On the genre front, this news may not come as a huge surprise to those familiar with the work of director Scott Derrickson. With the exception of 2008’s The Day The Earth Stood Still, the filmmaker’s entire filmography prior to his work with Marvel has been dedicated to making movies that scare audiences, and the upcoming Doctor Strange sequel will give him the freedom to go back into that tonal realm. In fact, that was even a personal stipulation for him taking on the job, as he explained to the Comic-Con crowd:
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