Doctor Strange (2016)

Film Type:

Feature

Language:

English

Colour Info:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround 7.1

Camera:

ARRIFLEX 235, Panaflex Millenium XL2, Panavision Panaflex, ARRI ALEXA XT

Frame Rate:

24 fps

Aspect Ratio:

2.39:1 (Scope)

Stereoscopy:

No

Taglines:

Open your mind
Expand your mind
Open your mind. Change your reality.
Question reality. Change your destiny.
The impossibilities are endless.

Movie Connection(s):

Dubbed into: Doctor Strange (Hindi)

Filming Locations:

Trivia:

In a fight Wong wields the Wand of Watoomb, a magical artifact from the "Dr Strange" comics

Each Doctor Strange' feature had already starred a Star Trek actor - Michael Ansara (voice of Ancient One), Jeffrey Combs (Doctor Strange of 1978 movie version) and even Benedict Cumberbatch starred as Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek Into Darkness

Tilda Swinton's children were crew members on the film; her daughter worked in the costume department, and her son in the art department designing planets

Director Scott Derrickson is a big fan of Doctor Strange, and spent his own money on a concept video he pitched to Marvel so that he could get the job of directing the film

One of the mages at Kamar-Taj is Tina Minoru (Linda Louise Duan). Tina is the mother of Nico Minoru, a member of the Runaway group of heroes, who wields a staff in the film; this is the Staff of One, a powerful magical weapon that Nico eventually wields

The casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One was particularly controversial as the character is portrayed as a Tibetan man in the source material

Mads Mikkelsen's brother Lars Mikkelsen has provided the voice for Doctor Strange in the Danish dubbed version of Doctor Strange

Actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Benedict Wong had earlier starred in The Martian which released in the year 2015

Baron Mordo is not completely a villain but maybe a main villain in sequel

Doctor Strange was given the WiFi password of "Shamballa", paying homage to the famous Doctor Strange storyline "Into Shamballa"

Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor, who play rivals Dr Strange and Baron Mordo, had previously co-starred as allies in 12 Years a Slave

Simon Baker has previously been rumored to play the role of Baron Mordo

Mads Mikkelsen was earlier considered for the role of Malekith in Thor: The Dark World

Mads Mikkelsen is the third Hannibal Lecter actor to appear in a Marvel film, after Brian Cox and Anthony Hopkins

Benedict Cumberbatch is the sixth Sherlock Holmes actor to appear in a Marvel feature, the earlier artists include - Sir Christopher Lee, Jeremy Brett, Sir Ian McKellen (Magneto) and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)

'Doctor Strange' will be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie about magic

Gary Oldman and Mads Mikkelsen were considered for the role of Baron Mordo

Actors including Matthew McConaughey, Ewan McGregor, Keanu Reeves, Justin Theroux, Jon Hamm, Johnny Depp, & Joseph Gordon-Levitt were also being considered for the role of Doctor Strange

Actors like Colin Farrell, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hardy, Ethan Hawke Jack Huston, Oscar Isaac, Jared Leto were all considered or rumored for the role of Stephen Strange

Doctor Strange will be the fourteenth film to be released by Marvel Studios for the Marvel Cinematic Universe

In the comics, the Ancient One is an old man; in this film, the Ancient One is played by a woman

According to Kevin Feige, the concept of magic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is inspired by The Matrix

Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy were initially considered for the role of The Ancient One

Doctor Strange's creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko based his appearance on Hollywood actor Vincent Price; the character even bears the middle name of Vincent

In the movie 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Jasper Sitwell had mentioned Stephen Strange as one of the high-risk targets that HYDRA keeps under surveillance.

Benedict Cumberbatch had spent his gap year volunteering as an English teacher at a Buddhist monastery in Darjeeling, India and stated that the experience was very profound and influential on his life.

Before becoming the Sorcerer Supreme, Stephen Strange received training at an Eastern monastery

As research, director Scott Derrickson read multiple issues of Doctor Strange.

Gary Oldman and Mads Mikkelsen were considered for the role of Baron Mordo.

The Ancient One's kingdom is situated in the snowy Northern Himalayas.

"Doctor Strange" creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko based his appearance on Hollywood actor Vincent Price. He even bears the middle name of Vincent.

Chapter Two of Phase Three in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Scarlet Witch from Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) is Dr Strange's apprentice in this film. This is in keeping with the comics, where she served under Strange as his apprentice and pupil.

Benedict Cumberbatch initially had to decline the role due to scheduling conflicts. When the release date was pushed back from July 2016 to November 2016, Cumberbatch was able to commit to shooting.

According to Marvel producer Kevin Feige, starting with Doctor Strange Marvel movies will no longer start with an origin story. Meaning that at the beginning of the film, he will already be Doctor Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme.

Benedict Cumberbatch embarked on a strict training regimen by hitting the gym with the use of a personal trainer to beef up for the role. Cumberbatch would drink protein shakes and eat double the amount of calories.

Patrick Dempsey had publicly expressed an interest in playing the role of Stephen Strange.

Doctor Strange's costume is similar to the comics but the design has been slightly modified in order to fit him in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Filming Start Date:

04 Nov 2015

Filming End Date:

03 Apr 2016