Doctor Strange is easily my favorite Marvel character.
I liked the idea of this brilliant man of science and medicine thrown into a world he couldn't understand at first.
Plus all that 60's and 70's occult vibes to the early comics and art by Steven Dirko? Yeah that is right up my alley.
Now we have our first trailer out and I am excited as hell.
Looks like we are sticking pretty close to the classic Dr. Strange origin story here too.
Benedict Cumberbatch is opting for an American accent here, which tracks with Strange's character as being a New Yorker. Tilda Swinton makes an interesting choice as The Ancient One, but a good choice in my mind. Plus we get Mads Mikkelsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor (as Mordo no less!), and Rachel McAddams...that is some top-shelf acting talent.
This is going to rock.
I hope though they keep the horror and occult themes I loved about this comic.
Say what you like about the failed Peter Hooten movie, it was some scary shit for 1978 TV.
I, too, am a huge Doctor Strange fan. What of the few comics I collected back in the early 90s.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about Dr. Strange, but the fact that this movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton, in a Matrix-esque tale of alternate realities has already sold me!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty excited about this one, too. And I agree that Doctor Strange is something really different out there in comic book world.
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