The much awaited first teaser for this year's first MCU movie has arrived and has Benedict Cumberbatch returning as the Sorcerer Supreme along with the supporting cast (Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Stuhlbarg).
Check out the trailer:
Against Wong's advice, Dr Strange has used an incantation that has opened up the Multiverse. No wonder that we are introduced to an alternate version of our titular character who is not as benevolent as the one we are familiar with. The Sorcerer Supreme reaches out to Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) for fighting this new threat.
Against Wong's advice, Dr Strange has used an incantation that has opened up the Multiverse. No wonder that we are introduced to an alternate version of our titular character who is not as benevolent as the one we are familiar with. The Sorcerer Supreme reaches out to Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) for fighting this new threat.
Genre veteran Sam Raimi (Spider-Man trilogy with Tobey Maguire), replaces Scott Derrickson as the director. Astute movie fans would remember this reference to Dr Strange in Spider-Man 2:
Another nod was the fact that Peter Parker's workplace (Joe's Pizza) was located on Bleecker Street - Dr Strange's Sanctum Santorum is situated at 177A Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village, New York City. Now the circle is complete with Sam helming this movie. Hopefully, he will repeat his magic again. Speaking of Scott Derrickson, it seems he was interested in bringing Namor in the sequel. Perhaps, this was the reason he left the project due to “creative differences”. Nevertheless the Sinister auteur has been replaced by one of the legends in the genre and we are getting our first Horror movie from MCU.
As I had mentioned in another post, Benedict
Cumberbatch seems a bit off in his role as the Sorcerer Supreme. The fire and passion that he brought to the screen as Sherlock is missing here. We get a brief glimpse of Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer in wedding gown. The teaser promises a lot of action set pieces as can be expected from a MCU movie. I do look forward to the teaming up of Scarlet Witch and Dr Strange. Wanda almost singlehandedly defeated Thanos and was one of the few Avengers who have accomplished this. Wanda and Stephen working together would make for a very powerful combo.
Plus, I am interested to see what other surprises the Multiverse throws at us - may be introduce us to couple of X-Men....
Trivia
- The Octopus like creature that Dr Strange is battling is Shuma-Gorath.
- The movie also marks the live action debut of America Chavez. The superheroine is played by Xochitl Gomez.
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I've no idea what to expect. Will Raimi bring some of the OTT nature of his Evil Dead trilogy? The giddy action of the Spider-Men? Or will he be subsumed by the Marvel machine?
ReplyDeleteThanks GK for stopping by.
DeleteWe missed out on Edgar Wright's take on Ant Man due to "creative differences".
Hopefully Raimi was able to hold his own and left his directorial stamp on the product, despite the pressure/expectations of Kevin Feige/Marvel Studios. If he delivers his usual mix of kinetic action and comedic horror, we are in for a treat.
How are things at your end.
Arun.