Doctor Strange: Chiwetel Ejiofor Will Reportedly Play Baron Mordo - IGN
By Jim Vejvoda
Villain said to be an "amalgamation" of characters.
Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor will reportedly play the villain in Marvel's Doctor Strange movie.
Word of the 12 Years a Slave and Children of Men actor's involvement with Doctor Strange surfaced months ago, and now Deadline claims that Ejiofor will play Baron Mordo in the film.
"Although he’s an enemy in the comics, don’t look for him to be necessarily a completely villainous character," claims Deadline. "Rather, he’s an amalgamation of characters culled from Doctor Strange‘s mythology."
In the Marvel Comics, Baron Mordo is a sorcerer and fellow apprentice of the Ancient One (who may be played by Tilda Swinton in the movie) who betrays him and Doctor Strange.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the title role in the Scott Derrickson-directed movie, which opens November 4, 2016.
Ejiofor's screen credits include Serenity, Children of Men, 2012, Redbelt, and American Gangster. He'll next be seen in a pair of sci-fi films, Z for Zachariah and Ridley Scott's The Martian.