‘Sinister’ Director Scott Derrickson to Direct ‘Doctor Strange’
In the wake of hiring a replacement for Edgar Wright in Ant-Man, Marvel is going ahead with its next Phase Three film: Doctor Strange.
Variety has reported that Marvel has chosen Sinister director Scott Derrickson to take on Doctor Strange. Derrickson confirmed this as well, via Twitter:
My next movie will be STRANGE: pic.twitter.com/5pdbO6Op6j
— Scott Derrickson (@scottderrickson) June 3, 2014
Derrickson was on a shortlist of directors that included Pixar’s Brave director Mark Andrews and Warm Bodies‘ Jonathan Levine. Right now, Marvel is currently looking for writers for the project.
Derrickson’s filmography as a director includes Deliver Us From Evil and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. In short, this guy makes scary movies. I guess Marvel is going with a darker and frightening approach to Doctor Strange and I am O.K with that.
Marvel has not been shy teasing Doctor Strange in films like Thor, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Solider. The company has been trying to get the Sorcerer Supreme on screen for a while now and he’s now finally getting his chance.
The Eye of Agamotto as seen in Thor.
Doctor Strange centres around cocky neurosurgeon Stephen Strange who is involved in a dangerous car accident. Left with the nerves on his hand severely damaged, Strange used most of his fortune looking for a cure. After hearing rumours of an ‘Ancient One’, Strange seeks him out in hopes that he will be cured.
There’s no release date yet but stay tuned here and we’ll keep you posted!
