This one caused one-inch hail and lightning near Wheeler, Texas. In late February, much of Europe but especially the U. The cold snap killed dozens as temperatures dropped dangerously, record-setting-ly low and snow slammed into many cities. Even Rome got some snow, where it is so rare to see flakes that they sent in the Italian Army to clean up the streets. The average high that time of year is usually in the 60s. Canadians can thank a big block of cold air sucked into a low-pressure system off the coast of Newfoundland for the snowfall during the last week of school.
The jet stream happened to direct air down toward the coast while a block of air over the ocean prevented a shift in the wind, meaning that the area got pummeled again and again. Researchers think warming seas could contribute to more severe weather , and a few worry that rising temperatures in the Arctic could be destabilizing wind patterns and contributing to intense winter storms in the Northeast. Regardless, climate change will certainly mean more record-smashing temperatures and generally weird weather —so expect the unexpected.
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The weather is wild. A wildfire that caused a thunderstorm in Texas The Mallard Fire in the Texas Panhandle burned so hot during the month of May that it formed a kind of cloud usually associated with volcanic eruptions. Astrophysicist Adam Frank served as a science consultant on the film, to advise on how to portray changes in the human experience of space and time. Frank also helped Marvel conceive their ideas for the multiverse, as well as suggest dialogue and belief stances for the characters. The filmmakers defined the use of magic as dimensional travelling and shifting.
It is actually the address of a townhouse apartment shared by Marvel comic book writers Gary Friedrich and Roy Thomas in the 60s, the latter of whom wrote several Doctor Strange stories, though NOT the issue of Strange Tales that revealed the address as A Bleecker. Kaecilius was named after the word "caecilian," a rare snake-like amphibian. Scott Derrickson admitted that the MCU films dedicate little time to developing antagonists, so he just hoped to show Kaecilius's point of view, describing the character as a "villain of ideas with watertight logic," like John Doe from Se7en When Dr Strange begins to experiment with the Eye of Agamotto and the Time Spells in the Book of Cagliostro, the focus of his practice is an apple, symbolically the representation of Forbidden Knowledge.
According to James Gunn , Stan Lee's cameo in the film is one of four Lee cameos that were filmed in one day.
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Gunn said that he filmed three, being this film, Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 and another title that he did not reveal. Several one-liners with Lee were filmed and considered, but the one in the film was chosen by Scott Derrickson himself. That's magic, the quantum physics. If somebody knew how to tap into that stuff, what's the difference between that and magic?
You don't get into it in Harry Potter, but if a scientist went to Hogwarts, he'd find out how some of that stuff is happening! We're not going to spend a lot of time on it, but there will be some of that, particularly for a character like Doctor Strange, who goes from a man of science to a man of faith and who traverses both worlds. And sometimes there won't be an answer! Sometimes he'll want an answer--'How is this happening? In the comics, the Ancient One is an old man; in this film, the Ancient One is played by a woman.
This was a deliberate decision as Scott Derrickson felt the Ancient One was a title rather than a person. Additionally this was also intended to avoid the risk of portraying any negative racial stereotypes, as the appearance of the Ancient One in the comics is based on Tibetan monks.
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Scott Derrickson wanted to feature the dream demon Nightmare and his world the Dream Dimension, but decided to save him for a sequel. Cinematographer Ben Davis cites the Disney experimental film Fantasia as a visual influence on the film: The filmmakers felt this was too scientific for a magic-based story, and removed it. Scott Derrickson wanted The Ancient One to be an Asian woman, but felt that it would be perceived as exploiting Asian fetish and "a fanboy's dream girl.
Mordo repeatedly states that "the bill comes due. In the comics The Living Tribunal is an incredibly powerful cosmic entity. The Mirror Dimension was influenced by the works of mathematical painter M. Escher and the fractal concept. At one point, Doctor Strange considers using an axe as a weapon. This is an homage to the "Doctor Strange" comics, where he was severely depowered and took to wielding an axe, called Angarrumus. Scott Derrickson describes this film as enabling a Marvel Comics multiverse to exist: Much like how the early Doctor Strange comics broke open the Marvel comic book universe into the Marvel multiverse, this film serves the same function.
In the comics it ended up being decades of new stories and I think this movie will do the same thing. One of the relics in the New York Sanctum is a white mask with an ankh next to it. This is a reference to the Moon Knight, a superhero who was empowered and sometimes possessed by the Egyptian moon god Khonshu and wielded a stick shaped like an ankh. Tina is the mother of Nico Minoru, a member of the Runaway group of heroes, which is expected to be adapted into a TV series, Runaways Tina wields a staff in the film; this is the Staff of One, a powerful magical weapon that Nico eventually wields.
The scene where Stephen trains his broken hands by writing his name over and over comes from J. Michael Straczynski 's "Dr Strange" comic. Christine Palmer is one of a trio of women known as the Night Nurse in the Marvel Comics Universe, making cameos in various comic books. On multiple occasions, Doctor Strange corrects people who call him Mister.
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Had the character been English the opposite would in fact be true. Surgeons in the UK go by Mister instead of Doctor. Many surgeons take offense at being called doctor. This is actually true of all Consultants, not just surgeons, Consultant being a senior and more qualified physician with a speciality. Michael Giacchino also scored the film.
Previous Marvel Studios films featured the original logo that can also be seen in other Marvel movies such as the X-Men series. This logo was sometimes accompanied by the fanfare composed by Brian Tyler , which was first heard in Thor: The Dark World In , Wes Craven was set to direct.
