Title: Doctor Strange
Original Title: Doctor Strange
Year: 2016
Info
- Saga: Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Country: USA
- Length: 115 Minutes (1 hour 55 min)
- Budget: €165,000,000
- Genre: Adventure Fantasy
- Studios: Marvel Studios Walt Disney Pictures
- Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
- Age rating: 12 (Suitable for 12 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: October 25 2016
- United States: November 04 2016
Plot
A brilliant and arrogant surgeon's career is destroyed after suffering a car accident, yet he somehow discovers he has hidden psychic powers. This is 'Doctor Strange', Marvel's film directed by Scott Derrickson ('The Day the Earth', 'Sinister') from a screenplay by Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, C. Robert Cargill and Jon Spaihts, which presents the adventures of the character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The life of this unemployed doctor, who has lost his unique gift after suffering irreparable harm, is changed forever when The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) decides to make him her new pupil and teach him the art of magic to fight evil forces. These evil forces are represented by Chiwetel Ejiofor the great villain of the film and his disciple Mads Mikkelsen. Benedict Cumberbatch ('The Imitation Game', 'Star Trek Into Darkness') leads the cast of the film that also features Michael Stuhlbarg, Scott Adkins and Rachel McAdams.
Awards
- 2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 2 0
- 2017 BAFTA Awards: 3 0
Cast
Director:
Dr. Stephen Strange
Christine Palmer
The Ancient One
Kaecilius
Baron Mordo
Nicodemus West
Videos
Stan Lee cameo in 'Doctor Strange'
November 13 2018
'Doctor Strange' Bloopers and Gag Reel
February 12 2017
'Doctor Strange' Featurette - The Astral Form
February 12 2017
November 27 2016
Photos
Trivia
Benedict Cumberbatch
While filming, Benedict Cumberbatch walked into a comicbook store (in costume) and bought an actual Doctor Strange comic.
Sherlock Holmes
Benedict Cumberbatch is the fifth Sherlock Holmes actor to appear in a Marvel feature: -Christopher Lee played Holmes in Sherlock Holmes y la prima donna (1991), and was the enemy in Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979). -Jeremy Brett played Holmes in Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes (1984) and was in an episode of La Masa (1978). -Robert Downey Jr. played Sherlock Holmes in the Guy Ritchie film series, and appeared as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. -Ian McKellen played Holmes in Mr. Holmes (2015), and appeared as Erik Lensherr/Magneto in the X-Men film serie
Concept of magic
According to Kevin Feige the concept of magic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is inspired by films like 'Matrix' and the fantastic works of Stanley Kubrick and Hayao Miyazaki.
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