What I can say is that Strange is being groomed to be the next Iron Man. The studio needs a new 'hub' character going into Phase 3 and beyond, as there is audience fatigue, aging stars and a need to move from Tony Stark/Iron Man as a 'hub' for films.
Yeah, not gonna happen. But it's good to see they want to try luck with other characters instead of making more Iron Man sequels.
Also, there's a rumour the date of this film will be announced in Comic Con.
That's how they announced the Thor, Cap, Guardians and Ant-Man films last year, so probably (well, technically only Guardians and Ant-Man were announced, Thor and Cap just got title reveals).
Also note this ultra-backtracking halfway through the article:
Now at press time, we are not saying that an offer has been made, that talks have even engaged and who knows, Levitt and his team are probably unaware, BUT we are hearing that Marvel execs internally are discussing that Levitt is who they figure would be ideal.
SilverHeart wrote:Also note this ultra-backtracking halfway through the article:
Now at press time, we are not saying that an offer has been made, that talks have even engaged and who knows, Levitt and his team are probably unaware, BUT we are hearing that Marvel execs internally are discussing that Levitt is who they figure would be ideal.
You know, just in case Miyambe is making all this shit up. JUST IN CASE.
As far as casting, probably back in April with Colin Firth for The Secret Service and Cillian Murphy for Transcendence. I'll be interested to see if he's right about Rhys Meyers for Episode 7, since everything else has been wishlists. Anyway, who Marvel "wants" is probably often different from who they get, given their wide nets and negotiation tactics.
According to the site, Marvel Studios wants Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play Dr. Strange in an upcoming feature film about the beloved comic book character. Or maybe not: "Not true," said a representative for Gordon-Levitt when contacted by HuffPost
