Ever since Robert Downey Jr. blew our multiversal minds at San Diego Comedian-Con final 12 months when he revealed he was returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom, Marvel fanatics have been making an attempt to determine simply when Victor Von Doom would seem. After the Thunderbolts* post-credit scene appeared to trace at Dr. Doom’s arrival within the upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps, director Matt Shakman has emerged to barely crush these goals.

In an interview with Empire Magazine, Shakman plainly asserted that “Doom is just not part of my movie, and subsequently not part of my purview.” That must be it, proper? Fallacious. Followers in denial (and delusion) are decoding Shakman’s statements as technically true however not the total fact.

Some followers are specializing in how Shakman particularly talked about that Doom is just not a part of his movie or his purview. That sounds, they argue, like an try to ascertain believable deniability, given how Marvel has separated sure duties on its movies. After Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier revealed to ComicBook.com that the movie’s post-credit scene was filmed weeks earlier than the theatrical launch, the Russo Brothers confirmed they have been those who filmed it, fairly than Schreier himself. That informed Marvel followers {that a} movie’s director doesn’t need to be concerned with any post-credit reveals, which might align with Shakman’s assertion that Doom has nothing to do together with his efforts on the movie.

In the Thunderbolts* post-credit scene, the New Avengers get a notification that an unidentified plane had entered Earth’s environment earlier than we see the enduring “4″ brand of the Fantastic Four emblazoned on the facet of the ship. Doom has hijacked the Fantastic Four’s ship a number of occasions within the comedian books, so it’s not far-fetched to imagine he may do the identical within the MCU.

We’ll have to attend till July 25 to see if these theories are something extra than simply fanboy fantasies.