--- title: Comic Con 2017: Noah Hawley's Doctor Doom Film Could Be Great description: Fargo and Legion creator Noah Hawley could just save the flagging Fantastic Four franchise with an unconventional Doctor Doom movie. canonical: https://time.com/4867930/comic-con-2017-doctor-doom-fantastic-four/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-21T13:23:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:39:48.258Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Fantastic Four Is Getting a Surprising Spinoff That Might Actually Work og:description: Legion's Noah Hawley is making about the villainous Doctor Doom og:url: https://time.com/4867930/comic-con-2017-doctor-doom-fantastic-four/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fd800149adec39a/6988d6a897cdffaa546b1b1b/gettyimages-454073509.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Disney XD's "Avengers Assemble" - Season One og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fantastic Four Is Getting a Surprising Spinoff That Might Actually Work twitter:description: Legion's Noah Hawley is making about the villainous Doctor Doom twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fd800149adec39a/6988d6a897cdffaa546b1b1b/gettyimages-454073509.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Fantastic Four_ Is Getting a Surprising Spinoff Movie That Might Actually Work  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jul 21, 2017 1:23 PM CUT  MARVEL'S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE MARVEL'S AVENGERS ASSEMBLEDisney XD via Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jul 21, 2017 1:23 PM CUT [Noah Hawley](http://time.com/4667769/noah-hawley-legion-fx/ "undefined"), the man behind [_Legion_](http://time.com/4655943/legion-fx-superhero-marvel/ "undefined"), _Fargo_ and the novel _Before the Fall_ announced at [San Diego Comic-Con](http://time.com/4853722/comic-con-2017-movies-television/ "undefined") on Thursday that he is working on a Doctor Doom movie for 20th Century Fox. He revealed [very few details about the project](http://ew.com/movies/2017/07/20/comic-con-doctor-doom-movie-legion-noah-hawley/ "undefined"), but for fans, this could be potentially great news for the flagging _Fantastic Four_ franchise. Victor von Doom, longtime nemesis to the Fantastic Four, is one of the most popular villains in the Marvel Comics and has battled the likes of Thor and [Luke Cage](http://time.com/4494758/the-making-of-luke-cage/ "undefined"). And yet onscreen depictions have fallen flat: He’s appeared in all three _Fantastic Four_ movies, including Josh Trank’s recent reboot of _Fantastic Four._ That film, which included Doctor Doom’s origin story, [bombed at the box office in 2015](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fantasticfour15.htm "undefined"). However, Hawley has taken an unconventional approach to the superhero genre: _Legion_ is more a philosophically compelling acid trip than it is a popcorn flick. The body horror inherent in Doctor Doom’s transformation seems right up Hawley’s alley, as does the opportunity to spin a villain’s tale rather than a typical hero’s story. And he has some experience finding new dimension in beloved properties: His _Fargo_ series builds on the Cohen brothers’ classic with new characters while maintaining a similar tone. 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