We just got confirmation from Marvel last week that Benedict Cumberbatch is set to play Doctor Strange in the eponymous Marvel movie, and now word is coming as to who might co-star as the character’s mentor -- the Ancient One!

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Latino Review reports that Morgan Freeman, Bill Nighy and Ken Watanabe have all been approached for the role in Doctor Strange. Freeman, of course, has some superhero experience thanks to his turn as Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight series (and so does Watanabe, actually, having played the faux Ra's Al Ghul in Batman Begins). Nighy hasn’t appeared in any superhero films yet, unless you count Astro Boy or, uh, Underworld.What’s interesting about these picks is that Marvel clearly isn’t focusing on race for this casting. The character is traditionally depicted as Asian, having been born in Tibet. He is responsible for training Stephen Strange in the ways of the mystic arts, and would also later assist the good doctor in his adventures at times. He also trained Strange’s eventual nemesis, Baron Mordo.Doctor Strange is being directed by Scott Derrickson for a November 4, 2016, release.

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