Johnny Depp as Dr Strange?

Yeah, I agree. As long as he took the role seriously, I think he could make it work. One thing I always got when I read Dr. Strange, a title I didn't admittedly read much of but enjoyed when I did, I always took him as a serious, no nonsense type of character. I don't see him as being a joke quipster like Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Thing, etc. He always had a cool, in control demeanor when I read him. At least to me he did. So for me, I wouldn't want Dr. Strange being corny ala Iron Man. I think quick jokes and jabs constantly would spoil it for me. So if Johnny Depp played it seriously, I think he would be a good fit personally.

I'm also interested in the Ant-Man movie but I'm not familiar with the actor you speak of.

I have the issue and was considering selling it when I was selling books online but I was holding out until the movie got closer. It felt like the potential for the book to go higher was not yet being reached. And now that I have stopped selling I am glad I have not sold it. But I also havent read it or even looked at it. I will have to dig it out one day and read it. I did know the movie was being based off it.

I did not know the new Ant Man was named Scott Lang. Is the book we are discussing where he first appears? Hank Pym was always Ant Man to me also. I seen stuff that Michael Douglas was being considered for Hank Pym. That seems like a stretch for me and this is where I am out of touch with the goings on between Scott Lang and Hank Pym. Is Hank Pym supposed to be this old crusty Ant Man and now Scott Pym is the new younger Ant Man?

Sometimes I don't like some of the liberties movies take with Marvel characters. One of the worst things I saw was making that old guy into Magneto and all the X-Men having near ordinary clothes. Sometimes when they try and make it too real and shy away from the comic side of things (uniforms and super hero looking) it kind of loses it for me. While sometimes some of it is good, such as The Original Wolverine movie and some other examples, sometimes I want it to look like comic book characters and not just ordinary as possible looking people. Something gets lost in the process to me. And when I think of someone like Michael Douglas as Henry Pym, something is getting lost in the process to me.

And yes, please don't turn Dr. Strange into some modern cavorting doctor who womanizes and tells jokes all the time. That would ruin it for me. I want to see something like Steve Ditko's amazing worlds come to life. And this is where I think the challenge of Dr. Strange will come into play because I think they'll make him into an ordinary person with mystical abilities and none of what makes the comic great will be realized. The uniform, and the crazy worlds Strange would sometimes get involved in. If they make it too real, I think it will miss the mark.