In 2016, Scott Derrickson made his big Marvel debut in the blockbuster Doctor Strange, directed by Benedict Cumberbatch. And everything seemed to be in order for the American filmmaker to return to direct Dr. Strange in the multiverse of Madness, the sequel. who could have appeared as a cult hero. But the deal didn’t happen because of that “Creative debate”.
Guest of The Discourse podcastScott Derrickson has explained why he turned down the lead on Doctor Strange 2. “All I can say is that what we said in the official statement at the time really happened, it’s true. We had real creative differences.”says the man who recently made the horror film Black Phone.
“The film I wanted to make and the kind of film I wanted to make was different from what they wanted. It became more and more obvious that we weren’t going in the same direction.”Scott Derrickson continues.
“And so, in my opinion, you make a very bad film. When a producer or a studio makes a film that is different from the director, it creates a monster. That’s why I had to go back somewhere else. .”
Scott Derrickson, who wanted to make his Doctor Strange 2 “True Horror Movie”, so he left the adventure. It was Sam Raimi who took charge Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessIt was released in cinemas in 2022.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, still directed by Benedict Cumberbatch, frankly divided critics, but turned out to be a huge public success, grossing almost a billion dollars worldwide. In France, the Marvel superhero adventure attracted almost 3.4 million viewers.
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