This Doctor Strange VFX Reel is Appropriately Mind-Bending

The visual effects company Framestore spent 11 months creating over 365 shots for Doctor Strange, which went on to be nominated for Best Visual Effects in the 2017 Academy Awards.

Framestore (which has also done VFX work for Beauty and the Beast, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Arrival) touched on a wide range of visual effect and animation work to create a variety of visuals for the film that didn’t exist while filming: everything from larger-scale environments to the fire-y sparks of Doctor Strange’s Eldritch magic to creating the look of the “astral form,”

Watch Doctor Strange & Thor Meet for the First Time

Thanks to Christ Hemsworth’s Twitter page, we now get to see the God of the Thunder and the Sorcerer Supreme have their first sit-down. When Doctor Strange was finishing up filming, Thor: Ragnarok’s script was being finalized, and it gave Strange’s team, like producer Stephen Broussard, a fun idea—what if we got the two together to see what their chemistry would be like,

Benedict Wong Talks his Updated Character in Doctor Strange

Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster, Doctor Strange, opens in theaters this weekend. To celebrate, rounds of exclusive interviews are hitting the web, along with a Saturday Night Live appearance by the titular character himself. While Benedict Cumberbatch is busy telling jokes in Manhattan, Benedict Wong sat down with Comignsoon.net to discuss his stereotype-defying take on the coincidently-named character Wong.

“I was more concentrated on what we perceive with him now,

At Long Last, Benedict Cumberbatch Comes to SNL

Benedict Cumberbatch, upcoming star of Marvel’s Doctor Strange, will finally be taking the Saturday Night Live stage by storm on November 5th in New York City. “We meet at last,” he whispers in the TV spot released this week. Dramatic music ensues as he approaches the dimly lit stage that has been graced by countless entertainment legends before him.

With a career that began in London’s theatre scene before transitioning to TV roles that culminated in his award-winning Sherlock performance,

This Extended Doctor Strange Chase Sequence Breaks new Ground

Not since Christopher Nolan's Inception have we seen visuals this gleefully unconcerned with physics. And somehow, Doctor Strange manages to take the notion of parallel dimensions and malleable architecture several steps further, creating a one-of-a-kind, M.C. Escher-like chase sequence that showcases why the film has had such an impact on people who have seen it. In just two days, Doctor Strange will be hitting theaters all over the U.S.,

Go See Doctor Strange in the Theater

Opening this week is Marvel and Disney’s latest, Doctor Strange, with Benedict Cumberbatch in the role of the titular lead. Cumberbatch goes American, Marvel gets out of science fiction and into mystical voodoo, Tilda Swinton is bald, and the universe bends at will. The tale of an arrogant and ruined surgeon turned sorcerer-defender of the universe is well worth the trip to the theater. Here are a few of the highlights:

Perfect hair: Not as in,

Meet the Mysterious Creator Behind Marvel’s Doctor Strange

Steve Ditko, legendary comic book writer, artist, co-creator of Marvel's "Spider-Man" and numerous other classic Silver Age Marvel Comics characters, must be considered the major creative influence behind Marvel Studio’s upcoming Doctor Strange movie, based on the character he created in 1963.

Strange was initially conceived by Ditko, with some input from Marvel honcho Stan Lee, as a different type of Marvel superhero, one who used magic and mystical powers that allowed him to travel to different dimensions to battle his foes,

Doctor Strange Will Make Huge Waves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

With just nine days until the premiere of Doctor Strange and a ton of positive reactions already percolating from the press screening, Marvel and Walt Disney Studios can expect their new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have a huge ripple effect. With critics hailing the film's "dark and spooky psychedelic horrors" and calling it a "wonderfully trippy, visually stunning origin story that intros great characters into the MCU,"

Doctor Strange Buzz: Some of the Best Action Scenes in Marvel History

Folks, first press screenings of Doctor Strange happened last night in New York City and Los Angeles, and while the full reviews are embargoed until Sunday, there's a ton of spoiler-free buzz out in the Twitterverse, and it's very, very positive. The action set pieces are said to be some of the best in Marvel history, and, in keeping with the Marvel formula, there's a lot of wit and humor.

