The debut trailer for Fox's Fantastic Four just hit the web and already fans are pouring over every second of footage to discover what secrets might be hidden away. At least one major easter egg has already been discovered, and it may just confirm prior rumors about the film's version of Fantastic Four arch-enemy Doctor Doom.
Sue Storm is working at a computer screen at around the 45 second mark in the trailer. It's brief, but if you look closely there is actually an IP address on the left corner of her screen that reads 23.21.190.125.
Typing that address into a web browser brings up a wiki page for the fictional European country of Latveria. Of course in the comics, Victor von Doom rules Latveria with an iron first as Doctor Doom, but earlier reports are pointing towards a radically different take on the character for the film. Actor Toby Kebbell previously revealed that the Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four would be a anti-social programmer by the name of Victor Domashev, who goes by the name "Doom" online.
This easter egg in the trailer seems to further support Kebbell's description of the character. A hidden IP address seems the perfect easter egg for the reveal of an evil programmer, no? Exactly how large of a role will "Doom" play in the film remains to be seen. The trailer certainly doesn't seem like a superhero movie at all, downplaying the reveals of the character's superpowers and instead invoking science fiction odyssey films like Prometheus and Interstellar. Check out the trailer if you haven't already.
It looks like fans will have to wait a little longer to learn anything of substance about what role this new Doctor Doom will play in the film, but in the meantime we can gawk over these screengrabs, courtesy of Superherohype.com.
