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“ Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi shot the tag scene. Before we struck the set of that beautiful sanctum window, which was built in London, Taika went in there and worked with Chris Hemsworth and Benedict. We ended up using it as a tag at the end of the movie.” Strange Secret #6 During the film shoot, Benedict Cumberbatch walked into a comic book store in his full marvel costume. Actors are well-known to pull pranks on movie sets, but Benedict Cumberbatch took it to a whole new level when he finished shooting his final scene in New York City. Instead of heading to his trailer to change, the actor decided to surprise fans in a nearby comic book store whilst wearing his full Doctor Strange wardrobe, including you!’ I was a magical moment; no pun intended. It was very special, and it was the last shot. I was running away from Mads [Mikkelsen, who plays Kaecilius], and there was the comic book store. It was incredible.” Strange Secret #7 Parts of the Nepal set were built in the UK. The Doctor Strange film shoot started in Nepal, where the filmmakers shot several exterior scenes, but the Himalayan country isn’t the only location where Nepalese shots were filmed; a Kathmandu street was recreated in Europe, along with a Kamar-Taj courtyard. “I did not shoot in Kathmandu, but I did have a scene where I crossed the square going down an alley of the city – and they built it in London.” reveals Mads Mikkelsen, who plays Kaecilius in Doctor Strange. “They built the street at Longcross Studios, and the attention to detail was incredible. There was a big tree coming out of the ground, and it was a real tree. That is movie magic. Looking down the alley, I anticipated a small monkey jumping out at any second. I remember thinking, ‘What is this? This is amazing.’ The set was stunning.” Strange Secret #8 the iconic cape. “I went into a comic book store on the last day shooting in NewYork,” chuckles Cumberbatch. “I didn’t have any money, so I didn’t buy any comics but I offered my services. I said, ‘Look, if the film doesn’t work out, I’ll come and stock the shelves for

• Doctor Strange is out on DVD and Blu-ray on March 1

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the story. In Doctor Strange , couple of scenes with Kaecilius were cut from the movie during the editing process. One of them was a church scene where Kaecilius kills a priest. I really liked the dialogue in the scene, but the movie was just so much better without it.” Thankfully, fans can see the deleted scene – titled Kaecilius Searches For Answers – in all its glory with the in-home release of the movie. Strange Secret #10 Tilda Swinton marveled at the shooting secrecy in London. When paparazzi shots of Benedict Cumberbatch filming the movie in Nepal surfaced soon after the film shoot commenced, the filmmakers made extra effort to keep the remainder of the movie under wraps. “We didn’t want the Ancient One’s look to be revealed, but we shot the character’s first scene on the streets of London and we were worried we’d be caught,” explains Tilda Swinton. “Photos of Benedict and Chiwetel [Ejiofor, who plays Baron Mondo] shooting on the streets of Kathmandu leaked within 20 seconds, which was a shame. There were photographs of them all over the internet, so we set ourselves the task that nobody would get to see the Ancient One – but we had to shoot the scene in the center of London. Marvel are really scrupulous and I love the scrupulosity of what I call the ‘invisibility cloaks’ that we all walked around in. Initially, I thought, ‘Oh, that’s not going to work. How on Earth are we going to get through doing this?’ But we did. It was very early on a Sunday morning. We shot the scene in the centre of London and nobody took one photograph.”

scene on the streets of London and we were worried we’d be caught

Benedict Cumberbatch had a giddy “superhero moment” when he put on the costume for the very first time. When Benedict Cumberbatch stepped into the role of Doctor Strange, he had no idea how much a quick costume change would affect him. “I was giddy when I first put on the cloak with the rest of the garb underneath,” the actor admits. “I was giddy like a child at Halloween! Our brilliant costume designer, Alex Byrne, spotted it. She said, ‘Oh, you’re having a superhero moment, aren’t you?’ I said to her, ‘Yes, I think I am.’ It was a pinch- yourself moment. It really was.” Strange Secret #9 The in-home release includes a number of never-before-seen deleted scenes. The Blu-ray and Digital release of Doctor Strange is packed with more than 80 minutes of fascinating, never-before-seen bonus materials including behind-the- scenes featurettes, hilarious outtakes and five deleted scenes. Speaking about the deleted scenes, Scott Derrickson admits: “Often, scenes have to be cut from the movie to improve the timing or the pace of

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