We will see in Civil War, he is government of some sort.
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Doctor Strange
- Thread starter RandomPrincess
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More from street filming in NYC
erasure fan1
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Looks like Tuesday we get the first trailer! I am really looking forward to seeing how this one looks.
comingsoon.net said:
Trailer time!
I like.
If you know nothing about Dr. Strange - like me. This trailer breakdown should help get you started.
My wife says all you need to know is that Benedict Cumberbatch is in it and that makes it a must see.
Nemo14
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She's a wise woman.
I married well.
Matt_Black
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Actually, since Doctor Strange is such a radical departure from what we've had before, I wouldn't begrudge them if they did, simply so that those who aren't nerds and don't know Doctor Strange from Doctor Phil will get that this is magic and fantasy and stuff.
Phroobar
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Why are they using a white bald woman to play an ancient Asian man to teach a British white man the mystic Asian arts? If the character had to be a woman, why not get Michelle Yeoh from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I guess she wasn't Asian enough.
http://blog.angryasianman.com/2016/01/nice-try-marvel-dr-strange-casting-is.html
http://blog.angryasianman.com/2016/01/nice-try-marvel-dr-strange-casting-is.html
Matt_Black
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Well, on the one hand, they are trying, in a some what goofy fashion, to avoid the stereotypical "Wise Old Asian Mystic" trope, not unlike what they did with the Mandarin in Iron Man 3. On the other hand, they could have just put a little more effort into the script so that the Ancient One would be more than just a stereotype.
Phroobar
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That makes about as much sense as using Martin Freeman for that role. Why not Jet Li? If they had to change the character to avoid a stereotype, then why not just use a young Asian woman mystic? At least Yeoh or Lucy Liu or Ming-Na Wen could do the stunts.
Matt_Black
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Ming Na is already in the MCU, so she's out. As for the rest, I'll just chalk it up to Hollywood still having a long way to go when it comes to diversity. After all, look at ScarJo as the lead in the Ghost in the Shell movie. I'd think that would garner more outrage than the bit player who is almost certainly going to die at the hands of the villain to give our hero even more motivation.