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As Marvel mounted the heap of dollars following the box office success ofDoctor Strange, the movie turned out to be a pricey gig for the director, Scott Derrickson. The acclaimed filmmaker who is known for directing horror movies likeThe Exorcism of Emily RoseandSinister,apparently wanted too badly to debut in the MCU.
However, asDoctor Strangeopened to favorable reviews from fans and critics in 2016, following its release in theatres, unsettling news surrounding Scott Derrickson started coming out. Apparently, Derrickson wasn’t MCU’s initial choice of director. Nonetheless, the filmmaker’s strong desire to direct superhero movies with Marvel made him take extreme steps to land the gig.
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Scott Derrickson’s Obnoxious Move To LandDoctor Strange
Acclaimed filmmaker, Scott Derrickson who is known for his horror movies likeSinister,apparently had a strong desire to direct a superhero movie, in his well-built career. And, when it comes to big-budget superhero films, who can do it better than Marvel? Thus, Derrickson acquired a penchant for MCU films and wished to direct one.
Strangely, Marvel wasn’t too keen on hiringScott Derricksonfor any of their movies. Nonetheless, Derrickson had his eyes set on the opening forDoctor Strange. Thus, the director hatched a plan to convince Marvel Studios to believe that he was the right guy for the job. Believe it or not, Scott Derrickson went out of his way to land the gig.
Realizing that MCU had been eyeing Jonathan Levine and Mark Andrews to directDoctor Strange,Scott Derrickson put bizarre efforts to woo Marvel Studios for the job. “I spent a lot more money than was reasonable to get the job.” the director shared withCollider. He further added, “I designed several set pieces… I wrote a 12-page version of that scene, and then storyboarded the whole thing, and then created what’s called an animatic which is a moving storyboard.”
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MCU Eventually Replaced Scott Derrickson With Sam Raimi
Evidently, Scott Derrickson put too much effort into making sure that Marvel Studios hired him for the directorial job. Creating concept art to try and “give an example of what I wanted the visuals to be like” the director apparently spent an obnoxious amount of money on the process of landing the job inDoctor Strange.
Don’t worry, the director was later paid off every penny that he spent in convincing Marvel Studios. Derrickson later revealed viaYahoo, that his bizarre commitment turned into a lucrative move.
“The great thing is though, when I got the job, they had to buy all of it from me…they needed to own everything because a lot of it ended up being the movie we made, so I got all my money back.” the director shared.
“I was committed. I was going to outspend every competing director.”
Nonetheless, although Scott Derrickson landed the opportunity to direct Benedict Cumberbatch’sDoctor Strange, and was eventually paid off; he was unfortunately kicked out of the sequel. Despite insane dedication towards the film, Derrickson didn’t get a just payback, in the long run. MCU tactically replaced the director withSam Raimifor the highly anticipated sequel,Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
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Source:Collider,Yahoo
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