With Scott Derrickson's Marvel Comics film "Doctor Strange" hitting the big screen soon, new photos of Benedict Cumberbatch have surfaced online.
Cumberbatch is set to play the role of Steven Strange in Derrickson's "Doctor Strange." The actor and the production team are currently filming in Nepal, so people taking their photos will be inevitable.
User serazahmad tweeted a photo on his official Twitter account. It was a shot of Cumberbatch at Bhotahiti, which was taken by Sanjay Adhikari. Twitter user Nigam Bhandari, who was amazed to see Cumberbatch and the production team work, also tweeted a photo of the team filming near Vairab Jewelry, a jewelry shop.
Twitter user Anything Cumberbatch, also tweeted a closer shot of Cumberbatch, with his long hair and beard standing. The Twitter user said that the pictures were fab and was very thankful to the Nepalese.
According to Cinema Blend, Derrickson's forthcoming "Doctor Strange" would not be an origin story. While the production photos featured Cumberbatch with a ruffled look, it was possible that these scenes would be very brief ones and would be used as a short flashback or montage in relation to the superhero's origin, as per the publication.
The production is filming the early part of Stephen Strange's storyline, as recently noted by Cinema Blend. The publication also mentioned that it could be the point when Strange was looking for a cure for his hands, which suffered nerve damage after an accident, leaving him incapable of practicing surgery.
Derrickson's "Doctor Strange" centers 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 Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo, Rachel McAdams as the Night Nurse, Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West, and 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.