Doctor Strange: How Movie Version of Wong Is Different

"I'm certainly not going to be the tea-making manservant."

By Nicole Carpenter

The Martian actor Benedict Wong will play Wong in director Scott Derrickson's Doctor Strange, and it seems like his character will be much more than a traditional superhero sidekick.

According to Wong, Marvel is taking his character in a new direction—far, far from the "tea-serving manservant" from the early comics. "We're heading in a different direction," Wong told Den of Geek. "He's more of a drill sergeant."

Marvel is kicking Wong's martial arts background in favor of sorcery. "There isn't any martial arts for Wong in Doctor Strange, actually," Wong added, "he's more of a drill sergeant to Kamar-Taj. He's one of the masters of sorcery."

Wong also mentioned that there isn't a sequel already in the works, though he would find that nice. Marvel is just starting off with the first one, he said. "I'm just happy nearly completing in Doctor Strange. I'm very excited to see what happens."

Benedict Wong in Prey.

Doctor Strange—which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character—is set to debut November 4. Chiwetel Ejiorfor plays Baron Mordo, with Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One. Mads Mikkelsen plays the villain Kaecilius, whose identity was recently revealed via new toys.

Nicole is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter.

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