{"id":36139,"date":"2015-06-11T19:20:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T23:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=36139"},"modified":"2015-06-11T19:20:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T23:20:50","slug":"and-chiwetel-ejiofors-doctor-strange-villain-role-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/11\/and-chiwetel-ejiofors-doctor-strange-villain-role-is\/","title":{"rendered":"And Chiwetel Ejiofor\u2019s DOCTOR STRANGE Villain Role Is…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even though he is reportedly still in talks, so there has been no definite announcement as to what his role will be, let alone even a confirmation that he will be in the film, Deadline<\/a> is reporting that Chiwetel Ejiofor will be playing the role of Baron Mordo in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Dr. Strange<\/strong> film.<\/p>\n

A character that dates back right to the second appearance of Doctor Strange in the comic series Strange Tales<\/em> in 1963, Mordo was a student of magic under the tutelage of The Ancient One, when disgraced surgeon Stephen Strange shows up looking for a way to cure the nerve damage in his hands and quickly begins to outshine Mordo in his studies of the mystic arts.<\/p>\n

Benedict Cumberbatch is set to play Strange, while in a stroke of inspired casting Marvel Studios has set Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One. Scott Derrickson will be directing from a script by Prometheus<\/strong> screenwriter Jon Spaihts.<\/p>\n

Set for a November 4, 2016 release, the production is gearing up for a shoot later this year, so we should be expecting more casting news as the summer progresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Negotiations are ongoing, so nothing official.<\/div>\n

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