Doctor Strange Casting Poll **NEW**

[Dr. Evil]

Viggo Mortensen

He was my first choice until he said this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/16/viggo-mortensen-peter-jackson_n_5337320.html

And Dr. Strange relies on a lot of Special effects.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

I was really hoping for older. The man is supposed to be a world renowned surgeon. That takes years of schooling and practice, so I would have liked someone more middle aged, but they seem reluctant to cast in that age range for these films.

 

[guitarsingerguy]

He was my first choice until he said this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/16/viggo-mortensen-peter-jackson_n_5337320.html

And Dr. Strange relies on a lot of Special effects.

I felt exactly the same way.

 

[cherokeesam]

I was really hoping for older. The man is supposed to be a world renowned surgeon. That takes years of schooling and practice, so I would have liked someone more middle aged, but they seem reluctant to cast in that age range for these films.

*koff* Doogie Howser, MD *koff*

 

[OwlBoy]

Yea actually younger makes tons of sense because Strange's attitude before he has his accident is consistent with the recklessness and arrogance a lot of child prodigies display. When you're so good at something for so long and everyone's praising you for it its incredibly easy to become an *******.

I vote for Pedro Pascal.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

**** I didn't know Leto was 42. That's the age range I was looking for but man he doesn't look it.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

No thank you Leto. Worse choice then Depp imo.

 

[craigdbfan]

Came in to see if anyone had suggested Pascal yet, am not disappointed.

The thing is, sure, it's all guesswork as to what Marvel is thinking. But right at this moment, Pascal is as big a "name" as Chris Hemsworth was when he was cast as Thor. (Otherwise known at the time as "that guy from the first 10 minutes of Star Trek? Kirk's dad?")

(Mind you, I am not dissing that. Everyone said he killed in that scene. But he didn't look very Thor-ish in it, and maybe it's just the circles I run in, but I wasn't seeing anyone remembering the actor's name, all that much, at the time.)

Conversely, Pascal is coming off an entire season of GOT, which is a very high-profile show, and an awful lot of fan and critical reaction to the season has mentioned him as a highlight. He had way more than 10 minutes to capture audience attention, and he made every minute of it count. Everybody's talking about him.

Maybe I'm guessing wrong, but, it seems like it would be a very smart move for Marvel. He's NOT already an Oscar-winner (like Leto; a choice I also don't really love), he's not enough of a "name" yet to command a really high salary (I'd think). But coming off this GOT season he's got just enough of a profile to make it seem plausible. If I were Marvel, I'd look at the reactions to Pascal's performance in GOT, and I'd look at the internet reaction to Gwendoline Christie getting cast in Star Wars, and I'd think really hard about how much positive buzz this guy could generate right now.

And it's a great casting choice for avoiding the "yet another white guy?" issue, if anyone cares about that. (Not saying Marvel does, specifically, but if they were smart, they could generate a lot of positive coverage and interest by casting "the first Latino superhero".)

Also, he's old enough to make for a plausible Strange, but young enough to play the role for like the next 10 years. (Although I maintain that Strange ought to be a role where the actor ageing shouldn't be a big issue.)

Great freaking post.

Although I have to once again tackle this. Pedro Pascal is most definitely Latino but I would still consider him very much "white". He isn't Anglo or of any Germanic descent but I would still very much consider him white (I know for some American's that's a bit hard to grasp because most of the white ancestry in this country originates from some form of Germanic and Celt ancestry whether it be English, German, or Irish thus you correlate that word only with those European groups). Edgar and Pedro aren't native Amerindian folk or mestizos (a mixture of white and native) but of Spanish ancestry which last I checked was white.

Plus in most incarnations I'd say Doctor Strange definitely sports more of a Southern European look regardless of his name and whatnot.

For the most part Marvel Studios has done a hell of a job with picking actors who look the part. Robert Downey Jr was pitch perfect because he's a bit swarthier and he visually fit the role to a T if you ask me.

As long as the actor looks the part then I could hardly care the point of origin. Pedro Pascal also doesn't have an accent (he speaks fluent English) and created one for the role of Oberyn in Game of Thrones.

I'm all for Pascal getting it.

Mmmm, Pedro Pascal

Not gonna lie, I had the same thought a few times while watching GoT. He makes for a good "unknown" option, but I have a strong feeling they'll want to go with a bigger name for this one.

He's awesome.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I haven't watch any of Derrickson's movies so I can't judge his talent. But looking at his résumé, I'm not really dazzled by it. Hopefully he'll be surrounded by a good script and cast.

 

[Khonshu]

There are a number of actors that I think could pull off the role really well, but I am FULLY behind Pedro Pascal as Strange. Marvel will have to work quickly to get him, though. The guy is going to have plenty of work opportunities after this season's Game of Thrones run.

I would not be surprised in the least to hear that Abrams and crew is courting him for Star Wars, or that any other franchise is scrambling to find ways to get him in their cast.

