Morgan Freeman Among Those Eyed For 'The Ancient One' Role In DOCTOR STRANGE

Morgan Freeman Among Those Eyed For 'The Ancient One' Role In DOCTOR STRANGE

Three names have emerged as being in the running for the role of The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, and they're all very different as you can tell from The Dark Knight actor mentioned in the headline! Hit the jump to find out who might join Benedict Cumberbatch...

By JoshWilding - Dec 12, 2014 03:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Doctor Strange
Source: Latino-Review

Now that Marvel finally have their Doctor Strange, they're begining to cast other key roles in the Scott Derrickson helmed movie. There's been talk of it not being an origin story, but it appears as if that may have been incorrect due to the fact that the studio are now zeroing on actors for The Ancient One (a character who played a major role in Stephen Strange's early years). According to Latino-Review, Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption), Bill Nighy (Shaun of the Dead), and Ken Watanabe (Godzilla) have all been approached to play the man who helps turn the scarred surgeon into the Sorcerer Supreme. Who do you think is the right choice to play The Ancient One? 
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Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 2:43 PM
Oh man Watanabe would be great, but I really want to see Morgan Freeman decked out in that mystical garb.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 12/12/2014, 2:44 PM
I'd go for Ken Watanabe.
Malakas
Malakas - 12/12/2014, 2:45 PM
Nighy the science guy?
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 2:45 PM
LOL. Morgan Freeman?

I guess Pacino was approached to be the Ancient One.

Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 2:46 PM
@Malakas Bill Nye the Science Guy would be the best choice!
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 2:46 PM
Enough with this color blind bullshit. Give me an Asian Ancient One goddamnit. Preferably someone who can pass for Tibetan.

Rhinoman
Rhinoman - 12/12/2014, 2:47 PM
Its going to be Wantabe if they choose to do the list.
Starfox
Starfox - 12/12/2014, 2:47 PM
Obviously Watanabe is gonna get it
AlexLaChiusa
AlexLaChiusa - 12/12/2014, 2:47 PM
This is going to sound really petty but I'd go with Bill Nighy as the other two have such strong connections to the Dark Knight trilogy.

And that's not a dig at the Dark Knight trilogy in case you were wondering.
Rhinoman
Rhinoman - 12/12/2014, 2:47 PM
Just to keep the asian factor, no Morgan Freeman, he is too much of a sellout
Sulti1274
Sulti1274 - 12/12/2014, 2:49 PM
Morgan Freeman should be S'yan. T'Challa/Black panther's uncle
the rest are fine
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 12/12/2014, 2:49 PM


Screw your list. My vote goes to Sean Connery.
Bekss
Bekss - 12/12/2014, 2:49 PM
Damn, when Pacino said he talked with Marvel I wanted him for the Ancient one.
Still, Watanabe would be amazing
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 12/12/2014, 2:51 PM
Pacino's a fantastic choice, actually. Much better than this list, anyway.
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 2:51 PM
Ken Wantanabe would be perfect.

Chow Yun Fat too.
Malakas
Malakas - 12/12/2014, 2:51 PM
@Reasonnnn
It's Nye?
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 2:51 PM
Watanabe would be the obvious choice, no?
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 2:52 PM
Love the caliber of actors they're considering though. With Cumberbatch and one of these 3 actors on board, I can't wait to see who else rounds out the cast for Dr. Strange.
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 2:52 PM
An Ancient One with a thick Bronx-NYC accent is not a good choice.

NO Pacino please.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 2:54 PM
"Ken Watanabe would be perfect. I can't see Freeman or Nighy in the role at all.

The Ancient One needs to be played by Chinese person tbg. It's only right to the character honestly.
"

Ken Watanabe isn't Chinese.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 2:55 PM
@npamusic we really going to go over this? Hell their column from months ago about Indiana Jones has just been confirmed today after producer Frank Marshall gave them a firm denial
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 2:57 PM
Same with after Latino Review's Bourne scoop, after that story was "officially" denied too.
RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 3:02 PM
Ancient One is Tibetan not Chinese.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/12/2014, 3:02 PM
@npamusic doubting LR after so many confirmed scoops in the past 18 months is just absurd now. Sure they'll get some stuff wrong, but it's not like they're making this stuff up out of the blue.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/12/2014, 3:04 PM
Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese...it's whatever, they're all the same, amirite?

RamonSuarez
RamonSuarez - 12/12/2014, 3:06 PM
@SauronsBANE -

LOL. But you didn't even know what The Ancient One's ethnicity was.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 12/12/2014, 3:09 PM
All three are great actors, but Ken Watanabe is my choice!
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