(Source Variety.com)

Benedict Cumberbatch was one of three front-runners for the role of Doctor Strange, but he beat out Keanu Reeves and Colin Farell for the role officially this morning!

Plot excerpt from ComingSoon.net:

“Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. Stephen Strange beset by demons controlled by apprentice sorcerer Karl Mordo, but was rescued by Mordo’s mentor, the Ancient One, a millennia-old sorcerer who protected the Earth dimension as its Sorcerer Supreme, a role Strange was destined to inherit. He offered himself as a disciple to the Ancient One, who accepted, having known of Mordo’s treachery all along. The Ancient One spent years instructing Strange in the art of sorcery, teaching him how to tap the innate mystic powers of both himself and the world around him.”

What do you think of the casting choice? Any thoughts on the character? What about Cumberbatch’s involvement as the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Let us know below!

10/28/2014  12:14 pm

by James