Wednesday 30 November 2016

Doctor strange 




Budget 165, million

Box office- $640 million

The movie stars Oscar nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch who has earned large audience appeal through his TV appearances as Sherlock and his many film roles. As well as an all cast including Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelston and Rachel McAdams.


It is Science fiction/ fantasy movie as well being based on comic book so it would be popular with teenagers.


The movie was produced by Marvel studios being the 14th movie in the MCU
  It is adapted from a classic Marvel comic book character first appearing in 1968.


The movie was first marketed with two posters and a trailer showing the initial plot and first glimpses of the movie. The second trailer premiered at comic con along with another poster. Televison spots ran up until its release.

It is rated 12a so most of its target audience of younger teenagers can watch the movie.

The movie came out on October 25th in the UK while first premiering in Hong Kong on October 13th. Away from the other superheroes movies that came out so there is not compitition and it stands out.

The movie earned mostly positive reviews from critics earning a 91% and a 7.9/10 on IMDb

The guardian's Wendy Ike said "Benedict Cumberbatch is unpredictable and intriguing as the Marvel superhero in a brain-melting tale that reinvigorates the genre" 

James Dyer from Empire said "A bizarre and beautiful detour on the Marvel journey, which culminates in a mind-bending, expectation-inverting final act. Not to be watched under the influence."



Visual effects for Doctor Strange were provided by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Method Studios, Framestore, Lola VFX, Luma Pictures, Rise FX, Crafty Apes, and SPOV,

Visual effects create the psychedelic effect of the original comic.













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