Marvel Studios has had a huge year so far thanks to the success of “Captain America: Civil War” but 2016 isn’t over yet. “Doctor Strange” is set to hit theaters in November and it’s one of the most anticipated Marvel movies yet.
Marvel is known for taking their characters and putting them in genre films so to speak. “Captain America: Civil War” is viewed as a political thriller, “Ant-Man” is considered a heist film and “Guardians of the Galaxy” is a space opera etc. etc. Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” has been referred to as psychedelic, but according to actor Scott Adkins the film might have some horror elements as well.
“What’s great about Marvel is they don’t just make superhero movies,”Adkins told The Huffington Post. “They make a different genre out of a different superhero film. Whether it’s a thriller, a straight-up action movie or political thriller, they’re likely to choose a different genre for different heroes, and we’re gonna see some psychedelic stuff in this one. Very exciting. This is going to show that other dimension side. I’m sure [director] Scott Derrickson’s going to bring some of his horror element into it as well. It’s gonna be a different version of a Marvel comic,”
This revelation certainly won’t come as a surprise for anyone who’s familiar with Doctor Strange and the supernatural threats that the character deals with. We’ll have to wait and see how far director Scott Derrickson goes with the horror element, but it’s hard not to be intrigued by the idea of a Marvel film talking a walk on the dark side.
“Doctor Strange” opens in theaters on November 4, 2016.
