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Hey all, I'm back from an extended break. I've been gone beacuse life got in the way, then I (potentially) irreparably damaged the hard drive inside my computer and lost everything. Everything that was finshed awaiting release or was in the works is gone. So I kind of took a little break from the site while waiting for repairs. I won't get any news for weeks but we'll see.
But I've started a little project to get me back in the NY Groove, a light Dr Strange edit.
Just trimming up a few bad or ill-timed jokes around pop-culture references and that darn Cloak of Levitation
CUTLIST
- cut prologue with the Ancient One fighting Kaecilius and his zealots, now we only get introduced to the mystic arts as Strange does in the story
- cut "just Wong? like Adele or Beyonce?"
- cut "Try me Beyonce" and "C'mon she's a big star" and subsequent dialogue
- swap Wong's song while Strange is stealing his books from Beyonce to something else
- trim the Cloak of Levitation grabbing Kaecilius' hand twice while he tries to stab Strange twice
- trim the Cloak's extended scene of trying to point Strange towards the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak
- cut the Cloak trying to wipe away Strange's tears
- cut Wong laughing at Strange's joke about warnings
- replace the mid-credits scene with updated footage from Thor: Ragnarok to make it visually consistent
- cut "just Wong? like Adele or Beyonce?"
- cut "Try me Beyonce" and "C'mon she's a big star" and subsequent dialogue
- swap Wong's song while Strange is stealing his books from Beyonce to something else
- trim the Cloak of Levitation grabbing Kaecilius' hand twice while he tries to stab Strange twice
- trim the Cloak's extended scene of trying to point Strange towards the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak
- cut the Cloak trying to wipe away Strange's tears
- cut Wong laughing at Strange's joke about warnings
- replace the mid-credits scene with updated footage from Thor: Ragnarok to make it visually consistent
Theatrical - 1:56:58
Dugnutt Edit - 1:51:06
Current title ideas are as follows
- Doctor Strange in the Dimension of Darkness
- Doctor Strange: Dark Dimensions
- Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts
- Doctor Strange and the Sorcerer Supreme
I'm currently leaning towards one of the first two, particularly the first one to parallel with the upcoming "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" but the title is up in the air at the moment
Adding deleted scenes is something I always love, but there aren't too many good ones.
Strange helping a dog in Kathmandu is a nice scene but too much of a good act for him before he enters Kamar Taj. Don't know if I'll use it
The alternate ending included in the Infinity Saga boxset is also here for consideration. I like it as it continues Strange's love of music and has him being bested by Wong, a mention of Mordo and has him taking the Ancient One's private collection to improve his skills (something we see in IW as he progresses massively). It also matches the continuity of him wearing the Eye of Agamotto at the start of IW and in Ragnarok, which doesn't match up with the theatrical ending as he puts the Eye back. Anyway, should I use this ending?
CLIPS
Masked out the cloak from wiping away Strange's tears after Christine leaves him
Trimmed down the Cloak trying to pull Strange towards the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak