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Marvel Works Magic to Get ‘Doctor Strange’ on Fast-track
I’ve never read the “Doctor Strange” comic books, but it always looked like “Harry Potter” on steroids to me. But I’m being told that if we’re gonna cover “Ghost Rider,” this Marvel adaptation deserves some Bloody press.
Created in 1963 “Doctor Strange” is the story of an arrogant surgeon who is injured in a car accident and goes on to become the Sorcerer Supreme of the Marvel universe. Using his magical powers Strange protects the earth from attacks from other realms.
Twitch is reporting that that Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Donnelly have now turned in their script and Marvel is pushing forward with the property. Marvel has drafted a short list of directors to approach on the title and is forwarding the current script to each to try and sign someone up to ‘oversee continued development’. They say this is a sign that Marvel is committed to the character and are looking at Doctor Strange as a 2013 release.
Who would you cast as the Doctor? Who should direct?
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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