MARVEL EYEING UP DIRECTORS FOR DOCTOR STRANGE.

Ever since Doctor Strange's name was dropped in Captain America: The Winter Solider, the rumour mill has been in full swing with names like Matthew McConaughey and Johnny Depp being thrown in but we haven't recieved any solid news about the new Marvel Studios film. But it has surfaced in the last few hours that Marvel have their eye on Sinister director, Scott Derrickson and The Devil's Knot writer, Atom Egoyan, has landed the role of writer. 

While Derrickson may not be on the top of most people's lists of directors to helm the Strange film, Marvel have had a knack for plucking directors who manage to pull of great looking, well made films. Take for instance Thor: The Dark World director, Alan Taylor, who before the Thor sequel was pretty much unknown to most, having directed the likes of The Sopranos and Game of Thrones but never making it to the big screen. And now Taylor is directing the next instalment to the Terminator franchise, Terminator Genesis. No doubt Marvel have released the news in an attempt to mask any bad press they maybe receiving from the recent news of Edgar Wright leaving Ant-Man and their failure to gain a new director as quick as they would like. It will be interesting to see how Marvel incorporate the character into their Cineamtic Universe which is very grounded in science and the inclusion of a sorcerer should really spice things up a bit, just what the franchise needs in my opinion.

In recent years wrestler The Rock has gone from strengthen to strengthen, all you need to do is look at the girth of the man's arms to realize that. Gone are the days of unwanted sequels like The Mummy 2, now days his the man that people bring in to breath some fresh air in other wise dying franchises. This is evident in the Fast and Furious franchise that pleased both the critics and the normal cinema going audiences with a transformation from street racing to bank heisting. Despite producers hopes and his best attempts, he couldn't revitalize a unoriginal and dying franchise.

But it seems that The Rock has caught the eye of Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige who said "“His name has come up in the past. I’m a gigantic fan of his. I think he’s incredible. I might have met him once a long time ago, but I haven’t really met him. I don’t really know him, but I think he’s an unbelievable personality and an unbelievable sort of force of nature. He’s awesome in PAIN & GAIN. He was great in G.I. JOE. He’s really kind of an amazing human being. His Twitter’s always cool and he promotes the hell out of everything he does. I would love him to be part of the Marvel universe somewhere, someday.” Its not the first time The Rock's name has been linked with Marvel or DC projects over the last few years, with many fans guessing he will play such characters as Shazam, Captain Marvel and the Sub-Mariner. You can understand Feige's interest in the actor, with an upper body that fierce he could easily play anyone in the Marvel canon. Although he isn't currently linked to any Marvel projects it wouldn't be surprising if The Rock grazed our screen in the Marvel cinematic universe.