DOCTOR STRANGE

The “Last Exorcism of Emily Rose” director signs on to helm Marvel’s spookiest Phase Three film.

Marvel looks high and low for directors, writers, talent for superhero flick.

Logline: Dr. Stephen Strange, a young, arrogant surgeon with a promising career, loses his ability to operate after a terrible accident. Despondent and suicidal, Dr. Strange seeks advice from a mystical being known as the Ancient One and learns that he is the newly designated Sorcerer Supreme, responsible for protecting the planet from evil. With his girlfriend Clea and his loyal assistant Wong in tow, Strange sets out to fulfill his destiny.