New Details About Rachel McAdams' DOCTOR STRANGE Character

There's been speculation that Rachel McAdams would be playing Night Nurse in Doctor Strange ever since she was originally cast in the upcoming superhero film. The latest rumor to hit the interwebs was that McAdams is playing the character of Christine Palmer, one of three main female hospital employees featured in the comic Night Nurse from the early '70s. Now it appears that information may have been correct. 

EW has some new information on McAdams' role, and while they won't give up the character's name, it certainly seems to point to the rumor being confirmed:

“Rachel McAdams plays a fellow surgeon that has a history with Strange and is his sort of lynchpin to his old life, once he steps into he role of a sorcerer,” says Kevin Feige, the producer of Doctor Strange and president of Marvel Studios. “She is someone he connects with at the beginning, and reconnects with, and helps anchor his humanity.”

“Rachel McAdams is sort of [Doctor Strange’s] contemporary in the modern-day New York world, before and after he goes on this crazy journey,” elaborates Doctor Strange executive producer Stephen Broussard. “So, she sees him before, she sees him after. She’s kind of this audience point of view.”

As for whether or not she's playing a love interest for the Sorcerer Supreme, star Benedict Cumberbatch says, "I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say what the interest is. But if I hit on her more than the Ancient One, put it like that.” I'm not sure if the word "if" is supposed to be in his second sentence or if that's just a typo on EW's part, but either way, the point he's making seems clear. What do you all think? Looking forward to Doctor Strange? A bunch of new photos and an EW cover were released this morning, so you can check those out along with all of our other Doctor Strange-related content right here.