Kevin Feige Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is All the Prep Doctor Doom Needs
Avengers: Doomsday is introducing new versions of many longtime Marvel characters, including Doctor Doom. Whatever hype one has for the movie, one common criticism is that there’s been no real buildup for the villain. The thinking seems to be, how can audiences truly buy into the threat of a villain first glimpsed in Fantastic Four: First Steps, which they might not have seen?
- ▪Avengers: Doomsday is introducing new versions of many longtime Marvel characters, including Doctor Doom.
- ▪Whatever hype one has for the movie, one common criticism is that there’s been no real buildup for the villain.
- ▪The thinking seems to be, how can audiences truly buy into the threat of a villain first glimpsed in Fantastic Four: First Steps, which they might not have seen?
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Avengers: Doomsday is introducing new versions of many longtime Marvel characters, including Doctor Doom. Whatever hype one has for the movie, one common criticism is that there’s been no real buildup for the villain. The thinking seems to be, how can audiences truly buy into the threat of a villain first glimpsed in Fantastic Four: First Steps, which they might not have seen? To Kevin Feige, the answer seems to be, “don’t worry about it.” While doing press at San Diego Comic-Con, he was asked about the comparison between Doom and Thanos’ gradual rollout in the Infinity Saga. He argued the Mad Titan’s introduction is overstated, saying it’s been “built up in people’s heads over the years.
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