Later in , David S. Goyer was going to write and direct. In , Guillermo del Toro was brought on as director. In the end, Derrickson was officially announced to helm the film. Lars had also played an antagonist in Benedict Cumberbatch 's show Sherlock Strange comics in the 60s. Ditko was co-creator of Dr. Strange together with Stan Lee in The film contains references to the Doctor Strange comic "The Oath.
Dr Strange engages in a spirit fight. The Cloak of Levitation displays sentience. The mid-credits scene with Strange and Thor is from Thor: Ragnarok, but it is shown with cuts from the original. Daniel is the brother and later spirit assistant of Jericho Drumm, known as the voodoo priest Brother Voodoo. The Zealots' makeup took between two to three hours to apply.
Benedict Cumberbatch embarked on a strict training regimen by hitting the gym with the use of a personal trainer to beef up for the role. Cumberbatch would drink protein shakes and eat double the amount of calories. Opposite the end of the street but not visible during the scene is the Sherlock Holmes pub on Northumberland Avenue.
This is the fourth film in which Rachel McAdams ' plays a love interest to a man who can travel through or otherwise manipulate time; the others were The Time Traveler's Wife , Midnight in Paris , and About Time In none of these four movies does McAdams' character herself get to participate in these time travels or manipulations. Stephen Strange pops up the collar on the Cloak of Levitation before going to stop the destruction of the Hong Kong center.
The Cloak Of Levitation is shown standing on its own in the corner of the operating room, to Christine Palmer's disbelief. Before germ theory and surgical hygiene were fully understood, the experience and seniority of a surgeon was often judged by how soiled and bloody their operating gown was, to the point where the most successful surgeons had gowns that stood up independently.
Though uncredited, Dan Harmon was a consultant and revised the screenplay during post-production and reshoots. Robert Cargill said that the dialogue in an early scene between Doctor Strange and The Ancient One was inspired by debates on religion between himself and a former roommate. Goyer , and Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro's version would have been co-written by Neil Gaiman. Stephen Strange decides which watch to wear, the song "Interstellar Overdrive" by Pink Floyd is playing.
On 28 September , shortly before the release of this film, Benedict Cumberbatch joined Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour on stage at a Royal Albert Hall concert and sang co-lead vocals of their classic hit "Comfortably Numb". One of the Zealots is named Lucian, who is dressed in black. He is based on Blackwulf, a Marvel character who dressed in black and possessed super strength. The first film in the MCU to have sorcery or magic. Other magic users have been changed in the MCU or omitted entirely. Doctor Strange is repeatedly addressed as "Mister" by other characters.
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko originally considered naming the character "Mr. Strange", but decided it sounded too similar to "Mr. Fantastic" of the Fantastic Four. This is the second live action adaptation of Marvel Comics' Dr Strange. The first was Dr. Kaecilius wields the Daggers of Daveroth.
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In the comics, this was a spell used by Shialmar the Shadowqueen, a powerful sorceress who lost her soul. Property master Barry Gibbs had crafted a model of the Ebony Blade a relic wielded by the Marvel hero the Black Knight to feature in the New York Sanctum, but it was removed from the film. Patrick Dempsey publicly expressed an interest in playing Stephen Strange. Famous voice actor James Arnold Taylor dubbed over some of Cumberbatch's grunts. During Doctor Strange's introduction to the multiverse "Open your eye" when he first arrives at Kamar-Taj, there's a brief sequence of movement that mirrors the wormhole travel effects in Contact Mads Mikkelsen had been under consideration for the role of Dr.
Stephen Strange back in Strange is choosing his watch prior to his car accident he chooses a Jaeger. In Iron Man 2 right before Tony Stark goes "self destructive" at his birthday party he selects a Jaeger watch from his collection. Another connection to Pink Floyd: Doctor Strange is mentioned in a Pink Floyd's song titled Cymbaline, off their record More a soundtrack album to the movie More The line in the song: Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel McAdams are the sixth and seventh, respectfully, Sherlock Holmes actors to appear in a Marvel comics based feature: Death Too Soon Of Guilt, Models and Murder Quite coincidentally, Rachel McAdams plays Irene Adler, Holmes' love interest and intellectual adversary in the same films: Martin Freeman played Dr.
Strange referred to his Physical therapist as "Bachelors degree". In the comics, the Ruby of Cytorakk was known as the Crymson Gem of Cyttorak and was touched by Cain Marko, which is where the Juggernaut gets his strength and armor. Cain Marko is also the stepbrother of Charles Xavier. Huxley writes about taking drugs to gain insights into extraordinary states of mind but instead experiences a great change in his perception of the external world. In the comics, the Crimson Bands were a spell Dr Strange uses. Part of the filming happened in Nepal, Asia.
Strange is getting ready to attend his speaking engagement at the beginning of the movie, he selects a watch from many he owns. The watch is stored amongst many is an automatic watch winding case, which moves the watches so that they remain wound. Tony Todd was considered for the role of Dormammu. The film follows him as he moves through several centuries of British history, experiencing a variety of lives and relationships along the way, and even changing sex. Irene is a love interest to Sherlock, played by Robert Downey Jr.
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In this movie, she plays Dr. As Strange was preparing for his meeting before the crash, his watch reads 5: A quote from Galatians 5: There is a sequence when Benedict Cumberbatch expresses his doubt upon first arriving at Kamar-Taj, and is shown alternate dimensions by the Ancient One Tilda Swinton where he is seen traveling through a multi-colored wormhole of sorts. This is an obvious visual reference to Dave Bowman's space traveling sequence towards the end of A Space Odyssey