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As far as Marvel characters go, Doctor Strange is definitely one of the most popular ones that we can think of; he is intriguing and the fans love him, and rightfully so. His MCU depiction, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, made the character even more popular and he is certainly one of the MCU’s biggest assets in that aspect.
We know that Strange appeared in two solo movies and several cross-over projects, but the fans have been calling for a third solo movie, and that is a topic we have already written about here, so it is nothing new for our regular readers.
While we did not have much save for rumors initially, it seems that we can finally bring you some good news!
Namely, according to Production Weekly, Doctor Strange 3 is moving forward with Sam Raimi returning as the movie’s director, but not only that – we have a piece of casting information that will absolutely blow you away!
Not that long ago, we reported a rumor that Sam Raimi, who directed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, was in talks for returning for Doctor Strange 3 and that the deal was close to getting sealed. This makes sense, seeing how the director has knowledge of the lore and can continue the story from the cliffhanger he left us at.
Now, according to Production Weekly, as reported on X, the deal has been done, and Sam Raimi is officially returning as the director of Doctor Strange 3:
‘DOCTOR STRANGE 3’ will be directed by Sam Raimi.
Denzel Washington has been cast as Dormammu.
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This is definitely a major update and it goes to show that Marvel is working hard on retaining its narrative continuity, as Raimi is – in our opinion – the best pick for closing out the Doctor Strange trilogy. We just hope that the screenplay will be more coherent than the previous one.
Cumberbatch is going to return, Charlize Theron is also probably going to make a comeback based on the cliffhanger, and Wong is a likely return as well, but the report we have also confirms an additional returning character – Dormammu!
Yeah, the villain from the first movie is coming back and we are overjoyed to confirm that he will be played by Denzel Washington, which means that we will probably see more than just his head in the third movie.
This is definitely great news and we hope that you’re as excited as we are since this is a weekend scoop that we did not expect, but we are extremely happy to have received it.
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