Doctor Strange is a Marvel comics character and "Master of the Mystic Arts," created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, who first appeared in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963).
The character has been featured in several forms including an animated television series, a TV movie, and direct-to-DVD animated film.
In 2016 Marvel released the Doctor Strange film as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Phase 3". The film was written directed by Scott Derrickson and started Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephn Strange, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mordo, Benedict Wong as Wong, Mads Mikkelsen as Kaecilius, and Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One. The live-action film was written by Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, and C. Robert Cargill.