Could the MCU have redeemed Julian McMahon as Dr. Doom?

Like, let’s say if he was still alive and instead of announcing RDJ will be Doctor Doom in Doomsday, they announced that Julian McMahon will reprise his role as Doctor Doom from the Tim Story movies for Avengers: Doomsday so they can give him another shot at getting the character right. I mean, they redeemed Andrew Garfield’s Spider-man. They redeemed the Fox X-Men universe with Deadpool & Wolverine. Couldn’t they redeemed Julian MaMahon as Dr. Doom? I’m say asking.

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IndominusTaco2025-09-22 19:57

i wouldn’t necessarily say that deadpool & wolverine “redeemed” the fox x-men universe lmao

Penance132025-09-22 20:06

I would say so. I actually really liked the casting for this movie, and I think they could’ve been great with a better script

Zaladin032025-09-22 20:18

I don't think Doom was the main issue with those movies. It was the writing and at the time, those movies didn't have the same quality of what we have now. For me, it would have been cool to see him referenced but I don't know if he needed to be redeemed. I think most fans accepted that he wasn't a bad Doctor Doom. Andrew Garfield in comparison, was just overlooked because the audience of then was expecting more of a Tobey Mcguire flow and then when Tom came on the scene, he took it a different level.

So the audience viewed the legacy of Tobey and the current iteration with Tom as "the real Spiderman" while seeing Garfield's as forgettable because of how different it was and the lack of understanding casual movie goers had with more of a comic accurate Peter Parker.

latestwonder2025-09-22 20:29

No.

Goldman2502025-09-22 20:32

He didn’t need redeeming.

lastersoftheuniverse2025-09-22 20:44

No. His portrayal of Doom never felt like Doom. Mainly when the mask was on and he just kept his voice

FrnchsLwyr2025-09-22 20:51

Julian McMahon was a fine actor and may he rest in peace.

His Doom was...well it was as good as the writing and direction gave it room to be. The failures of that movie are not, in my opinion, on his shoulders.

Could he have been a better Doom? Sure he could have, assuming they wrote the character better.

But redeemed THIS version? I doubt it.

Altruistic_Eye_11572025-09-22 21:05

I think it's much more difficult.

With Andrew, it worked because his only problem was being in a bad franchise; the X-Men only had the problem of becoming stagnant with Wolverine. But this Doom has more issues than just being in questionable movies.

His motivations are really flat; he's like Dafoe's Green Goblin, but without any flavor, and if he didn't lose his company, it's because Sue was just leading him on. They really should find a motivation that respects what Tim Story did to justify why he now wants to reshape the entire multiverse.

Secondly, his powers—magic doesn't even exist in that universe, and Doom's only power is shooting lightning bolts. That's quite far from the Doom we all know.

Could something have been done with what they had? Maybe, but it would be almost like what they did with Electro in NWH, where they discarded everything Webb had done to the point where you wonder, "Was it necessary for him to come from Andrew's universe?"

TelephoneCertain53442025-09-22 21:22

I would say yes if you think he needed it.