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Doctor Strange was listed as being in pre-production as far back as 1986, with a script by Bob Gale.[1] For unknown reasons the film never went further into production, but by December 1992, Wes Craven signed to write and direct, with Savoy Pictures distributing.[2] The film was set for release in either 1994 or 1995.[3] However, Savoy went bankrupt and Columbia Pictures purchased the film rights. David S. Goyer had completed a script in 1995.[4] In April 1997, Jeff Welch was working on a new screenplay, with Bernie Brillstein and Brad Grey producing.[5]
Michael France was then commissioned to write a script. Despite interest from Chuck Russell and Steve Norrington as directors, Columbia dropped Doctor Strange entirely.[6] By June 2001, Dimension Films acquired the film rights with Goyer back on board as writer and director. Goyer hinted scheduling conflicts might ensue with a film adaptation of Murder Mysteries,[7] and promised not to be highly dependent on computer-generated imagery.[4] By August 2001, Miramax Films acquired the film rights from Dimension,[8] but by March 2002, Goyer dropped out of the project.[9]
A 2005 release date was announced in March 2003,[10] while in June 2004, a script still had yet to be written. Avi Arad was in serach of an A-list writer.[11] In April 2005, Paramount Pictures acquired Doctor Strange from Miramax, with a planned budget of $50—$165 million.[12] Guillermo Del Toro is attached to direct, approaching Neil Gaiman to write the script.[13]
[edit] References
- ^ Stan Lee. "Stan Lee Sounds Off", Comics Feature, April 1986, pp. 40. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Marvel characters holding attraction for filmmakers", Variety, 1992-12-09. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ John Evan Frook. "Savoy making public bow", Variety, 1993-02-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ a b Stax. "Goyer Talks Dr. Strange & Ghost Rider", IGN, 2001-06-22. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "A Mania For Marvel", Variety, 1997-04-14. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "Noon strikes twice at Spyglass for 3 scribes", Variety, 2000-04-04. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Doctor Goyer Is Strange", IGN, 2001-06-21. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Michael Fleming. "New Line sharpens Blade 3", Variety, 2001-08-20. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Rob Worley. "Goyer on Ghost Rider, Zigzag and More", Comics2Film, 2002-03-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Rob Worley. "Marvel Movies: The Next Wave", Comic Book Resources, 2003-03-04. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Mark Rahner. "Marvel Studios CEO on Spider-Man 2, other films", The Seattle Times, 2004-06-27. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Paul Bond. "Marvel in control of own universe", The Hollywood Reporter, 2005-09-06. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Olly Richards. "Exclusive: Del Toro To Make Dr Strange?", Empire, 2008-02-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
