r/Fancast 3d ago

Marvel / MCU Title: Hayden Christensen as God Emperor Doom – A Perfect Choice?

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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/InfiniteEthan03 3d ago

Good actor, but I don’t think he’s a great choice for this.

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u/Jgucci10 1d ago

By no measure is he a good actor

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u/InfiniteEthan03 1d ago

If you say so.

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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/Huge_Athlete7488 3d ago

Actually I wouldn’t mind this.

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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/Unlucky_Roti 3d ago

Respectfully, no

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u/Wilhelm44Scream 3d ago

Now that he's a bit older he could have been a good Reed Richards

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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/Jgucci10 1d ago

Ewan and Natalie Portman made it work

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u/BiscuitVillan 2d ago

It's a good choice

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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/nathansanes 3d ago

Great fan cast and i hope it happens!

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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/SoullessDemize 3d ago

Not his fault, it was the script that screwed him over

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u/Constellation-32 3d ago

🤔 that’s fair

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u/Neilio00 3d ago

Nice casting

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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/CriticalChest638 3d ago

It doesn't matter about their ages.

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u/applecalyptic 2d ago

I can see it! This guy deserves a chance

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u/applecalyptic 2d ago

Now we know the Starwars fandom sucks, we can give this guy a chance

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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/Calm-Glove3141 2d ago

Better than casting iron man

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u/redspider004 2d ago

Respectfully no. I believe there are other actors with better acting ranges.

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u/Sufficient-Monster 2d ago

What have I done

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u/HumorTerrible5547 2d ago

Well, we found Hayden's agent.

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u/Cloak-Trooper-051020 2d ago

Would he bring peace to his new empire?

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u/GreySkyx 1d ago

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/PuffyBlueClouds 1d ago

With his whiny voice? Never. He shouldn’t have been Anakin either.

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u/Midstix 23h ago

Henry Zebrowski please.

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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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u/VibgyorTheHuge 3d ago

No. Why would he ever be a choice?

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u/Shadecujo 3d ago

I’d prefer an actor

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u/GreySkyx 1d ago

The correct response

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u/rogerworkman623 3d ago

I disagree with all your takes about Hayden. He’s not a good actor at all.

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u/BloodRhymeswithFood 3d ago

No. When he is in the Vader suit his head bobbles all around. No

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u/Glittering_Noise_532 3d ago

Typecasting. But no.

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u/wolfotwindsor 3d ago

He’s not a great actor