Casting Marvel's 10 Next Superhero Movies

3. Doctor Strange €“ Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Strange Jeffrey Dean Morgan was awesome in Watchmen, investing his Comedian with equal parts heart-wrenching pathos and nuts-swinging lunacy. He offered up a tour-de-force as everyone€™s favourite rapist scumbag, but the performance has left him in something of a superhero quandary. Namely, there€™s only one Watchmen, so regardless of how good he was in the part, he can€™t reprise it again. Of course, they could always do Before Watchmen as a film, but I€™m pretty sure (or at least I damn well hope) they won€™t for a while yet. Taking this into account, Marvel must see an opportunity to poach Morgan. He€™s already proven himself a fantastic genre actor, so when they do release Doctor Strange as part of their B-Movie-rife phase three, it would be a crying shame to not have him in the title role. Somewhat older than your average superhero yet still looking every bit the part, Morgan seems a perfect fit for Marvel€™s all-powerful wizard. He can pull off moral conflict at a stroke, has a deep, authoritative voice and possesses the manliest moustache you€™ve seen outside of Victorian holiday snaps and/or the Prussian army. And remember, Stephen Strange does start out a bit of an arsehole, giving Morgan a glorious opportunity to break out the Comedian€™s attributes again. Again, the man gives good douchebag, and has the ability to show a gradual climb out of that state of mind.
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