Doctor Strange Already Getting Positive Buzz
The next Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is easily one of the riskiest of the entire universe. Doctor Strange is not only a high concept film, as it features magic, the multiverse, and more “strange” aspects. Additionally, it features a character that is usually only known by faithful comic fans. Doctor Strange has only been featured before in some Marvel cartoons and a rather forgettable TV movie. However, with the film’s release only a few weeks until the premiere, some people are already getting to see it, or small portions of it in the form of the IMAX extended previews. This included ComicBook.com’s Lucas Siegel, who stated on the extended IMAX sneak peek:
“During a fifteen minute 3D IMAX preview presented around the country Monday night, minds were expanded as the first real, in-depth look at magic in the Marvel Universe was presented on screen. Sure, we’ve seen Scarlet Witch’s chaos magic, and there’ve been some little tricks and spells from certain Asgardians, but most assuredly you’ve never seen anything like this, in the Marvel Universe or in movies at all.”
He added: “The overall feeling of this movie, based on the footage we saw last night, is brand-new. The magic was brand-new, the action was brand-new, the tone of spirituality and mysticism was brand-new. And that’s all just a tiny fifteen minute sample of a nearly two hour movie.”
What does this mean for the future release? Hard to say. It’s tracking to do as well as the original Captain America and Thor films, but positive word of mouth could make it go higher.
Doctor Strange releases in theaters on November 4.