Before multiverses, before Kang, before Robert Downey Jr.’s rumored Doom… there was Julian McMahon.
In 2005’s Fantastic Four, McMahon brought charm and menace to Victor Von Doom — but even his performance couldn’t escape the film’s biggest villain: the script.
🎙️ On the latest Fandom Portals Podcast, we break down: • How the 2005 film stripped Doom of his Latverian heritage & sorcery
• Why turning Doom into a jealous CEO hurt the character's depth
• What McMahon did get right — his controlled intensity and rivalry with Reed
• And how the MCU can avoid repeating the same mistakes in Fantastic Four: First Steps
✨ With Doom rumored to return in Secret Wars and beyond, we look back at the performance that almost got it right — and what it tells us about adapting complex villains for the big screen.
📲 Stream the episode now at fandomportalspodcast.com
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