While this years Guardians of the Galaxy has been getting all the attention this week [see the trailer, character featurettes and first poster], it seems that Marvel Studios still has one eye on Phase Three, wioth The Hollywood Reporter revealing that four directors are under consideration to bring the Sorcerer Supreme to the screen in Doctor Strange.
According to the site, the studio has met with Mark Andrews (Brave), Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair), Dean Israelite (Welcome to Yesterday) and Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies). Meanwhile, screenwriters Jon Aibel and Glenn Berger (Kung Fu Panda) are “in the mix” to script the film, although Marvel is apparently keen on getting a writer-director duo, or a filmmaker who can tackle both.
It’s expected that Doctor Strange will feature as part of Marvel’s Phase Three line-up, alongside Ant-Man, Thor 3, Captain America 3 and The Avengers 3.
Update: According to Bleeding Cool, one of the reasons that Nikolaj Arcel is under consideration is because A Royal Affair star Mads Mikkelsen “apparently is, or has been, somewhere in the mix for the film’s early casting discussions.” Of course, this should be taken as a rumour until we hear something official, but it wouldn’t be the first time Marvel were after Mikkelsen, with the Hannibal star reportedly passing on the role of Malekith in Thor: The Dark World.
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Originally published February 21, 2014. Updated December 13, 2019.
