In the movies, giving Doom superpowers just seems to be a way to have him be able to stand toe-to-tow with the FF. In comics, Doctor Doom iron suit is a battle armor that matches anything Iron Man has, AND he's a wizard in line for the title of Sorcerer Supreme (aka Dr Strange's position) He's also a scientific genius probably smarter than Reed Richards-its only his ego that blinds him to mistakes. Seriously, if you ever think Superman is an OP characters, read about what Doom can do.
They can have Vicitor Von Doom in the first movie, but keep him somewhat in the background while the FF take on another for, like the Red Ghost or Mole man.
Give us a movie setting him up better. Hints of what he'll become, so that when he finally gets involved the audience understands better just how big a threat Doctor Doom really is.
Doom has long been my favourite Marvel villain, and for the movie execs to f**k with his character and history so badly is incredibly disappointing. Fox needs to relinquish FF so Marvel Studios can do it properly. They brought Iron Man's origin into the 21st century, they can do the same again.
I'd love to see a short film based on the Doctor Strange/Doctor Doom graphic novel 'Triumph and Torment' where they journey to Hell to rescue the soul of Doom's mother. Heck, make Doom an super antihero, why not.
Would love to see the mid-late 80's Doom who is the benevolent tyrant of Latveria, with bedazzled townspeople praising his name, and FF befuddled by their loyalty. Give him the monomaniacal ego but old-world European courtliness. Bring on the convoluted schemes, the memory wipes, the Doombots. Not sure if this can be viable for a single movie or trilogy, but I believe it's what the fans would want. It's certainly what I want!
