It’s now just over a week until Doctor Strange opens. (Gosh, November is so close!) There are a bunch of trailers on the InterTubes, for instance the official ones by Marvel:
Marvel’s Doctor Strange Teaser Trailer by Marvel Entertainment
Doctor Strange Official Trailer 2 by Marvel Entertainment
The tv spot from the end of September, however, is my favorite:
Doctor Strange TV Spot by Marvel Entertainment
Kaecilius: “Mister…?”
Strange: “Doctor.”
Kaecilius: “Mister Doctor.”
Strange: “It’s Strange.”
Kaecilius: “Maybe. Who am I to judge?”
Harf! 🙂
I have to say I know next to nothing about Doctor Strange. The character was referred to from time to time in the translated X-Men I read in my youth in Finland, but “odd name” and “magic user of some sort” was pretty much what I got out of them.
The cast is something to look forward to. I loved Chiwetel Ejiofor in Serenity and The Martian, and Benedict Cumberbatch should be marvelous (I’d listen to him pretty much just reading a phone book). Mads Mikkelsen looks like the quintessential bad guy. Perhaps too much so; I fear I might find his character too corny, but we’ll see.
Tilda Swinton I’m conflicted over. I’ve enjoyed her past performances. Her character in this movie, The Ancient One, has been gender-swapped, which is really cool. However, apparently the role is whitewashed. I guess we’ll see.
I also know nothing of the director Scott Derrickson; again, we’ll see. It’s been such a slow latter half of the year, movie-wise, that I’m looking forward to Doctor Strange even if I’m not sure whether it’s exactly my cup of tea.
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