Today IGN sat down with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige about those new Doctor Strange rumors that hit the inter-webs last week. Interestingly enough he confirms and denies the same exact report. He admits that Marvel is currently in search of a director for that project but the names The Hollywood Reporter announced last week are not true at all:
"Well, that article was true that we're meeting a lot of people now. That article was not true about who we're meeting or what level anybody is. But we're actively looking. Of course, of course. We always look at a wide range of people with a wide range of backgrounds. There's only one criteria: do something that we think is really cool. [Laughs] That's about it."He goes onto say that no Johnny Depp is not involved and that his involvement was a very long time ago. Also, goes onto say that they aren't necessarily looking for a movie star but that's not out of the question either:
"No, no. When you have a project that's been around as long as Doctor Strange, there is sometimes, 'Oh, I've met with Stan about this! Or I did that!' So Strange is one of those projects that predates me by a long shot. Obviously, the character does, but even in its cinematic brewing. So there's a lot of things that have happened before me, and I've been here 14 years. So that's a long time ago. I don't know if that happened then. You know, I would say that we're pretty transparent, right? Doctor Strange would be our -- well, depending on when we make it, it could be our 13th, 14th, 15th movie, right? I think if you're looking to track our decision-making and how we've done things, we have a pretty wide track record now where you can sort of see. So, no, a movie star is not required, but that doesn't mean a movie star wouldn't be great. It just depends."Head over to IGN for his reception on the fans reaction of the first Guardians of the Galaxy trailer that debuted last week.