 

[SpideyFan866]

I'm firmly in the camps rooting for Ethan Hawke, or Benedict Cumberbatch.

Though, alternatively, I think Cumberbatch would make for a great Dormammu.

 

[TheHeatKitchen]

Benedict Cumberbatch would make a great (insert virtually every role out there).

He's gotten to the point where he's so perfect for every role that we should just stop suggesting him for everything. I'm convinced that Benedict Cumberbatch could go Eddie Murphy style from The Klumps and play everyone in a LOT of movies.

So while I agree with you, I think it's a moot point to fan cast him in everything.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Benedict Cumberbatch would make a great (insert virtually every role out there).

He's gotten to the point where he's so perfect for every role that we should just stop suggesting him for everything. I'm convinced that Benedict Cumberbatch could go Eddie Murphy style from The Klumps and play everyone in a LOT of movies.

So while I agree with you, I think it's a moot point to fan cast him in everything.

I think he's too young for Strange. But you're right, there's plenty of roles he would be great in. On the topic of Strange, I think he might make a good Mephisto. (Speaking of which, if Mephisto will be used in the films, I hope they just make him THE Devil. Keep it simple for "the laymen".

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

I'd really rather them avoid any additional religious based themes concepts or characters. Norse gods are plenty. And now we'll also have Death and the Vishanti.

Let's leave Hercules, Mephisto, etc. on the back burner for a while.

 

[The Endless]

Mephisto could be portrayed similar to the Asgardians (and how he is sometimes in the comics). An extra-dimensional entity who some have believed is THE devil.

But they'll probably have Dormammu as Strange's villain.

 

[pr0xyt0xin]

Mephisto could be portrayed similar to the Asgardians (and how he is sometimes in the comics). An extra-dimensional entity who some have believed is THE devil.

But they'll probably have Dormammu as Strange's villain.

Yes.

I mean between Mordo, Dormammu and Shuma Gorath I think there's plenty to work with for a trilogy.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Mephisto could be portrayed similar to the Asgardians (and how he is sometimes in the comics). An extra-dimensional entity who some have believed is THE devil.

But they'll probably have Dormammu as Strange's villain.

-That would work. I think it would work best though to merge Dormammu's Dark Dimension with Mephisto's realm to make things easier for the average viewer. It grounds the magic in a familiar place for the average viewer and, by putting the supernatural "demon-type" villains in one place reduces excessive exposition.

-So, a Hell/Hades realm/dimension ruled by Mephisto with Dormammu as his ambitous general, and the main antagonist of the first film. Baron Mordo and Nightmare can then be saved for sequels, with Mephisto always staying in the background, never getting his hands dirty.

 

[Moridin]

I came in here to suggest Pascal, but I see I'm late to the party.

 

[seishin87]

After doing a little research I agree that Pedro Pascal would be an awesome Dr. Strange. I hate to say I wasn't aware of him previously. He'd get my vote before some of the other recently rumored contenders, Hawke and Leto, of those two I'd prefer Hawke.

My top three favorites as of now for who should play Stephen Strange would be...

1. Pedro Pascal
2. George Clooney
3. Mads Mikkelsen

 

[metaphysician]

-So, a Hell/Hades realm/dimension ruled by Mephisto with Dormammu as his ambitous general, and the main antagonist of the first film. Baron Mordo and Nightmare can then be saved for sequels, with Mephisto always staying in the background, never getting his hands dirty.

Ugh, no. You have those backwards. Putting Dormammu as a minion of Mephisto would be like making a movie about the Silver Surfer, and his minion Galactus.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Dormammu

I'll be honest and say I don't know how they'll ever get past the stupid name. At least Mephisto can be lengthened to Mephistopheles like in Ghost Rider. But Dormammu? They'd best just stick to his aliases.

 

[The Endless]

I don't see how Dromammu is any sillier than Dr Strange lol

 

[Brian Braddock]

I'll be honest and say I don't know how they'll ever get past the stupid name. At least Mephisto can be lengthened to Mephistopheles like in Ghost Rider. But Dormammu? They'd best just stick to his aliases.

They may have lengthened the name but at least it featured to some degree, unlike other key/iconic aspects of Mephisto that they were apparently ashamed of showing;

Red skin? Nah, the audience will never buy it
Red hair? Nah, the audience will never buy it
Horns? Nah, the audience will never buy it
Fangs? Nah, the audience will never buy it
The name? Nah, the audience will never buy it..........unless we lengthen it to give it more gravitas and less cheese.

To this day, I've still got a major beef about that.

 

[marcvader]

Got no probs with the name of Dormammu and yes he would be a great sequel villain.

 

[smashmode]

The folks at ModernMythMedia says their first choice is Tom Hanks. I know Tom Hanks has come out and said he would love to do a Super Hero movie.