Christoph Waltz Already Proved He's The Perfect MCU Dr Doom
The Fantastic Four is officially coming to the MCU and with it, the evil Doctor Doom should be played by none other than Christoph Waltz. The actor is a mainstay in Hollywood who has collaborated with many cinematic giants, from working with Quentin Tarantino to starring in Spectre as the iconic James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld. While some MCU viewers suggest that Mads Mikkelsen is also a perfect pick for Doctor Doom, the actor is sadly already part of an MCU project as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange.
By contrast, Waltz has yet to make his MCU debut. The Austrian-German actor is the perfect pick for Doctor Doom, and he could absolutely work as an overarching villain that spans several films, much like Thanos. It would be a shame to waste an actor of Waltz's talents and a character as iconic as Doom on just one film, after all. Doctor Doom is traditionally a Fantastic Four villain, though he regularly clashes with both the Avengers and the X-Men in the comics. It's therefore likely that he could appear in Jon Watts' Fantastic Four remake, but don't rule out seeing him fight Thor, Spider-Man, and the other Avengers in the future.
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Christoph Waltz's heritage as an Austrian-German citizen also makes him a great contender for the Latverian Doctor Doom, simply on the basis of authenticity. Of course, Latveria isn't a real place, but having a European actor portray the character would give Doom the necessary cultural difference to the primarily American Avengers and Fantastic Four that is an important part of his identity. Previous Marvel films' decision to cast British and American actors as Doom further diluted his character: being Latverian is a major element
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