Originally posted by ImpedimentThey're supposed to be. Dunno how/if they're ever going to revisit it in the movies. At least Strange looks like it's finally going to delve into the pure magic side of things. And again, Benedict looks boss as Strange.
I thought that Mandarin's rings were alien artifacts/weapons?
While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige spoke about Doctor Strange's comparatively strange power set, which includes a few magical accessories in addition to his spell-casting.“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," said Feige. "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. He can create these mandalas of light that he can use as shields and he can use as sort of weapons. He can create portals 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.”
In addition to the Cloak, Benedict Cumberbatch's Stephen Strange will also possess the Eye of Agamotto, another one of the hero's signature artifacts.
Good to see that i'm dealing with idiots, Where a joke reference goes flying over your heads
Kevin Fiege discuss's the Ancient One
"I think if you look at some of the early incarnations of the Ancient One in the comics, they are what we would consider today to be quite, sort of, stereotypical. They don't hold up to what would work today. Also, within the storyline of the comics, and our movie, 'the Ancient One' is a title that many people have had. We hit very early on on, What if the Ancient One was a woman? What if the title had been passed and the current Ancient One is a woman? Oh, that's an interesting idea. [Clicks fingers.] Tilda Swinton! Whoa! And it just hit."
I get where they've gone with it, They still could've gone with an Asian guy and not make him stereotypical like how it was in the comics.