Marvel Studios confirms John Krasinski's Mr. Fantastic in The Illuminati team of Earth-838 was revealed. Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange met the team during his multiverse adventure, encountering alternate versions of Baron Mordo, Peggy Carter, and Maria Rambeau. The Doctor Strange 2 Illuminati team also made headlines by including Patrick Stewart's Professor X, Anson Mount's Black Bolt, and John Krasinski's Reed Richards.
Ever since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios obtained the rights to the Fantastic Four, fans have been left wondering who will play Marvel's First Family in the MCU. John Krasinski emerged as a popular fan cast for Mr. Fantastic online, with his real-life wife Emily Blunt often suggested to be Sue Storm. The appearance of Krasinski in Doctor Strange 2 left audiences wondering if he would continue to play the character in the MCU. Despite his limited screentime, he left a big impression and teased some major connections to Fantastic Four lore.
Now, the audio commentary for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has confirmed a new detail about John Krasinski's Mr. Fantastic. As shared by The Direct, the MCU's multiverse Reed Richards had a secret Doctor Doom connection. The commentary track for Doctor Strange 2 included producer Richie Palmer discussing Mr. Fantastic's introduction. After praising the costume design, Palmer confirmed that Reed Richards teleports into the Illuminati base using Doctor Doom's Time Platform.
The detail of the teleportation device he uses to get into the scene is something we took from the comics, that’s Doctor Doom’s Time Platform.
The confirmation of John Krasinski's Mr. Fantastic using Doctor Doom's Time Platform in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is notable. Victor Von Doom, a.k.a. Dr. Doom, is the Fantastic Four's most iconic villain and one of the most powerful in Marvel's history. The comics introduced his Time Platform in 1962 as Doctor Doom's version of a time machine. It was originally used by the Fantastic Four after Doom kidnapped Sue Storm and forced them to steal treasure from the past. The small detail confirms that Dr. Doom also exists in the Earth-838 timeline.
It is not yet clear if Doctor Doom's Time Platform in Doctor Strange 2 is part of the MCU's larger plans or just a small detail included for fun. A multiverse version of Doom could be a threat in a potential Secret Wars movie, which the Doctor Strange sequel also set up through mentions of incursions. Then again, it would be somewhat surprising if Marvel Studios introduced Doom as a multiversal threat right from the start. Fans will likely be best off treating Mr. Fantastic's Dr. Doom connection in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as a fun Easter egg rather than a tease of the future, but only time will tell if there is more here.
Source: The Direct
