Rachel McAdams is set to play Night Nurse Christine Palmer in Scott Derrickson's "Doctor Strange." (Photo : Twitter/@AmericanIsland_)
Rachel McAdams' potential role in Scott Derrickson's forthcoming Marvel Comics film "Doctor Strange" has been revealed.
According to Latino Review, McAdams would play the role of Christine Palmer in Derrickson's upcoming film. In the 1970's original comic title, Palmer was one of the three women who used the Night Nurse codename.
When McAdams had been initially linked to play a part in "Doctor Strange," rumors had said that her roled would have been that of Linda Carter, the concierge doctor to the superhero set, known as "Night Nurse," as per Cinema Blend. The publication added that it was quite odd to know that McAdams would not play Carter, as the latter was the best known among the three Night Nurses.
In Marvel's "Daredevil," "Sin City" actress Rosario Dawson also plays a Night Nurse role; however, it was not Carter because Marvel Studios reportedly had plans to use the character somewhere else. If McAdams is not playing Carter in the film, then her role as Palmer could be the way to introduce the former.
McAdams is known for her roles in various films and television shows, such as Mark Water's comedy film "Mean Girls," Guy Ritchie's action-crime "Sherlock Holmes," Woody Allen's romance-comedy "Midnight in Paris," and Richard Curtis' romance drama "About Time."
Aside from being up for a role in "Doctor Strange," McAdams is also reported to appear in Arthur Conan Doyle and Drew Pearce's action-thriller "Sherlock Holmes 3" and in Tom McCarthy's thriller "Spotlight."
Meanwhile, "Doctor Strange" will showcase an origin story of Doctor Stephen 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.
Along with McAdams, "Doctor Strange" also stars Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, 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.
