Doctor Strange: Community’s Dan Harmon worked on the script

Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange

by James White |
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The Marvel Studios team is fond of recruiting talented people you might not think instantly think of for superhero movies. Case in point: Joe and Anthony Russo. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, another unlikely name has been helping out with the MCU, specifically Doctor Strange, as Community's Dan Harmon has been providing some additional moments and dialogue during re-shoots.

According to the trade mag's source, Harmon was hired to write extra pages after the main shoot finished and was likely involved in adding his particular talents to certain moments when director (and co-writer) Scott Derrickson returned to fill in whatever else he needed.

Derrickson worked on the script with regular writing partner C. Robert Cargill and the story finds Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, an arrogant New York surgeon whose hands are badly hurt in a car accident. Looking to help regain his skills, he turns to an unusual mystic and healer known as The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). Chiwetel Ejiofor is fellow sorcery student (and potential future rival) Baron Mordo, while Rachel McAdams as another New York-based medic who serves as Strange’s main connection back to humanity. And then there's Mads Mikkelsen as villain Kaecilius.

Doctor Strange is still on target for an October 28 launch here.

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