(Photo: Steve Sands/GC Images)Ĭhiwetel Ejiofor plays Mordo, another student of the Ancient One who eventually becomes Strange’s villainous rival.
took to the streets of New York, where onlookers snapped pics of the action. For the final days of filming, Cumberbatch & Co. The Sorcerer Supreme could use a Band-Aid. This promotional image gives an idea of what Strange will look like tapping into his mystical powers. Protecting Strange’s powerful relics contained in his home is the character Wong (Benedict Wong), a valet who dabbles in the occult and can kick ass when needed. In the comics, it’s located in his penthouse in New York’s Greenwich Village. This concept art reveals the Sanctum Sanctorum, the magical home base of the good doctor.
Strange comes by his name honestly, as this concept art shows. “One of the things that’s important to us in telling a magical story is keeping it grounded,” producer Stephen Broussard says in the MCU holiday gift set bonus feature, “but still leaving enough room to have really cool and unique visual ideas to explore.” (Photo: Marvel) He winds up meeting the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), who mentors him in the mystical arts. The film will tell Strange’s backstory: A brilliant, but egotistical neurosurgeon suffers a debilitating accident and travels the world in search for a cure. “Benedict has a complicated emotional structure going on,” says Derrickson of his star. In early January, Marvel released several images of Cumberbatch in full costume, complete with signature cape and Eye of Agamotto amulet. This was one of the first publicly released looks at Doctor Stephen Strange, included as part of a DVD/Blu-ray bonus feature on an MCU gift set released in December and introducing the character. “What you can expect from this Doctor Strange movie is a mind-trip action film,” said director Scott Derrickson. We’ve pulled together a detailed look at the making of the movie, from the early conceptual art to the final scenes shot in New York City before filming wrapped earlier this week. From his Sanctum Sanctorum in Greenwich Village, the Sorcerer Supreme, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, will battle mystic forces unlike anything faced by the Avengers. 4, Doctor Strange will bring magic into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I like him as much as all the others, but for some reason … In the beginning, didn’t include him on the list of characters they wanted to make a movie of,” Lee said. He didn’t hesitate with his answer: “He will be very well known because they’re going to make a movie of him and that’s Doctor Strange. About a year ago, I sat down with Stan Lee and asked him which of his “lesser-known” Marvel heroes did he wish had a higher profile among mainstream fans.
0 kommentar(er)
