‘Doctor Strange 2’ Conjures Director Scott Derrickson For The Sequel

By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth! Marvel Studios has found its Doctor Strange 2 director, and it’s a familiar face: Scott Derrickson, the filmmaker behind the 2016 Doctor Strange movie, will return behind the camera once again for the sequel.

Looks like Doctor Strange survives Thanos’s snap – as if that were ever in any doubt. Benedict Cumberbatch has only appeared in one solo movie so far, and Marvel isn’t in the business of abandoning individual franchises after just one entry. It was a given that the character would return for a sequel, but now we know that Derrickson, who directed and also co-wrote the first movie, will be back to continue that story. The Hollywood Reporter says the filmmaker has “quietly finalized a deal” to return, and “a search for a writer to pen the script is about to get underway.” I suspect that means Derrickson and his writing partner C. Robert Cargill won’t be serving in that capacity this time around, so it’ll be interesting to see who the studio hires to recapture the tone of the original. Perhaps Jon Spaihts, who wrote an early draft of the first movie?

THR says the script is supposed to be written in 2019, and the plan is to begin production in spring 2020, which would then lead to a May 2021 release.

Cumberbatch is set to return to reprise the title role, and Benedict Wong will return as Wong, Strange’s trusty sidekick and fellow mystic arts practitioner. According to the site, Rachel McAdams is “likely to return” as Christine Palmer, Strange’s love interest.

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