I love Doctor Strange, and I hope this works out well. I hope Clea, Wong, and the Ancient One will be there as well ( and casted appropriately, I hope).
This cheered me up after such dreadfully disappointing casting news, thanks!!Silentpony said:Oh, just go with Orlando Bloom. Or Nathan Fillion! Or hell, just have a different fangirl bait actor play him in every scene. Start with shirtless Johnny Depp, then next scene is shirtless Orlando Bloon, then brown coat wearing Nathan Fillion, then just have Doctors 10 and 11 making out furiously and start listing slash fic story prompts on screen.
And then Daniel Radcliff comes in wearing his Harry Potter robes and gets into a 'depressed moody look' contest with that dude from Twilight.
That's not entirely fair though. Like you said, it's not his fault the movies weren't very good. He was still a good choice though, as he and Simon Pegg were the only good things about Into Darkeness. Cumberbatch still worked as Smaug, just Jackson decided to go off a complete tangent and invent an entire second half of the movie. If the actors were bad and thus ruined the movies yeah sure, go for it, but otherwise no. Although Orlando Bloom didn't have to agree to come back and play bloody Legolas. *grumble*WhiteTigerShiro said:The difference is that we don't hear constant fanboyish gushing every time McConaughey is cast for a role. Meanwhile I heard non-freaking-stop about how awesome it was that Cumberbatch was in the new Star Trek movie... and then it sucked. Then I heard non-freaking-stop about how awesome it was that Cumberbatch was going to be the voice of Smaug in the second part of The Hobbit... and then it sucked. Granted that I'm sure neither movie sucking was his own fault (I blame a terrible story and needless fan fiction, respectively), but it hasn't really done him any favors all the same.Yojoo said:I don't get where this "overexposed" talk is coming from. Cumberbatch is no more prolific than any other big-name actor these days, and he's a seriously talented actor unlike lots of other actors that show up in everything. Benedict Cumberbatch is popular for a reason.
I mean, Matther McConaughey has been in just about everything since people realized that he's actually a fantastic actor a few years ago, but we aren't skipping Interstellar because it's "yet another McConaughey film".
Basically, unless you're a fan of the Sherlock TV show, it gets tiring hearing non-stop gushing every time he gets announced for a new role.
I don't know. Johnny Depp was in consideration. Compared to that the choice to go with Cumberbatch seems like an amazing opportunity.Abomination said:... Breakfast Chinese-Brunch doesn't look a thing like Dr. Strange though.
It's really not unreasonable to want to skip a movie because you don't like the lead actor.Ferisar said:[
You'll "sit this one out"? A marvel film? Because of one actor? Yeah, good luck with that matey. Tharr be clouds up ahead wher' yo're goin'.
For a moment, I thought you were describing The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1054606/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast]Silentpony said:Oh, just go with Orlando Bloom. Or Nathan Fillion! Or hell, just have a different fangirl bait actor play him in every scene. Start with shirtless Johnny Depp, then next scene is shirtless Orlando Bloon, then brown coat wearing Nathan Fillion, then just have Doctors 10 and 11 making out furiously and start listing slash fic story prompts on screen.
And then Daniel Radcliff comes in wearing his Harry Potter robes and gets into a 'depressed moody look' contest with that dude from Twilight.
Well the ideal actor to play Strange, who I've always suspected Steve Ditko based his appearance on, is Vincent Price. But Price has been dead for decades unfortunately.Abomination said:... Breakfast Chinese-Brunch doesn't look a thing like Dr. Strange though.
Eh, he's currently "loved" by a fair chunk of the geek demographic so I guess while not an accurate character it'll at least guarantee sales.
I mostly mean that unless all of your friends/family/colleagues are of the same opinion is you (which is unlikely), the chances of you not being pressured into seeing it are quite lowZachary Amaranth said:It's really not unreasonable to want to skip a movie because you don't like the lead actor.Ferisar said:You'll "sit this one out"? A marvel film? Because of one actor? Yeah, good luck with that matey. Tharr be clouds up ahead wher' yo're goin'.
I don't particularly think Cumberbatch is that bad, but when that one actors is the title role, the focus of the show? It's a legit reason to have a problem with the movie in question.
If you're going to let a little thing like that stop you, you're not really committed to a Dr. Strange movie.Ratty said:Well the ideal actor to play Strange, who I've always suspected Steve Ditko based his appearance on, is Vincent Price. But Price has been dead for decades unfortunately.
Hm. I've never had this problem.Ferisar said:I mostly mean that unless all of your friends/family/colleagues are of the same opinion is you (which is unlikely), the chances of you not being pressured into seeing it are quite low
Little thing like what, Cumberbatch not looking exactly like Vincent Price, or Price being dead? Lol well I'm a big fan of the character, but I do have my concerns about how they're going to play him in the movies. He needs to be un-relatable in a way similar to how people complain Thor is. Because he's NOT a Peter Parker "everyman" type, nor is he Batman or Superman. He winds up altruistic but initially seeks his powers for entirely selfish reasons. Before he became the enlightened defender of our dimension, he was a rich asshole. He's contemplative and usually overworked, not angsty, brooding or "aw shucks" good natured.theNater said:If you're going to let a little thing like that stop you, you're not really committed to a Dr. Strange movie.Ratty said:Well the ideal actor to play Strange, who I've always suspected Steve Ditko based his appearance on, is Vincent Price. But Price has been dead for decades unfortunately.
Well, I do think with iconic characters they need to keep to the source material, so I'm hoping he does drop the accent and plays American. We'll have to agree to disagree there.Gizmo1990 said:If this happens it will be the first time in my life where I have not only predicted the right person but it will also be the person I wanted the most. I love Doctor Strange and I honestly don't think there is anyone who would do a better job.
Plus I am not someone who needs things to keep 100% to the source material so here is hoping he gets to keep the accent. They could always say that one of his parents was English and that he picked up the accent from them.
First off I am with you, I love Doctor Strange and I do hope that they stick to the source as much as possible. The only reason I would not mind if he kept his accent is because he has such a great voice and I don't know how it would sound if he tried an american accent.Therumancer said:Snip