Fantastic Four: According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Nip/Tuck" star Julian McMahon could be slicing his way into Fantastic Four.

The actor is in talks to round out the cast of the comic book adaptation as the quartet's main nemesis -- Dr. Doom -- for 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios. McMahon got the offer Friday, and sources say a deal is likely to be made for him to join cast members Michael Chiklis as Benjamin Grimm/the Thing, Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Jessica Alba as Susan Storm/the Invisible Girl and Chris Evans as Johnny Storm/the Human Torch.

Fantastic Four was released July 8th, 2005 and stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Hamish Linklater, Kerry Washington, Laurie Holden. The film is directed by Tim Story.