Doctor Strange

Theatrical - Wide 2016-11-04

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch Chiwetel Ejiofor Tilda Swinton Rachel McAdams Michael Stuhlbarg Mads Mikkelsen Amy Landecker Benedict Wong
Directed by Scott Derrickson
Written by Thomas Donnelly Joshua Oppenheimer Jon Spaihts

Genres: Adventure Comic Book Science-Fiction

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

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... See more 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.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, post-credit

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Doctor Strange (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: After his hands are destroyed in a car accident, a talented surgeon travels to Nepal in order to receive healing from a mystical sect led by the immortal Ancient One. After joining their ranks, Strange learns he’s now on...

Review: Doctor Strange

Posted 9 years ago

Read Eric Walkuski's review HERE! After capitalizing on its steady stable of established heroes many times over, Marvel Studios is now dipping its toe in uncharted waters with DOCTOR STRANGE, a modestly trippy superhero film that follows the brand model...

Review: Doctor Strange

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: After his hands are destroyed in a car accident, a talented surgeon travels to Nepal in order to receive healing from a mystical sect led by the immortal Ancient One. After joining their ranks, Strange learns he's now on...

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Tilda Swinton explains her casting in Doctor Strange

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Doctor Strange teaser only offered a small hint at how crazy the film gets

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Posted 10 years ago

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On the precipice of seeing the first trailer for DOCTOR STRANGE as it premieres tonight on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!, Marvel Studios has pulled back the curtain on the first poster for the Sorcerer Supreme's introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

Benedict Cumberbatch is the Sorcerer Supreme in this Doctor Strange pic

Posted 10 years ago

We've seen a lot of cool behind-the-scenes pictures from Scott Derrickson's DOCTOR STRANGE featuring the man with the voice, Benedict Cumberbatch. The story follows a brilliant but arrogant surgeon who gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes...

Chiwetel Ejiofor on bringing Baron Mordo to life in Doctor Strange

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