Doctor Strange Reshoots Did Take Place, With Scenes Written By Community's Dan Harmon

Last week it emerged that Marvel's Doctor Strange may have quietly undertaken some reshoots, when actor Benedict Wong tweeted about wrapping filming on the movie, despite the fact that it supposedly finished back in April.

Now The Hollywood Reporter have added weight to that story, and revealed that it was none other than Dan Harmon - creator of Community and Rick & Morty - who was brought in to write the additional scenes.

Although it's not known what they were - outside of being "for additional photography" - the fact that it's Harmon offers up a couple of clues. He's known for his comedy work, so maybe they wanted an injection of humour into the film, or perhaps they brought him in to handle some of the messier time/dimension elements for a wider audience, as he has shown he can utilise sci-fi elements deftly in his shows.

Although he does have some experience in the genre, working on comic book Scud: The Disposable Assassin and creating the pilot for TV series Heat Vision and Jack (which was never picked up), it still comes as something of a left-field and surprising choice, but an exciting one nonetheless. It may be a big step up for him, but Harmon has shown his talent on TV (and the film Monster House), and we've already seen some Community alum go on to great success in the MCU.

Whether this helps corroborate the rumour of Robert Downey Jr. being in the movie is another matter entirely, but since we know reshoots did indeed take place, it at least gives the idea a little more credibility.