Doctor Strange [2016]

[Rutabaga]

I guess it's only appropriate that I be the one to post this news, that Marvel has finally officially cast the role of Doctor Strange. ;)

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/benedict-cumberbatch-officially-set-to-star-in-marvels-doctor-strange/

[Captain Untouchable]

Benedict will be great at this, I don't doubt that. That said, this is a very predictable choice? I can see why Benedict is a good fit, and I can see why having a guaranteed audience for a less well known franchise is appealing, but it feels a little like they're playing it safe. I suppose I... find their lack of faith disturbing.

I had a similar reaction to Paul Rudd in Ant-Man, too. It's not a bad choice, just not a fantastically exciting one either, given the potential alternatives.

Fingers crossed they let him keep his accent, though. With so many of Marvel's non-American characters all tangled up with X-Men movie rights, they need to be taking every opportunity to sneak in some foreigners that they can get.