There's been a ton of Marvel news flooding in lately, for films like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man. Less so for Doctor Strange- since Benedict Cumberbatch was cast in the lead role, Doctor Strange news has been almost nonexistent.
Is Marvel doing this on purpose? According to a new rumor, that's the case, and the studio is purposely putting the spotlight on other films so that they can shore up a top-notch Doctor Strange cast without kicking up too much attention (of course, the other question remains... why wouldn't Marvel want people to drool over Doctor Strange? It might just be an issue of too many superpowered irons in the fire).
And according to the same rumor, Marvel's found almost the entire cast for Doctor Strange. So let's rundown which actors might just be playing which characters.
Obviously, Benedict Cumberbatch is the Sorceror Supreme, Doctor Steven Strange. But along with him is another major hero- Chiwetel Ejiofor as another sorceror character, Brother Voodoo. The villain, meanwhile, would be Baron Mordo, who would be played by actor Simon Baker. The major female role in the film would be Clea, played by Juliet Rylance. As well, Doctor Strange's sidekick/manservant Wong would be played by Star Trek star John Cho. And as the Ancient One, apparently the role is still in contention between two major players, Morgan Freeman and Ken Watanabe. Both of whom would make an excellent Ancient One, of course.
Does this cast seem legit to you? The "keeping Doctor Strange casting a secret' bit might be a little shaky, but the cast certainly isn't, and looks like it'd shape up into an excellent Doctor Strange film. Especially John Cho, who's a pretty charming actor and would probably have terrific chemistry with Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange.
Doctor Strange will premiere on November 4, 2016.
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