The majority of MCU and comic book fans thought the first teaser trailer for Doctor Strange was amazing. Yet, a small few (myself included) found the trailer to be a little dull. But from the way screenwriter Robert C. Cargill spoke with The Sunday Service podcast [via the MCU Exchange] about the first official footage released by Marvel , the trailer revealed very little, even by traditional teaser standards. Said Cargill, "This teaser is, it’s the definition of a teaser. You are only getting a like a small taste of just how crazy this movie gets. We have only just the slightest hints of magic in there. There are major characters you don’t even glimpse in that trailer, there is so much stuff going on, that this thing is just nutty, the stuff they let us do, I can’t believe they let us do it. Like, just, … [Marvel Studios head] Kevin Feige and other producers like Stephen Broussard would be 'How can we make it crazier?' and I was like 'Aw right, let’s play around.' It’s just a hell of an experience."
With Civil War still a couple of weeks away from hitting theaters, perhaps Marvel's plan was to show a very contained first glimpse of Doctor Strange in order to keep the focus on their more pressing release? With SDCC looming, expect to learn a lot more about what Marvel has in store with its first, true journey into magic and mysticism.
Doctor Strange is an upcoming superhero feature film from Marvel Studios. Scott Derrickson directs from a script written by C. Robert Cargill and Jon Spaihts. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange. He leads a cast that includes, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Wong and Michael Stuhlbarg.
Doctor Strange will be the fourteenth film released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will be the second release of Phase Three, after Captain America: Civil War. The film is scheduled to be released on November 4, 2016 in 3D and IMAX 3D.
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