In the upcoming film, Cumberbatch plays the role of Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon who becomes the Sorcerer Supreme under the tutelage of the Ancient One, portrayed by Tilda Swinton.
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Half the time I really had no idea what was happening in this trailer, not that I’d want it any other way, especially since this is arguably the MCU’s weirdest movie yet.
The last day of the hugely popular festival is considered somewhat low-key compared to the first three days, which featured an announcement that Oscar victor Brie Larson will play Captain Marvel in an upcoming movie. The image of distorted doppelgangers of New York City spiraling off into the distance seems to speak volumes about the possibilities for multiple Earth scenarios that the film plans to introduce into Marvel Studios’ already-deep cinematic continuity.
Finally, the cast of 2017’s “Guardians of the Galaxy 2” entered amid cheers, as new footage revealed Sylvester Stallone in the film, and Kurt Russell playing Star Lord’s father Ego. We finally get a look at the movie’s antagonist, Kaecilius – played by Mads Mikkelsen – one of the Ancient’s previous followers gone astray. The British-Asian actor didn’t appear in the earlier teaser. Weak trailers haven’t helped so far, so it’ll be interesting to see how people react to the new one.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be released on November 18.
Director Jon Watts said “Homecoming” is simply a high school movie.
Marvel skipped San Diego Comic Con past year in order to be a part of Disney’s D23 Expo late in 2015.
Audiences also got a sneak peek at Wonder Woman, a female-led superhero film starring Gal Gadot as Diana Prince, which is set to hit theatres next year.
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In the new Lego film, Batman will have to face-off against his nemesis The Joker, as well as put up with his new side-kick Robin, voiced by Michael Cera.
