Actress Rachel McAdams has confirmed speculations that she will star in the superhero film "Doctor Strange," during the Toronto Film Festival.
While this speculation has been circulating for the past few months, the "True Detective Season 2" actress has never been reserved when it came to disclosing that she was really a part of the negotiations for the film. McAdams will star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the movie.
The actor will play Dr. Stephen Strange, while Chiwetel Ejiofor will play Baron Mordo, and Tilda Swinton will be the Ancient One. Mads Mikkelsen is also being tapped for a villainous role.
The thing the fans don't really know is what the role of McAdams will be in "Doctor Strange." There have been rumors about it in the previous months, although everything was not yet final. McAdams could be the most significant apple of the eye of Doctor Strange, in taking on the role of Clea, and not saying she could be associated to his strongest enemies. However, there are important female characters in his story too, like Morgana Blessing and Victoria Bentley. It's also possible that McAdams could take on a completely new character, particularly one that will be cooked-up for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Going to the third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Doctor Strange" is said to pursue widening the borders of the film, similar to "Ant-Man" and "Guardians of the Galaxy." This attempts to get something new from the slate of films, which have been labeled as very homogenous. In continuing the goal, MCU definitely integrates a good team of creative staff both in front and behind the cameras.
Scott Derrickson will be directing "Doctor Strange" and it is set to start filming in November. Disney has set the release date to Nov. 4 of next year.
The actress is coming off the second season of HBO's "True Detective" as well as "Southpaw." The latter is a boxing drama which also stars Cameron Crowe and Jake Gyllenhaal. She also stars in "Spotlight," which had its international premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
