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By The Hoary Hosts Of Hoggoth, It’s The First Trailer For Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’!
After releasing a teaser poster for it earlier today, Marvel Studios has finally conjured up a trailer for their fourteenth(!) film, Doctor Strange! Directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Sinister), this mystical extension of the Marvel Cinematic Universe arrives in theaters this November 4th. Without further adieu, I give you the first cinematic glimpse of the Sorcerer Supreme himself…
By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth indeed! While it entirely fits within the Marvel aesthetic, the magical and mind-bending (as well as reality-bending) imagery looks pretty damn great. We’ve been told the script had an almost pseudo-Lord of Illusions vibe, so it will be interesting to see if any such darker elements have made it into the final film. Judging off of what is shown here, the possibility is certainly there, at least.
There’s not much to go on in the way of plot still, aside from Dr. Stephen Strange’s (Benedict Cumberbatch) maiming-accident and first encounters with Baron Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), but that’s all we need at this stage. The point of this trailer is to intrigue audiences and I suspect this trailer will do just that. For now, this looks like a winner.
Still, many questions remain. Is McAdams playing Clea or Night Nurse, as both have been rumored. Hell, perhaps she is both! Will Mordo turn on Strange and The Ancient One before the end of the film? Exactly which big Strange nemesis is “Hannibal” star Mads Mikkelsen portraying? Nightmare? The Dread Dormmamu? Someone else entirely? Who is B-movie action star Scott Adkins playing? A friend or a foe? I guess we’ve got a ways to go before any of these (and other) questions are answered.
Doctor Strange arrives in theaters on November 4th, 2016. The film is directed by Scott Derrickson, from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlberg, Benedict Wong, Amy Landecker, and Scott Adkins.
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‘Curse of the Where Wolf’ Bites Into August Release With Trio of Werewolf Theatrical Screenings [Exclusive Preview]
Larry Chaney‘s hairy misadventures are continuing in the sequel graphic novel Curse of the Where Wolf from creative team Rob Saucedo, Debora Lancianese, and Jack Morelli, and its author is celebrating with a trio of horror’s greatest werewolf films.
The Curse of the Where Wolf hits shelves on August 7 from Encyclopocalypse Publications.
That coincides with the launch of a theatrical screening event in Houston, Texas, featuring a trio of seminal werewolf flicks turning 45 this year: The Howling on August 7, Wolfen on August 14, and An American Werewolf in London on August 21.
Each screening features a “werewolf in film” presentation as well as a book signing from Where Wolf author and River Oaks Theatre artistic director Rob Saucedo.
In the new graphic novel, “Being a werewolf sucks. Reporter Larry Chaney wanted to be a hero. Instead, he became a werewolf. Now, caught between incredible new powers and a desire to eat everything (and everyone) in sight, Larry must find a cure for his curse. Or die trying.”
“With Where Wolf, I wanted to tell a whodunit set in a furry convention, so the story was pretty contained within a very specific setting and genre. With Curse of the Where Wolf, I wanted to celebrate everything I love about the possibility of comic books. Curse of the Where Wolf is a funny book, in every sense of the phrase, but it’s also an earnest look at a person’s struggle to become a better version of themselves, especially when the alternative is to become a literal monster,” Saucedo says of Curse.
The original graphic novel was previously serialized as the first webcomic hosted on Fangoria before being collected by Encyclopocalypse Publications in 2023 and has already been optioned for film, podcast, and television development ahead of launch by producers James Fino (“The Freak Brothers” for Tubi, “Rick and Morty” for Adult Swim) and Charles Horak (First Date for Magnolia Pictures).
Expect Larry to find himself in even weirder situations in the 362-page full color sequel; Saucedo has provided Bloody Disgusting with exclusive art pages from the upcoming graphic novel that showcase lupine humor.
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