Decoding the ‘Doctor Strange’ Trailer
Abracadabra!
The clip made some things very clear (Tilda Swintons bald!)
Now, pick a card any card!
Does that mean the Ancient One is a woman?
I wouldnt know how to answer that one, the actress told EW last year.
I think its all in the eye of the beholder.
TheSpotlightactress plays an as-yet-unnamed surgeon, who is presumably escorting the post-crash Cumberbatch to the operating room.
Is McAdams character also a love interest for Strange?
Hands-On Approach
See?
We said youd be getting a better look at those hands!
And while youre doing so, lets check out the Ancient Ones voiceover.
Youre a man looking at the world through a keyhole, intones Swinton.
Youve spent your life trying to widen it.
Kamar-Taj
Oh, sure, it looks nice.
But think of the electric bill!
Yeah, check back in with us about that in 10 seconds, buddy.
Also, did we mention shesbald?
In sorcerer circles, that is known as the Suck on this, David Blaine!
Journey to the Mountains
Why is Benedict Cumberbatch wandering around a windy, snowy mountain?
Chiwetel Ejiofor Flips the Script
So much you dont know!
says Swinton as we see a shot of Mordo.
Is this a hint that the Doctor is oblivious to his true nature?
Note: fingers and thumbs are very important in the world ofDoctor Strange.
According to Cumberbatch, gestures are ways of creating the magic youll see in the film.
Could this phantasmagorical vision be part of that tour?
An Otherworldly Education
Teach me!
Strange’s Transformation
The final shot of the trailer finds Strange in his full sorcerer garb.
The location, meanwhile, is almost certainly the Doctors West Village abode, the Sanctum Sanctorum.
And that card you picked at the start?
It was the seven of clubs.
What do you mean, Not even close!
