Not just going by comics, I was introduced to Doom through the Secret Wars episodes of Spider-Man. I just can't buy Doom as a flaky businessman. I can even buy him being on the space station. It's just that he lacked the menace and mystique of the actual Doom. The only thing they got right other than the Latverian connection is his envy of a man of greater intellect who lacked the skills to use it. Or at least lacked the skills to use it according to Doom.
Unfortunately, Crane fell victim to something you were calling for earlier, gradual introduction of the weird. He wasn't Scarecrow yet. He still wasn't Scarecrow by the end of the film. When he returns, if he returns, he will be full on Scarecrow in spirit. If you stick with realism he's never gonna wear the costume. And he won't manipulate people's fears the way you think. I still think the drug is a decent substitute for the fear toxin.
If the pull out Krang, I hope they pump up the menace and turn down the whining. I want a villain that's actually dangerous this time around. Not just someone who postures a lot.
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