While Doctor Doom is the superhero team's most famous adversary, director Matt Shakman explains why he did not want to include him in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. After years of waiting, Marvel's First Family is finally joining the MCU, and the team will be facing off against none other than Galactus and the Silver Surfer for their first outing. Doctor Doom will instead be the primary villain in the upcoming two Avengers films, Doomsday and Secret Wars. If Doom is the main villain of the culmination of the Multiverse Saga, why would they not introduce him in The Fantastic Four: First Steps?

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Shakman spoke about the film's decision not to feature Doctor Doom in the upcoming MCU film. Shakman says the biggest factor was that all three previous Fantastic Four films centered on Doctor Doom. Trying to fit Doom and the team's origin...