DOCTOR STRANGE Set for Release in 2016, Will Shoot in UK
Marvel has been developing Doctor Strange for years, and a new report from Screen Daily reveals that it will finally be released in theaters on July 8th, 2016. They also say that the studio is looking to shoot the film in May 2015 at Pinewood-Shepperton Studios in the UK.
Scott Derrickson (Sinister) is directing Doctor Strange from a script most recently written by Jon Spaihts. An earlier draft of the script had been written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer.
It has yet to be announced who will play Strange in the film, but Joaquin Phoenix is said to be in final talks for the lead, and he's the one actor mentioned in the report. Other actors that have been previously linked to the role include Jared Leto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, Edgar Ramirez, and Jack Huston.
Doctor Strange was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and he made his first appearance in 1963's "Strange Tales" #110. It follows the adventures of Stephen Strange, "a brilliant neurosurgeon who, following a car accident, loses precision in his hands. His quest to regain his former skills sets Strange on a path to become the 'Master of the Mystic Arts.'"
Doctor Strange is a favorite character of mine, and with Derrickson on board to bring him to life, I trust that we'll get a great movie. I can't wait to see who the studio ends up casting in the lead role.