Let me clear something up: Hawley refers to a movie being done but he’s not talking about the Doctor Doom picture, rather his upcoming Lucy in the Sky with Natalie Portman. So don’t get too excited.

While Hawley seems very much on board to make the Marvel film, I still don’t feel like he’ll ever get the chance. Marvel just recently announced their plans to create a Fantastic Four movie in the next few years and I don’t see how they allow Hawley to make a Doctor Doom film first. Knowing Hawley, this wouldn’t be a typical super villain story either, it’ll be unconventional and a bit weird and very different. Knowing Marvel, that probably wouldn’t fly with them. If they ever make a Doctor Doom movie, it’ll likely be a straight up, by-the-numbers Marvel film with a predictable bad guy doing predictably bad guy things. Not saying it would be bad but it wouldn’t take many risks, not when an entirely new franchise is tied up with the character.

If Disney and Marvel didn’t just tell the world their intentions to make a Fantastic Four movie in the coming years then I’d think maybe Hawley’s film was possible. But right now I feel like it’ll never see the light of day. It’s a damn shame because, as he’s proven time and time again, Hawley can far exceed expectations.