The Ancient One

One of the most controversial decisions made by Kevin Feige and Marvel was casting Tilda Swinton in the role of the Ancient One (an old Chinese guy). It is obviously why it was a controversial decision. And, until now, we had no idea what gender this character will have "“ Tilda did a great job at portraying androgynous characters so far.

Until now, that is, since Kevin Feige finally revealed more about the character and why he chose this particular actress to play Doctor Strange's mentor: "We're never afraid to change. In the comic books, Jarvis is an elderly butler. In the movies, he's an A.I. system which becomes Paul Bettany's Vision. We are always looking for ways to change. I think if you look at some of the early incarnations of the Ancient One in the comics, they are what we would consider today to be quite, sort of, stereotypical. They don't hold up to what would work today. Also, within the storyline of the comics, and our movie, "˜the Ancient One' is a title that many people have had. We hit very early on, What if the Ancient One was a woman? What if the title had been passed and the current Ancient One is a woman? Oh, that's an interesting idea. [Clicks fingers.] Tilda Swinton! Whoah! And it just hit". (via Screen Rant)

So what gender will the Ancient One be? To put it simply "“ it just doesn't matter, even if in the movie the other characters will use "she" or "her" when speaking about the Ancient One. This is an androgynous character, just like it should be.