Scott Derrickson has revealed that he didn't want the character of Mordo to be Doctor Strange's 'arch nemesis' right from the beginning.
Scott Derrickson
Derrickson is in the director's chair for the already highly anticipated Doctor Strange, which will hit the big screen this autumn.
The movie was one of the highlights of last weekend's Comic-Con, where are fantastic new trailer was revealed. And the director reveals that he has developed the relationship between Doctor Strange and Mordo differently to the comics.
Speaking to Comic Book, the director said: "There's definitely an evolution in the relationship. I didn't want to do what the comics did and start off with Mordo just being an arch nemesis and a bad guy straight from the beginning.
"I think with all so-called villains, with all antagonists in any movie, you are only as invested in them as you are in their point of view and Mordo has a good strong point of view in this movie and the same is true of Mads Mikkelson's character.
"They're both men of idea, men of principles, men of beliefs and those are the kind of antagonists I enjoy watching, so we tried to make a movie with those kind of antagonists."
The movie will see Benedict Cumberbatch reunite with Chiwetel Ejiofor - who worked together on 12 Years A Slave - as they take on the central roles of Strange and Mordo.
They lead an all-star cast with Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, and Benedict Wong.
Doctor Strange will be the biggest film of Derrickson's career, as he directs a Marvel film for the first time. This is his first feature since Deliver Us from Evil back in 2014.
As well as being in the director's chair, Derrickson has also teamed up with C. Robert Cargill to pen the film's screenplay.
Doctor Strange is the second of two Marvel films to be released this year and comes after the success of Captain America: Civil War.
Doctor Strange is released 28th October.
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