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MARVEL Confirms DOCTOR STRANGE Cast

Doctor Strange #1 courtesy Marvel
Doctor Strange #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel makes it official!

The rumors are true: Mads Mikkelsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams and Tilda Swinton are joining Benedict Cumberbatch for the big screen debut of Doctor Strange.

Ejiofor is rumored to playing Baron Mordo while Swinton is The Ancient One.

Here’s the official announcement:

Marvel Studios announced today that production has begun on “Doctor Strange,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams  and Michael Stuhlbarg with Mads Mikkelsen and Academy Award® winner Tilda Swinton. The film, which opens in U.S. theaters on November 4, 2016, is directed by Scott Derrickson. The film will be shot in several locations around the world, including London, New York, Hong Kong and Kathmandu, Nepal. Continue reading MARVEL Confirms DOCTOR STRANGE Cast

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR Joins DOCTOR STRANGE?

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Has Marvel conjured up an acclaimed actor to bring classic evil icon to their Doctor Strange film?

Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Serenity) is playing Baron Mordo in Marvel’s Doctor Strange according to Deadline.

Mordo is Strange’s archenemy in comics but according to the story “don’t look for him to be necessarily a completely villainous character. Rather, he’s an amalgamation of characters culled from Doctor Strange‘s mythology.” Continue reading CHIWETEL EJIOFOR Joins DOCTOR STRANGE?

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR And SERENITY at Seattle International Film Festival

courtesy SIFF.net
courtesy SIFF.net

Browncoats and science fiction have a very stellar reason to attend the Seattle International Film Festival. Acclaimed actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) will receive a SIFF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting prior to the screening of Half of a Yellow Sun on May 19th.

 

Ejiofor is a icon of sci fi from his role in Serenity. The stars of Joss Whedon’s Firefly blasted on to the big screen in this feature film that co-starred Ejiofor as the villain known simply as “The Operative.” Continue reading CHIWETEL EJIOFOR And SERENITY at Seattle International Film Festival