Doctor Strange: 22 Hidden Details In The Marvel Movie

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In 2016, Doctor Stephen Strange was brought to life as Benedict Cumberbatch, and his solo film contained a wealth of detail and references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Avengers Tower

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If seen more clearly during the visual manipulation of New York later in the film, Avengers Tower can be seen in the wide shot over the city before Stephen Strange took his car.

Reference to comics #1

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The film’s plot is inspired by The Oath comic book arc, published between 2006 and 2007.

Reference to comics #2

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The scene in which Strange witnesses his operation by Dr. Christine Palmer in astral projection is directly reminiscent of a scene from The Oath comics.

Reference to comics #3

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The scene in which, after his accident, Stephen Strange tries to write with his injured hand, comes from the Strange comics, published in 2005.

Wi-Fi password

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This password, “Shamballa”, is a nod to the Doctor Strange – Into Shamballa comics, published in 1986. Shamballa designates a mystical realm.

the living court

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During a practice session, Mordo tells Strange that he has the staff of the Living Tribunal. This cosmic entity is a supreme judge of the Marvel Universe, trying to keep the balance between the various forces of the multiverse.

flying boots

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Mordo wears Valtorr’s flying boots that allow free (but brief) movement through the air and nullify the effects of falling.

A shameful brazier

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In the comics, Bom’Galiath’s brazier is used to move around without being seen. More precisely, it is used to enter the domain of the demon Mephisto, in Thor #443, published in 1992. In the movie, Strange, as his adversary points out, doesn’t know how to use it at all.

the unreachable ax

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As his cape pulls him in another direction, Strange tries to grab an axe. A reference to the fact that, in some comics, it is the wizard’s weapon of choice when he no longer has his powers.

tina minoru

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This very secondary character played by Linda Duan only appears in the film and does not really intervene in the plot. In the Marvel Runaways series, her daughter Nico Minoru is one of the main characters, played by Lyrica Okano.

daniel drum

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A little more present thanks to a deleted scene present on the Blu-ray of the film, the master of the New York sanctuary is none other than Daniel Drumm, brother of Jericho Drumm aka Brother Voodoo, another Marvel superhero, master of magic. .. voodoo.

wong stick

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Wong holds the Scepter of Watoomb, created by Watoomb himself, an extremely powerful character whose powers are contained within the scepter.

Is War Machine in the movie?

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Just before his accident, Strange receives a phone call mentioning the arrival at the hospital of a “35-year-old Air Force colonel who blew his lower back off in some kind of experimental armor plus a nice chest fracture.” However, a possible reference to War Machine, injured in the airport fight in Captain America: Civil War. denied from director Scott Derrickson.

Mention of Miss America?

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In that same phone call, Strange learns of a “22-year-old woman with an electronic implant to control her schizophrenia being struck by lightning.” A possible reference to the character of Miss America, who has not yet officially appeared on screen, but therefore already exists in the MCU.

Healthy reading?

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During his cameo, Stan Lee examines The Gates of Perception, a book by Aldous Huxley published in 1954, which addresses, among other things, the effects of taking mescaline, a psychedelic drug.

an endless day

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Stephen Strange looks up the time before his accident and the day indicated is February 2, or Groundhog Day, immortalized in the film Groundhog Day. The time loop concept is also picked up at the end of the film during the confrontation between Dormammu and the Doctor.

pink floyd

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On several occasions, the film involves the music of Pink Floyd, which is no coincidence since the group had chosen images from the Doctor Strange comics to illustrate their second album, A Saucerful of Secrets, released in 1968.

sleepmammu

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In the final fight, Benedict Cumberbatch faces off against himself as he doubles as the interdimensional entity Dormammu and captures the supervillain.

The strange is everywhere!

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In the “hands sequence”, Doctor Strange’s face flashes all over the walls.

The Quantum Realm

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Although it will not reappear until Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), the Quantum Realm already makes an appearance in the film, during the psychedelic scene in which Strange realizes the existence of multiple sizes. .

the lost book

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This empty space in the Ancient’s library has fans speculating that it could be the Darkhold book, seen in the Agents of SHIELD series and allowing its user to create the things they want most. In the Marvel show, the Ghost Rider retrieves the book and takes it to Hell. An obviously unverifiable but very tempting theory.

The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak

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The magical item that binds and subdues Kaecilius is an alternate version of Cyttorak’s crimson bands. In the comics, they look like pink/purple stripes.