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Johnny Depp was once in talks for joining Marvel as Doctor Strange. While MCU has had several bankable actors under its banner, especially Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, they were once looking for another one to take up that mantle after RDJ’s exit.
Though we know that ultimately the sorcerer’s role went to Benedict Cumberbatch, who just starred in his second standalone MCU film as the superhero, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But Depp was once rumoured for the role. Currently, the actor is busy with the ongoing defamation trial against Amber Heard. Amid the chatter around that, we bring you an interesting piece of news from the past.
Back in 2014, two years before the first Doctor Strange film was released, Variety reported that Johnny Depp was in very early discussions with Marvel to take on the role of eccentric magician Steven Strange. Before losing his role in Pirates of the Caribbean, Fantastic Beasts, and more, Depp was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. He remains though, just look at the traction his case against Amber Heard is getting.
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