It may feel like a long time off, but the release of Marvel’sDoctor Strangereally isn’t that far away and that being the case, details are starting to pour in. Even though some details are coming in from sort of unexpected sources, likeDoctor Strange merchandise, for example. LEGO has just given us our first look at theDoctor Strangeset, and it reveals way more than you might expect.
As is the case with most major franchises these days, the merchandizing is set into motion long before the film ever actually drops in theaters, and Marvel Studios movies are of course huge on the merch side of things. As such, an image of the forthcomingDoctor StrangeLEGO set has surfaced online viaComicBookMovie.com, though the company has yet to make the set available on their website. Much like when Giant-Man showing up in a LEGO set long before the release ofCaptain America: Civl War, thisMarvel LEGO setdoes venture into what could be considered spoiler territory, so be warned. That being said, the set is very telling for those who know what they are looking for.
For one, aside from Stephen Strange, the set featuresBaron Mordo, who is being played by12 Years a SlaveactorChiwetel Ejiofor, who we saw when the teaser trailer forDoctor Strangefirst surfaced. However, Strange’s right hand man Wong, who is being played byBenedict Wong, was noticeably absent from the trailer, but is featured on the LEGO box, which is part of the Marvel Superheroes line the company has been producing for a while now. Oh, and the trio appear to be fighting a massive tentacled monster in the Sanctum Sanctorum, which might be pretty important.
For those less familiar withDoctor Strange, theSanctum Sanctorumis essentially Strange’s headquarters and is briefly featured in the final shot of the teaser trailer for the film whenBenedict Cumberbatchis walking up the steps. Though the film is going to be an origin story, the LEGO set seems to imply that not only will the Sanctum Sanctorum be a heavily featured location in the film, but there is also very possibly going to be a large battle taking place there with an as of yet unidentified other dimensional monster. So, that could be potentially very awesome.
Even for a die hardDoctor Strange fan, it is pretty hard to guess what that monster could be, but it is definitely some form of magical creature that is very likely not of this world.Doctor Strangeis going to open up the mystical side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which has only been gently touched on at most up to now, and this LEGO box seems to imply that directorScott Derricksonwasn’t afraid to get a little, shall we say strange with it. We still don’t know whoHannibalstarMads Mikkelsenis portraying as the main bad guy in the film, but it looks like he won’t be the only advisory facing Stephen Strange in the film.Doctor Strangecomes out on November 4.
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