# Which movies feature Dr. Strange? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 10, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181 "2017-11-10T03:03:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wakky\_Bakky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@Wakky\_Bakky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakky_Bakky)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/1 "2017-11-10T03:03:07Z")
Which movies feature Dr. Strange? I own “Doctor Strange” and I just saw “Thor: Ragnarok” which features a cameo by Dr. Strange. Are there any others? I know he and Spiderman have lots of adventures together (at least in the comic books) but the 2 Spiderman movies I’ve seen were pretty meh and don’t feature Dr. Strange (at least not that I remember). Thanks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/2 "2017-11-10T03:12:24Z")
In the MCU that’s it so far. He’s reportedly going to be in the next Avengers movie in May. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/3 "2017-11-10T03:17:20Z")
Just those two, so far. He’s going to be in Infinity War, next. If you saw two Spider-Man movies with the same Spider-Man, you didn’t see the one in the MCU, so Strange couldn’t have appeared (long story, concerning rights from before Marvel had its own studio, and later negotiations)…but he didn’t appear in Homecoming, which is the Spider-Man movie that shares a universe with Strange. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/4 "2017-11-10T03:19:01Z")
None. He’s only been in the two. Well, there was a TV movie in 1978, but that’s not related to any of the current Marvel movies, and by all accounts, was pretty dire. FWIW, of the Spiderman movies, only the most recent (Spiderman: Homecoming) is part of the “Marvel Universe.” The previous movies with Andrew Garfield and Toby Maguire aren’t part of this continuity. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/5 "2017-11-10T03:19:22Z")
According to [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Benedict_Cumberbatch_performances), Cumberbatch will reprise his role in _Avengers: Infinity War._ That and the aforementioned two films are the only ones he’s appeared in so far in the MCU. ETA: Ninja’d multiple times! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/6 "2017-11-10T03:21:06Z")
He was also mentioned by name in _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_, but didn’t appear. That was before his magical training, so presumably he was significant only for his skill at surgery. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/7 "2017-11-10T04:10:31Z")
Apparently there are also [rumors of a sequel to Dr Strange](http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/868864/Doctor-Strange-2-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Avengers-Infinity-War-Thor-Ragnarok-Kevin-Feige) (other than the upcoming Avengers movie). ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/8 "2017-11-10T06:23:29Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Well, there was a TV movie in 1978, but that’s not related to any of the current Marvel movies, and by all accounts, was pretty dire. I liked it. Then again I was ten years old, a Doctor Strange comic fan and not terribly discriminating ;). Re-reading the Silver Age DS comics several years back made me wince a little. The artwork is still cool, but the dialogue…ugh. _By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth_ indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/9 "2017-11-10T06:27:59Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Apparently there are also [rumors of a sequel to Dr Strange](http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/868864/Doctor-Strange-2-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Avengers-Infinity-War-Thor-Ragnarok-Kevin-Feige) (other than the upcoming Avengers movie). I mean, it did well, so a sequel was inevitable. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/10 "2017-11-10T06:39:37Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > I mean, it did well, so a sequel was inevitable. I sorta felt that the movie was largely a setup for a sequel (or probably many sequels) anyway. “Here, let’s get all this backstory and exposition out of the way so we can get to work on the franchise!” ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/11 "2017-11-10T06:59:34Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Well, there was a TV movie in 1978, but that’s not related to any of the current Marvel movies, and by all accounts, was pretty dire. Not so dire, but certainly not good. Jessica Walter is excellent playing “Morgan LeFay.” Unfortunately, the dude playing the doc and his '70s porn 'stache are awful. And they of course whitewashed the Ancient One by casting Brit John Mills (to say nothing of Hawaiian Clyde Kusatsu as Wong). Perhaps best of all is a brief stop motion appearance of Dormammu (though that name is not used in the film): [![](http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3100/drstrangecreature001ts9.jpg) ](http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3100/drstrangecreature001ts9.jpg) At least there was no Stan Lee cameo… ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/12 "2017-11-10T07:51:58Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Apparently there are also [rumors of a sequel to Dr Strange](http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/868864/Doctor-Strange-2-Benedict-Cumberbatch-Avengers-Infinity-War-Thor-Ragnarok-Kevin-Feige) (other than the upcoming Avengers movie). No need for rumours, every “solo” character has a trilogy planned. _Iron Man_ has had three. _Captain America_ has had three. _Thor_ has had three. _Avengers_ has had two so far, and there will be a third in 2018 (and a fourth in 2019, but that was an unexpected change in plan) _Guardians of the Galaxy_ has had two, a third is scheduled for 2020. _Ant-Man_ has had one, a second is in post-production for 2018, a third not yet scheduled. _Doctor Strange_ has had one, a second is likely for 2020. _Spider-Man_ has had one, a second is scheduled for 2019. _Black Panther_’s first is out in February. _Captain Marvel_’s first is scheduled for 2019. All those who have had one so far are expected to have a second and third, which will be dates like 2020 and 2021. By that time even more characters and teams will be in the planning and execution stages. At this stage it’s an ongoing endless three-Marvel-movies-per-year schedule for the foreseeable future. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/13 "2017-11-10T15:08:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > He was also mentioned by name in _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_, but didn’t appear. That was before his magical training, so presumably he was significant only for his skill at surgery. They also made a joke about him in the non-MCU Spiderman 2, as a possible name for Doc Ock. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/14 "2017-11-10T23:16:57Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > No need for rumours, every “solo” character has a trilogy planned. I sort of wonder when the actor backlashes will start. Taking a role as the lead hero in a Marvel film is a lot of money, but it’s also turning out to be a minimum ten year commitment to playing the same character. I think we’ll see some people doing a Daniel Craig (formerly a Leonard Nimoy) on the MCU soon. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/15 "2017-11-10T23:45:05Z")
Hasn’t Dr Strange appeared in one or two MCU stingers? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/16 "2017-11-10T23:50:48Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Hasn’t Dr Strange appeared in one or two MCU stingers? Just his own. There’s only been three movies since Dr Strange: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Spiderman: Homecoming Thor: Ragnarok ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/17 "2017-11-11T00:22:49Z")
Thanks. I wondered if he’d been teased in s stinger of an earlier film. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2017, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-movies-feature-dr-strange/801181/18 "2017-11-11T01:00:30Z")
[Doctor Mordrid, Master of the Unknown](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104115/) purported started out as a Doctor Strange movie, but ran into legal problems (the production company’s option ran out) and was “re-branded”. 🙂