JackFetch Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Marvel Studios has hired Conan scribes Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer to write Dr. Strange, marking forward progress on a long-gestating superhero property which will likely be among the first Marvel films generated under the Disney banner. Aside from Conan--the Marcus Nispel-directed Lionsgate film that stars Jason Momoa--Donnelly and Oppenheimer also scripted a live action adaptation of the vidgame Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for Sony and producer Chuck Roven, and they wrote a draft of the Jon Favreau-directed Cowboys and Aliens for DreamWorks/Universal. Originated in 1963 by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, Dr. Strange was a self-centered New York surgeon robbed of his touch after a car accident. After a stint as a wandering derelict, he found his way to a healer in the Himalayas, where he learned to tap into psychic powers to battle evil wizards and other wrongdoers. His mind is his weapon, rather than the brute force that distinguish most memorable Marvel heroes. Dr. Strange has had a long strange journey to the screen that included stints at Savoy Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Dimension Films and Paramount--with a parade of writers and directors that included Bob Gale, Wes Craven, David Goyer, Stephen Norrington and Guillermo del Toro. Marvel finally got the rights and brought the property back into the fold. Marvel Studios has four more films committed to be distributed through Paramount (including Iron-Man 3). Those will include Thor and The First Avenger: Captain America, with the last to likely be The Avengers. Marvel is separately working on the youth-oriented Runaways as well as Ant-Man, which is also oft-mentioned as a promising character among the 5000 Disney acquired in its $4 billion buy of Marvel. Marvel is making the deal with the writers' reps at Gersh and Underground and they should get going on Dr. Strange shorly. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I'm glad progress is being made on Dr. Strange. Hopefully this continues to an actual film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Interesting and possibly dangerous choice for the first Disney produced Marvel movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Interesting and possibly dangerous choice for the first Disney produced Marvel movie. I can only imagine a Marvel themed version of Fantasia, with Dr Strange as Mickey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Patrick Dempsey wants to play Dr. Strange. source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Scott Derrickson (Sinister) is directing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Well Sinister achieved a lot with mood that a pretty shit script hampered. But at lest he has the cinematic wonder that is the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still under his belt...oh wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy are at the top of Marvel's shortlist for the part of Stephen Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 ....Cumberbatch as Strange would be pretty fucking amazing, not gonna lie. Though, Pedro Pascal would be another good option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Kevin Feige updates the status of the movie: "[W]e think we'll be casting probably in the next month or two," he says, "and announcing an actor, and then we get into production in the spring of next year... Strange is very, very important, not just because it's an amazing character study, and a journey of a man who's gone from this very arrogant surgeon to somebody who is quite zen and literally keeps all of reality together on a daily basis... [T]here's a whole other side of the Marvel comics, which is that supernatural side - the interdimensional side of the Marvel universe, and Doctor Strange is, I believe, our entry point into that other realm, which has dozens of characters and storylines all of its own." http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119785 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Cumberbatch feels so much like stunt casting. I'd like to see someone lower key. It's a subtle and difficult character to deal with, so I hope they keep it subdued in the character department and go over the top in the visuals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 If I had to gun for anyone for Strange, I'd say Pedro Pascal could do an amazing job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I can see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm not super familiar with Pascal other than Oberyn. How's his American accent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I posted on Facebook the other day that I want to see Cumberbatch play a Batman villain (namely Riddler or Scarecrow), but I would certainly be excited to see his portrayal of the Sorcerer Supreme. The guy is one of my favorite current actors right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 He's mostly been a TV actor, and has appeared in a lot - Good Wife, Graceland, Mentalist, and actually, Buffy (Eddie in the Freshman). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm starting to get sick of Cumberbatch. It's not like he's a bad actor, but he has a 2004 Jude Law thing going on. And it doesn't help that the internet won't shut up about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 The only reason I'd go for him in this role is bc I know he can pull off the vocal part of the role in that bass rumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm starting to get sick of Cumberbatch. It's not like he's a bad actor, but he has a 2004 Jude Law thing going on. And it doesn't help that the internet won't shut up about him. Yeah. It's absolutely no fault of his own, but he's everywhere right now. I have no doubt he would crush the role - he has presence to burn and is both haughty and weird enough to nail Stephen Strange cold - but I can totally understand the sense that enough is enough already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Cumberbatch has apparently been dropping jokes throughout Con (he's there to promote whatever Penguins of Madagascar movie he's in) designed to tweak people about Doctor Strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm pretty sure he's my spirit animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean D. Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 I'm kind of hoping that the Andy Serkis rumors end up being true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Cumberbatch is a hell of a troll. I'd love to see him show up at the panel... To announce who the actor will actually be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 That would be brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Martin Freeman as Dr. Strange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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