NEWS FROM THE MOVIE DOCTOR STRANGE

Joaquin Phoenix breaks the silence and talk about Doctor Strange

The actor was on the verge of signing to become Doctor Strange. Since virtually enlisted in the role of "Lord of the mystic arts" in the Marvel cinecomic output in summer 2016, however, later withdrawn. His agent has said several times that the reasons were these multi-film contracts that would have prevented in Phoenix for years to devote himself to other products, maybe more authorial and independent. Now it is the same star to comment on what happened: read his words in the article.

Among the most difficult casting the last year should be given a place of honor in Doctor Strange, the cinecomic expert dedicated to the character of magic created in 1963 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. For months and months that Marvel is looking for the protagonist and, by now, almost half of the male actors in Hollywood have been nominated (and later denied) as likely candidates. Among them, there was also Joaquin Phoenix with him, even, had been really on the verge of signing but, when the negotiations were almost concluded, the actor was then pulled back. The reason? His agent had reported that Joaquin did not want to ratify those contracts typical of the multi-film cinecomic precluding the opportunity to participate in other projects more authorial and independent.

At the moment it seems that the favorite is Benedict Cumberbatch; abbbiamo but still not sure. But back to Joaquin Phoenix. For the first is the same actor to talk about the incident during an interview with Playboy, here are his words:

I can not speak about what happened. I can only tell you that participate in a cinecomic I would have liked because it would force me beyond my limits, I would have to experience an experience out of my "comfort zone." What then, in fact, is what I always look for in movies: good characters, great ideas and a director with a passion. If these elements are there, then the plan that I propose is fine, of any kind it is.

A response a bit 'vague, of course, but it is also true that Joaquin will not want to say too much. Then, when the interviewer asked him if he regretted or if there were other cinecomic, maybe not as Marvel Batman v Superman, which he wanted the actor revealed that "yes, there is one, but I will tell you what is because the final result was a good movie. As indeed I think it's fantastic Iron Man. "

Phoenix has also revealed his favorite comics: "There are great things in Batman in the classic Frank Miller's The Dark Knight as well as in Arkham Asylum. But I've always been a big fan of Wolverine, a character quite dramatically, with many conflicts, really interesting. "

Please note that the filming of Doctor Strange will begin next year to come out in theaters November 6, 2016. Directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Jon Spaihts he put his hand in a first script by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer , Doctor Strange movie will be one of the so-called Phase 3 Marvel movie universe. Joaquin Phoenix will return in Italian cinemas in February with Formal defect.