Variety reports that Toby Kebbell is in final talks with Fox to play Doctor Doom in Josh Trank’s reboot The Fantastic Four. It was previously announced that the studio was also targeting Jack Huston (American Hustle), Domnhall Gleeson (Frank) and Sam Riley (Control) but as the site says “newcomer” Toby Kebbell has been chosen as the villain of the piece.
In recent years, “newcomer” Kebbell has starred in The Counselor, Wrath of the Titans, War Horse, The East and the upcoming Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to name a few, with a lead role in Warcraft also coming up. He will join Miles Teller (Divergent) as Mr. Fantastic, Kate Mara (House of Cards) as Invisible Woman, Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station) as the Human Torch and Jamie Bell (Nymphomaniac) as The Thing.
The Fantastic Four is set for release on June 19th, 2015.
Originally published April 2, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
