The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Dan Harmon has contributed to the screenplay for Marvel’s upcoming Phase Three origin story Doctor Strange, with the Community co-creator brought in to provide some last minute rewrites on the superhero blockbuster.
According to the site, Harmon came on board after post-production had wrapped, and contributed pages for “additional photography”, a.k.a. reshoots, which is of course a common occurrence on Marvel Studios productions (and most blockbusters today, for that matter). The actual screenplay is credited to director Scott Derrickson and his Sinister co-writer C. Robert Cargill, who also share a story credit with Jon Spaihts (Prometheus).
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Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond, utilizing a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artifacts to protect the Marvel cinematic universe.
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Doctor Strange is set for release on October 28th in the UK and November 4th in the US, with Scott Derrickson (Sinister) directing a cast that includes Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as Stephen Strange, Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer) as The Ancient One, Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) as Baron Mordo, Benedict Wong (The Martian) as Wong, Rachel McAdams (True Detective) as Christine Palmer and Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal) as Kaecilius and Benjamin Bratt (The Infiltrator).
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Originally published August 25, 2016. Updated March 2, 2020.
