Little has been gleaned about the character of Doctor Doom in the upcoming "Fantastic Four" film, and the actor who plays him, Toby Kebbell is now setting the record straight about the super villain.
"For what I was prepping, for what I was creating, my mother got cursed, my father died of exposure looking after me, and I'm crazy mad about it. And now I'm in America trying to be bright and be someone they could be proud of. Yes, I put it in personally, and you know, I can't talk as to what it is in the film. I put it in there. I needed it in there," he told Cinema Blend.
Kebbell even elaborated on how his portrayal of Victor Von Doom is influenced by the character comic book fans have grown to love. In the movie, he is first seen working in the Baxter Building, but he struggles with the bureaucracy of the project, and he finds himself losing funding for it. Victor is not in a good place by then, and it is only made worse when the genius Reed Richards (played by Miles Teller) comes into the picture.
According to Kebbell, he fed on Victor's ego and he hoped fans would notice how this flaw impacted the character's entire personality.
"I know what Doom is: he's ego driven and anyone who might be better than him or maybe perceived as better than him is what causes him to destruct, to destroy. And that's all I could play. It didn't matter what was new or fresh or cool. I know Doom, and it's the best role," he said.
It's quite obvious that Kebbell is enamored with the character he portrayed, despite being a villain and all. " It's hard to say, because you sound like such an egotistical douche saying, 'It's the best role,' but Doom is the ultimate bad guy. I don't think anyone is aware of what they've got with Doom," he added.
Given the mystery surrounding the character, a lot of people speculated about the skills and abilities of Doctor Doom, and there was a prevalent rumor that he was actually a hacker. But Kebbell said otherwise.
"There was some speculation that he was a hacker and I was like, 'Where'd that come from? He's not a hacker. He's a computer scientist. He's at this advanced school, Baxter, and that's where we're all getting together," he explained.
