Benedict Cumberbatch is Doctor Strange. (Photo : Instagram/granpantalla)
Scott Derrickson's upcoming Marvel Comics film "Doctor Strange" may add another villain besides Baron Mordo.
With the cast and the production team busy filming in Nepal, a new rumor has surfaced, saying that Derrickson's "Doctor Strange" is going to feature the comics villain Kaecilus. According to Latino Review, Kaecilus is the leader of the Zealots, a group of people who performs dark magic. The publication added that the Zealots managed to open a portal to another dimension during the 1968 Kathmandu setting in the comics.
Kaecilus is also known as Baron Mordo's subordinate, such as a meesenger and field agent, from the 1960 comic book storyline; however it looks like the character is going to be utilized in another approach in Marvel's Cinematic Universe. According to Cinema Blend, Kaecilus would be set to open the curtains into the magic realm and establish what had to come in the modern time. However, this information has yet to be confirmed.
Derrickson's "Doctor Strange" will not be an origin story, but will still center on the exploits of Strange, a neurosurgeon who loses his hands' fine motor skills after an accident. He meets the Ancient One, a master of magic who trains him to become the Sorcerer Supreme and defend the world from evil.
"Doctor Strange" stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo, Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One, Rachel McAdams as the Night Nurse, Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme. "Hannibal" actor Mads Mikkelsen, who was reported to play the role of Mephisto or Dormammu, might not appear in Derrickson's forthcoming film.
Derrickson's "Doctor Strange" is slated to premiere in theaters in the United States on Nov. 4, 2016.
