As such, there was a certain responsibility on writer/director Scott Derrickson to have a personal, intimate knowledge of magic in the MCU — and he definitely did his homework, going as far as to trace the entire history of the Sorcerer Supremes.
Doctor Strange is not just a brand new movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also a gateway into a whole new realm of fantasy within the larger franchise.
While we have gotten tastes of it in past Marvel movies, the new blockbuster is the first to truly dive head-first into the world of sorcery.