Road To INFINITY WAR: Alternate DOCTOR STRANGE Costumes Spotlight The Sorcerer Supreme, Mordo, And More

Road To INFINITY WAR: Alternate DOCTOR STRANGE Costumes Spotlight The Sorcerer Supreme, Mordo, And More

We have another amazing batch of concept art from Doctor Strange here providing some trippy alternate takes on the costumes worn by the Sorcerer Supreme, The Ancient One, and Baron Mordo. Check them out!

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By JoshWilding - Feb 15, 2018 07:02 AM EST
Filed Under: Doctor Strange
Avengers: Infinity War is fast approaching and while there are a lot of reasons to be excited about the Marvel Studios movie, many fans are seriously psyched about getting to spend time with specific characters. Chief among them is Doctor Strange, a hero who popped up briefly in Thor: Ragnarok but hasn't been properly seen since his solo movie was released to much success back in 2016. 
 
The Sorcerer Supreme is expected to have a meaty role in the superhero ensemble (especially as he has an Infinity Stone hanging around his neck) but we're now looking back at his own outing. 

By clicking either one of the buttons below, you can check out some rarely seen concept art of the hero along with some of his closest allies in the movie, including Baron Mordo and The Ancient One. These alternate designs make for fascinating viewing, especially as it quickly becomes clear that these characters could have looked so much different had Marvel gone down a different path...

Doctor Strange



This version of the Sorcerer Supreme's outfit is a lot closer to what we're used to seeing in the comic books and while it's a look which could have worked on screen, it's still a little too "costume-y."
 


Putting the hero all in blue is definitely interesting but losing the visual of that striking red cloak would have been a shame. It is, however, interesting seeing how much his look could have differed.
 

 


These gorgeous pieces of keyframe art offer an interesting look at how the Sorcerer Supreme was brought to life and while these costumes differ from the final product, they're starting to take shape.
 

 

 


Stephen Strange's Cloak of Levitation takes on a personality of its own in Doctor Strange but here we get to see a lot of alternate takes on that, including some which are definitely really out there. 
 

 

 


More very different designs for Doctor Strange, these are all cool and it's going to be interesting seeing if the Sorcerer Supreme's look is drastically altered when his sequel is finally released. 
 

Baron Mordo



Baron Mordo is, of course, a villain in the comics and seemingly embarks down that dark path in the after-credits scene. Here, we see him looking a lot more like that version from the source material.
 

 

 


Mordo's costume in Doctor Strange wasn't exactly bland but it could have definitely been better and it's easy to pick out some much better versions than what we got in the images you see above.
 


This is a very interesting look for Mordo as he actually looks a lot more like a monk as opposed to a warrior. That would have been fun to see but it would have arguably changed the plot somewhat.
 

The Ancient One


 


Even though Marvel gender-swapped The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, the studio still faced backlash for what many perceived to be whitewashing! Here, we see some more traditional Asian looks.
 

 


Well, these are pretty out there! Marvel clearly wanted to explore some wacky designs for the character and those purple costumes are very interesting (she also looks younger in a few pieces).
 

 


Aside from the fact that The Ancient One has hair, these are pretty accurate to what we ended up seeing in the movie and Marvel made a wise choice by utilising yellow as it's really striking. 
 

Doctor Strange Artwork



This piece first started doing the rounds quite some time before Doctor Strange was released and it provided us with a great idea of what the Sorcerer Supreme would ultimately look like on screen. 

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CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 2/15/2018, 7:25 AM
I find this movie underrated.
The72nd
The72nd - 2/15/2018, 7:45 AM
just rewatched his movie the other day and appreciated it way more the second time. The third act is really creative and saves the movie for me
Gandressmex
Gandressmex - 2/15/2018, 7:49 AM
Marvel whitewashing is uncceptable! Marvel is better than that! Lol
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 2/15/2018, 7:50 AM
The 9th image (straight gold lines on the back of Strange's cape) would tie-in perfectly with The Vision's costume 'over-laid wiring' embroidering. Loved the film, loved the visual FX, probably inspired by 'Inception' and then adding 'cosmically'.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 2/15/2018, 8:24 AM
Can’t wait to see where they go with #2
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 2/15/2018, 8:30 AM
I still really don't understand the backlash they got for casting Tilda Swinton. They literally showed in the movie how Strange thought the old Asian guy was the ancient one, and if they had stuck with that they would have gotten backlash for the trope of the white guy going to Asia to be taught something from an old asian guy and then becoming the best there is. At least this was different and they put a woman as the most powerful sorcerer, most powerful person in the movie other than Dormammu. Explain how that would have been better?
Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 2/15/2018, 8:59 AM
@JustAChillFan - Its absurd. From all the movie studios Marvel has done the best with diversity. It took 100 years to make a movie like Black Panther and Marvel did it. It wasnt a shitty black SH movie it was an iconic one.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 2/15/2018, 10:27 AM
@JustAChillFan - There are two main components to “Whitewashing”... the cultural impact, and the jobs impact. I think it’s easy to rightly be upset about the cultural impact... depicting an important character or (especially) a historical figure as white when they were originally another race, or making an important event in history about a white character instead of the minorities at the heart of it does take something away from other cultures and such instances should be called out for it.

I don’t think that really applies to “Doctor Strange”, because the role of the ancient one is a pretty basic stereotype ... there are already plenty of examples of ancient Asian wise men in film... adding another is arguably doing more harm than good. Plus, it does make the fictional story of Doctor Strange seem like it’s attributing magic to Asians and then appropriating it for a white hero.

So really, the biggest knock on the film in terms of Whitewashing is just the jobs impact... some old Asian actor got screwed out of a role, and work in Hollywood is probably hard to come by. I get that as a complaint, but it’s a pretty personal complaint and hard to get too worked up over it, so people who make this their cause tend to lump all Whitewashing together to have a broader basis for their discussions.
Vanillain
Vanillain - 2/15/2018, 11:32 AM
@Chewtoy - Wise Asian men is def overplayed. Wise Asian women on the otherhand, they could have gone for so we got something rare other than the usual dragon lady or hypersexualized partner. They were also already on board with the gender swap so that wouldn't have been a stretch.

Oh well, I'll stick with Cap Georgiou for now.
Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 2/15/2018, 8:53 AM
Glad they went with the one we saw onscreen. Its clean, sharp and very classy.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 2/15/2018, 9:43 AM
I still like this movie, though it could have been much, much better if Derrickson went a little weirder, darker, and less comedic. The jokes really were unnecessary and didn't elevate the film like Thor: Ragnarok and GotG Vol. 1. Nonetheless, it was acted really well, and I liked Tilda's Ancient One. I wish we really got to see what she was capable of in a fight scene. Some of the best costumes in any Marvel film, second only to Black Panther in my opinion (got snubbed for an Oscar nom in that regard).
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 2/15/2018, 10:04 AM
Those ancient ones are much better than the one we got
CaptCoulson
CaptCoulson - 2/15/2018, 10:23 AM
Edna: "NO CAPES!!"
MrDandy
MrDandy - 2/15/2018, 6:43 PM
I enjoyed Doctor Strange but the first half had a been there done that feel. The second half where they just make it a bunch of fun action sequences though was thoroughly enjoyable even if light on narrative.
onebluestocking
onebluestocking - 2/16/2018, 9:11 AM
Loved this movie and can't wait for the sequel...whenever that is.
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