December 25, 2014 6:19am
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With Marvel Studios releasing a Doctor Strange movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch, check out the 1978 made-for-TV film featuring the Sorcerer Supreme.
The 1978 Doctor Strange movie was actually meant to serve as a pilot for a series. Stan Lee was on board as a consultant; Philip DeGuere wrote and directed it.
Peter Hooten stars as Dr. Stephen Strange, with Clyde Kusatsu as Wong and Jessica Walter as Morgan LeFay.
Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvelâs Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.
