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'Doctor Strange' coming to a theater near you?

By Mary McSweeney Aug 16, 2007, 18:04 GMT

Marvel Studios is cranking the superheros into celluloid big and smallscreen stars these days. Peel back the layers of reality, and behold a stunning realm hidden beneath. One of magic and wonder. Because this is also a world of dark mysticism and horrors. The world of Dr. Strange.

Peel back the layers of reality, and behold a stunning realm hidden beneath. One of magic and wonder. Because this is also a world of dark mysticism and horrors. The world of Dr. Strange. Now the reports are a live action "Doctor Strange" film is in the works and is courting several potential directors according to The IESB.'Strange' is the story of Stephen Strange, a flawed neurosurgeon whose career was severed when a car accident caused nerve damage to his hands.Desperate and depressed, Strange treks to the Himalayas to find answers from the Ancient One, a Tibetan sorcerer.A superpower souvenir is bestowed upon Dr. Strange, who inherits the mantle of Earth's Sorcerer Supreme from his Tibetan mentor.The full length animated feature of "Doctor Strange" was released by Marvel this week on DVD & Blu-Ray. Visit the DVD database for more information and a link to M&C's review of Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme.

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