The concept art of Marvel's upcoming flick, "Doctor Strange," featuring the first look of its lead star, Benedict Cumberbatch, was finally revealed at a Disney press conference held in Africa last month.
Moreover, cinematographer Ben Davis, who helmed "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Avengers: Age of Ultron," confirmed that he will serve as the director of photography for the said film, which is scheduled to be released in 2016, according to International Business Times.
Those who saw the mock-up costume of Cumberbatch's duo character as the ingenious neurosurgeon, Stephen Strange, and his divine alter-ego, Sorcerer Supreme, find him both attractive and menacing.
According to htxt.africa, they were not very excited upon hearing about the film because it was not as popular as "Iron Man" or "Captain America." In fact, they were surprised how "Doctor Strange" had its own movie when "Hawkeye" and "Black Widow" did not rank enough to have one.
However, after seeing the concept art and a couple stills of the said film, they changed their mind and described the movie as "dark, very dark."
"While we're not expecting it to be a true blue horror film, but if it could provide as many chills as say Constantine (the TV series, NOT the film), then that would be great," htxt.africa reported. The article also described Cumberbatch as "very fetching" in his get-up for the character.
Some people turned to Twitter to voice out their impression of "Doctor Strange."
Thoughts on the @Marvel Doctor Strange concept art from #DisneyAfrica is that Benedict Cumberbatch has never looked more menacing.
— Shaheema Barodien (@Shaheemab) July 29, 2015
Truly was incredible to see Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, as well as his glorious NYC base. Too much to look forward to. #disneyafrica
— Zoe (@Moonstormer) July 30, 2015
However, since the concept art was dark, the superhero costume was not as colorful as his comic book counterpart, according to ComicBook, and some audience noticed it as well. One even tweeted:
@ohgodbenny His costume isn't too colourful. From what I remember, robes are blood red and green and cap is black. — Nick Cowen (@witenoyze) July 30, 2015
Davis, in his interview with ScreenDaily, described the film as not the typical Marvel action movie. He disclosed that there was a lot of previsualization and hard work that, sometimes, they wonder how were they going to shoot the imagery created because it was heavily influenced by the works of the 20th Century artist, M. C. Escher.
Although he could not say more about the movie, the director share his thoughts, saying, "I think it'll be really interesting, and it's a very dark movie, I'm pleased to say."
