Baron Mordo

Baron Karl Mordo is one of the deadliest rivals of Doctor Strange in Marvel Comics. The character has appeared in a few animated television and big screen ventures – but has never been adapted in live-action. So, this year’s Doctor Strange will mark the live-action cinematic debut of the character.

Oscar nominated (for 12 Years A Slave) star Chiwetel Ejiofor is set to play the supervillain in the November 4, 2016 release. According to Deadline, Ejiofor’s version of Baron Mordo isn’t ‘a completely villainous character’ but ‘an amalgamation of characters culled from Doctor Strange’s mythology’. They also reported that Ejiofor’s character was mentored by Tilda Swinton’s Ancient One, but he attempted to ‘kill his teacher’!

Not a villainous character, but does attempt to kill the Ancient One – strange as many other strange things we’ve heard about Doctor Strange!

Thanks to the fans in Nepal, we’ve already had the first look at Ejiofor as Baron Mordo from the set of the movie in the country’s capital, Kathmandu.

In a recent interview with Vulture, Ejiofor did mention that his contract with Marvel leaves scope for ‘more incarnations’ of the character. So, there’s obviously the possibility of watching more Baron Mordo in future Marvel Cinematic Universe projects alongside next year’s project.

On the next page – a supervillain again, but from DC Comics!