Since the release of photos concerning Marvel's "Doctor Strange," the entertainment industry has been all abuzz about the film that will star Benedict Cumberbatch as the powerful sorcerer Stephen Strange.
Marvel head Kevin Feige shared with Entertainment Weekly that Strange will be known for two signature pieces - the Cloak of Levitation and the Eye of Agamotto.
"The Cloak of Levitation (and) the Eye of Agamotto are his two signature pieces," Feige revealed. "In this film, the Eye is a very important relic that can be quite dangerous if used in the wrong hands, because it has the ability to do any number of things, the most dangerous of which is, it can sort of manipulate probabilities. Which is also another way of saying, 'screw around with time' - which is part of our story."
Doctor Strange might not be as well known as his superhero counterparts such as Iron Man and Captain America, but that does not make him any less powerful as them. In fact, Feige teased that Cumberbatch's character will have a host of abilities that are sure to impress audiences.
"He can do a whole host of things, eventually," he explained. "He does cast spells, which in the comics have very sort of tongue-twisty fun names. We don't want to shy away from that, because that's what makes Doctor Strange Doctor Strange. He has a Cloak of Levitation that allows him to fly, but he doesn't fly like Superman or like Thor. It's almost got a consciousness of its own, this cloak, which, again, gives us a superhero with a red cape - which we've seen a few times - but allows us to do it in a wholly unique and wholly original way."
Beige added: "He can create these mandalas of light that he can use as shields and he can use as sort of weapons. He can create portalas that will open before your eyes that he can step through and go to other places around the world. And frankly, even in this film, we'll only touch upon what a lot of his powers are."
Aside from Cumberbatch, other stars who will be included in the film are Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo, Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, as well as Rachel McAdams and Mads Mikkelsen in mysterious roles that have not yet been named.
"Doctor Strange" has been scheduled for release on November 4, 2016.
