marvel Studios and Fox decide to share Doom, the same way Marvel and Sony currently share Spider-Man. ”Yeah, if they lend him out like a footballer," said Kebbell. ”They do with Spider-Man!"
The idea of Fox and Marvel reaching such an agreement would have been an out there proposition, until Marvel Studios and Sony reached a similar one that allowed them to share custody of Spider-Man and his universe of characters. Now Spidey is in the MCU and getting his own solo film (”Spider-Man: Homecoming") this year. There haven't even been rumors of such talks happening between Fox — who owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and X-Men — and Marvel. In fact, Fox has plenty of X-Men films in the works and, judging by recent comments, doesn't seem ready to let go of the ”FF" just yet either.