Doctor Strange Trailer Breakdown: 25 Things You Need To See

10. Stop Trying To Hit Me, And Hit Me

No, you stop with the Matrix parallels! It's impossible not to think of Swinton's bald sage as a Yoda/Morpheus type figure.

This hand-to-hand combat sequence likely comes after Strange is convinced of The Ancient One's powers and the existence of the multiverses, and sees her showing him more of her powers. Including beating the actual soul out of him.

The effects here look amazing...

You have to wonder here whether we're going to see Cumberbatch's Strange learning kung fu and being the kick-ass hero he was in the comics as well as being a magician. It would definitely be good to see him fighting a little, but he doesn't immediately feel like a particularly physical fighter.

But then neither did Paul Rudd.