Here's just a taste of what some film critics are saying about 

Time Bending Doctor Strange Promos Link Hero to Larger Marvel Cinematic Universe

As we quickly approach Doctor Strange's November 4 premiere date, Marvel is making it clear that the weird, dimension-dissolving action that will mark Doctor Strange is still a part of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this trailer that the studio revealed on September 28, a direct reference was made to the Avengers by Wong (Benedict Wong), who explained to the newly minted metaphysical Doctor (Benedict Cumberbatch) that while the Avengers protect the planet from physical danger,

Doctor Strange‘s Cloak of Levitation has a Pesky Collar

For the first batch of Doctor Strange trailers and teasers that Marvel Studios had released, there was little of the studio's signature wisecracking and much more of the studio's signature world building. Doctor Strange is Marvel's weirdest superhero, dealing less in the physical, material world of The Avengers and much more in a mystical, mind-bending world of its own.

Lately, however, we've started to see some witty repartee in recent teasers,

Avengers Named-Dropped in new Doctor Strange Teaser

There's been a lot of speculation over whether there'd be any crossover between The Avengers and the newest Marvel superhero to hit the big screen, Doctor Strange. In the latest Doctor Strange teaser dropped by Marvel & Walt Disney Pictures, we hear the first mention of the Avengers, coming from Wong (Benedict Wong), who explains to the newly minted metaphysical Doctor (Benedict Cumberbatch) that while the Avengers protect the planet from physical danger,

New Doctor Strange TV Spots Expand Marvel’s Latest, Weirdest World

Folks, Marvel's weirdest, wildest superhero is finally making his big screen debut in just a little more than a month. Doctor Strange is coming to theaters on November 4, and as we near this date, Disney and Marvel have been flooding the airwaves with TV spots showcasing the most mystical and mind-bending of all the supes. With Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role, and a cast that includes a veritable who's who of acting legends, 

Doctor Strange Has Some Pretty Cool Powers in International Trailer

The latest Doctor Strange international teaser is light on plot clues but heavy on mind bending effects. We see Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange injured in a car wreck, but from there it is all mind-bending CGI at work. The Doctor walks through a fractured glass dimension, erects a crystal wall from sheer will, and wields a molten whip with his bare hands. 

Of course, with any superhero movie,

Go Behind-the-Scenes of Doctor Strange

The home video release of Captain America: Civil War has already provided us with one juicy bit of extra footage; you remember earlier this week when we published this hilarious video showing what Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and his pal Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) were up to when the rest of the Avengers were having a bit of a brawl.  plug some of its other upcoming titles. Today, we've got a little more good stuff thanks to the 

New Doctor Strange Commercial Touts Marvel’s Weirdest Superhero

Cinemark Theaters has just dropped a new Doctor Strange video that highlights just how far out there the newest addition to the Marvel film family is. Cinemark is touting their XD technology—extreme digital cinema with Real 3D brightest projection, custom digital surround sound and wall-to-wall ‘over screen’ size. 

As a refresher; Doctor Strange stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme, formerly a talented but emotionally cut off neurosurgeon named Doctor Stephen Strange who is plunged into a hidden reality and alternate dimensions after a tragic car accident.

Marvel Unveils New Doctor Strange Trailer at Comic-Con

It all happens at Hall H during Comic-Con, and this year Marvel made sure they used their time wisely. During their Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios revealed a brand-new Doctor Strange trailer and poster.

Doctor Strange has an outrageous cast, beginning with your hero, Benedict Cumberbatch, as the talented but closed off neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must learn to jettison his massive ego to learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions in order to become the Sorcerer Supreme.

Behold the 1st Teaser for Doctor Strange

Marvel's Doctor Strange made his first appearance inside the cover of Strange Tales #110, and he was unlike anything that had come before him. From an arrogant surgeon to formidable sorcerer, Doctor Strange and the world he inhabited lived up to his name. Now, director Scott Derrickson has brought Doctor Strange to the big screen, with Benedict Cumberbatch taking on the goatee and magical powers as he leads viewers into some of the oddest realms of the Marvel universe,

Marvel Reveals Doctor Strange Poster & Concept Art

Tonight, the first Doctor Strange trailer will air on Jimmy Kimmel Live. For the uninitiated, Doctor Strange (played by Benedict Cumberbatch), is the "Sorcerer Supreme" of the Marvel Universe, an arrogant surgeon whose attemps to heal himself after a car accident led him to become a lot more than a mere doctor. 

Directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister,