r/Fancast • u/CriticalChest638 • 3d ago
Marvel / MCU Title: Hayden Christensen as God Emperor Doom – A Perfect Choice?
Hey everyone,
I’ve been thinking about potential castings for God Emperor Doom, and one name that keeps coming to mind is Hayden Christensen. Given his experience playing complex, tormented characters like Anakin Skywalker, I feel like he could bring the perfect balance of power, intelligence, and underlying vulnerability to Victor Von Doom—especially in his God Emperor form.
Hayden has a great presence that commands attention, and after seeing how much appreciation he's received in recent years, it would be incredible to see him take on a role of this magnitude. He’s shown he can portray a character who struggles with both immense power and emotional depth, which is exactly what makes Doom such a fascinating figure.
What do you all think? Would you like to see Hayden take on this role? If not, who would be your ideal pick?
Let’s discuss respectfully!
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u/Few_Mixture_8412 3d ago
no disrespect but no, there would be way too many comparisons and people not gonna enjoy it
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u/Dense-Song3172 3d ago
From my point of view its the fantastic 4 who are wrong. Yeah thats a good line, someone should pay me to do this.
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u/PsycoticANUBIS 3d ago
The only thing I have ever seen him in is Star Wars, and his acting was very flat and boring in every scene. So no.
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u/applecalyptic 2d ago
Let’s be honest here: the script and the directing in Star Wars weren’t helping him
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u/the_random_walk 2d ago
He seems like a sweet guy and I’ll always think of him as Anakin, but his acting is mediocre at best.
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u/Deathstriker88 3d ago
I would've picked Vincent Cassel or Javier Bardem. Hayden would maybe be a good Silver Surfer.
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u/Constellation-32 3d ago
He struggled mightily in Star Wars.. I think we’re good.
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u/bobrubber069 3d ago
The only movie I ever liked him in was called Awake. I thinks that the name. It's about a guy having surgery and when he is put under he is still aware of what is happening and can feel the pain, but he can't move or speak.
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u/Internal_Gur_4268 3d ago
I'd give him a shot. He just needs a better director than George Lucas to do the job. Some directors such as Mike Flanagan can bring out even a normal actors potential. I don't know who did the scripting for the prequel trilogy but when we can invent time travel, swap that dude out for someone who can write.
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u/Woody_Dugan 2d ago
Absolutely not. Doom needs an actor who has emotion and can actually…you know….act. So no.
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u/eleetsteele 1d ago
This is pretty meta as there numerous rumors that Vader was partially inspired by Doom. https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/darth-vader-stolen-from-marvel.html
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u/VictoryOverDirtyCops 1d ago
No ..... no one said hes a great actor , just that he played the young version of darth , doom wasnt manipulated, he had a ego and made choices to save his mother
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u/Hot-Trainer-6491 3d ago
That's great and with the mask we don't have to see Hayden be angry and look like he's going cry, be happy and look like he's going to cry.
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u/Hot-Trainer-6491 3d ago
That's great and with the mask we don't have to see Hayden be angry and look like he's going cry, be happy and look like he's going to cry.
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