Marvel is opening its doors to its mystical side with the upcoming Doctor Strange and Kevin Feige recently confirmed that it will be an origin story and also teased details on the roles to be played by Rachel McAdams and Tilda Swinton. Meanwhile, Mads Mikkelsen continue to be tight-lipped about the project and even said he's still waiting for a call.
Feige recently debunked rumors about the film not being an origin story. As reported by Comic Book Movie, Feige confirmed that the film will discuss the back story of the sorcerer hero.
"For some reason people sometimes talked about how we're not doing an origin story, we're bored of origin stories. I think people are bored of origin stories they've seen before or origin stories that are overly familiar. Doctor Strange has one of the best, most classic, most unique origin stories of any hero we have, so why wouldn't we do that?", Feige said.
Also, as reported by Heroic Hollywood, Feige revealed that Rachel McAdams will play a "very very big part" in the film. He also clarified that Tilda Swinton will be playing as a female Ancient One although she will be very ambigous in her portrayal of the role.
Meanwhile, despite the rumors about Mads Mikkelsen being in talks to play a villainous role, Digital Spy reported that he's still waiting for a call for the said role. Mikkelsen revealed that his knowledge about the film is only as much the rest of the world knows, although he also expressed his interest in being a part of the MCU. However, it seems no offer has reached the actor as of yet.
"So far, it's been rumours, so I'm waiting on a phone call", Mikkelsen said.
Benedict Cumberbatch is playing the titular character of Doctor Strange which is set to be directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, and Jonn Spaihts. It is set to hit theaters on November 04, 2016.
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