Vin Diesel Interested in Playing Doctor Doom, Has Discussed Namor/Sub-Mariner Movie

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“I would be more apt to play a villain,” Diesel revealed to MTV News. “[I'd like to play] the protagonist of a story that is also like a Marvel villain — like Doctor Doom or something.”

In light of the newly announced plans for a “Fantastic Four” reboot, Diesel could get his chance to portray the Latverian dictator soon enough. But there are other characters in the comic book pantheon that the action star would be interested in pursuing, including one seaworthy superhero in specific.

“I have some superhero favorites,” Diesel admitted. “I talked to ['The Surrogates' director] Jonathan Mostow about ‘Sub-Mariner,’ which could be interesting because of its World War II-New York connection.”

Despite being one of the longest running superhero characters in comic books — a history that included fighting alongside Captain America in the 1930s — Namor the Sub-Mariner has yet to cross over to the big screen. In recent years, there has been some talk about “Crank” actor Jason Statham tackling the Atlantean hero — who, ironically, has also declared his interest in “Daredevil,” a property that Vin Diesel once circled.