Yes, that mysterious cloaked figure in Fantastic Four is indeed played by Robert Downey Jr. – as confirmed by the director himself.

First Steps" star Vanessa Kirby breaks down Sue Storm's birth scene and her mid-credits moment with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.

Doomsday's Doctor Doom hails from Earth-828, the reality inhabited by Marvel's First Family in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Read on for

In addition to setting up Galactus and the Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four: First Steps finds time to tease another major villain.

First Steps” is the third Marvel movie to hit theaters this year, but it packs way more hidden references and nods than “Captain America: Brave New World” or “Thunderbolts.” It’s not on the same level of Easter eggs as last year’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,

So yes, Doctor Doom does appear in First Steps. In the mid-credits scene, we jump four years into the future and see Sue Storm and her son Franklin reading together in their home in the Baxter Building.

Sometimes, the most effective teases are the ones that don't show you what you're looking for, but rather, highlight its very absence.

It seems the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Fantastic Four needed one another. The creation of Marvel greats Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the latter quartet of heroes — Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic,