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Where was Doctor Strange filmed?

2016 film, directed by Scott Derrickson.

  • New York City

The story is set in New York City, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York City; Kathmandu; Bleecker Street; Hong Kong
Filmed in
New York City
Distance
About 8,053 miles (12,960 km) between Hong Kong and the nearest filming location.

About Doctor Strange

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Released
2016
Director
Scott Derrickson
Cast
Benedict CumberbatchChiwetel EjioforRachel McAdamsMichael StuhlbargTilda SwintonAmy LandeckerScott AdkinsBenedict WongBenjamin Bratt
Genre
SuperheroActionAdventureFantasyScience Fiction
Based on
Doctor Strange

The story

In Kathmandu, the sorcerer Kaecilius and his zealots enter the secret compound Kamar-Taj and behead its librarian.

Stephen Strange, a wealthy, acclaimed, and arrogant neurosurgeon, severely injures his hands in a car crash while en route to a speaking conference, leaving him permanently unable to operate.

The Ancient One demonstrates her power to Strange, revealing the astral plane and other dimensions such as the Mirror Dimension.

Famous lines from Doctor Strange

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Goodbye, Stephen.Palmer
  • No. Don't pity me.Strange
  • Like what? Like you?Strange
  • I'm not pitying you.Palmer
  • Life without my work.Strange

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