AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Hi-Res Concept Art Puts Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange Inside Iron Man's Armor

Marvel Studios concept artist Phil Saunders has shared some of his work from Avengers: Infinity War, and it offers a hi-res look at the MCU's Sorcerer Supreme wearing Tony Stark's Iron Man armour...

By JoshWilding - Feb 17, 2020 12:02 PM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Infinity War

We've known about this for a while now, but Avengers: Infinity War once included a scene with Doctor Strange wearing Iron Man's armour to protect him during that battle with Ebony Maw.

Now, thanks to concept artist Phil Saunders, we have a hi-res look at that artwork and, honestly, it's heartbreaking that this didn't end up making it on to the big screen. It would have made for an amazing visual, and Saunders reveals that the hero's moniker would have been "Iron Strange."

"[This was] an idea that was cut from the script of Avengers: Infinity War," Saunders explains. "On the Q-Ship, Tony Stark was going to transfer his armor to Strange to protect him from Ebony Maw’s torture needles." We also have "a keyframe of the Mk50 Iron Man suit forming over Dr. Strange, protecting him from Ebony Maw’s magic needle torture" in a second batch of concept art.

To check out this newly revealed Avengers: Infinity War concept art, hit the "Next" button below!

Seeing Doctor Strange suit up as "Iron Strange" would have been a blast, and a visual unlike anything we've seen before in the MCU.

Other concept art which has been leaked online in the past has revealed that Iron Man would have ended up wearing the Cloak of Levitation, thereby making him...Doctor Stark?!

Incorporating the Eye of Agamotto into the suit in place of Tony's Arc Reactor was a smart move on Saunders' part, and it certainly helps give the armour a fresh new appearance.

Seeing Strange get used to piloting the armour would have also been a lot of fun.

This confrontation between Ebony Maw and Iron Strange looks like a great sequence, and it would make sense for Tony to use his armour to try and protect the Sorcerer Supreme.

In the movie itself, Iron Man and Spider-Man used a sneak attack to take out the villain.

Like the rest of Thanos' Black Order, Ebony Maw was mostly overlooked in Avengers: Infinity War, but he probably got more screentime than the rest of the Mad Titan's children.

That wasn't enough to flesh him out, of course, and it's fair to say he's now been forgotten.

What do you guys think about this unique new take on Iron Strange? As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments section and stay tuned for more Marvel concept art!

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Reeds2Much - 2/17/2020, 12:06 PM

The Repulsor of Agamotto.

MCUKnight11 - 2/17/2020, 12:06 PM

Still hope we see this come to fruition someday.

knocturnalzen10 - 2/17/2020, 12:09 PM

i loved he and Tony's rapport

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 12:27 PM

@knocturnalzen10

Pretty impressive considering Benedict wasn’t around for filming with most of the cast. They had to act off stand-ins and they both killed it in IW.

knocturnalzen10 - 2/17/2020, 12:29 PM

@regularmovieguy - i didn't know that part , it felt natural the tension and uneasy between them ...

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 12:33 PM

@knocturnalzen10

No doubt. Rewatch IW though and pay attention to their scenes. They use camera tricks to make it appear they’re in the scene together but they’re definitely not.

Didn’t notice it on my first watch but did when it came out on home viewing.

They were great.

knocturnalzen10 - 2/17/2020, 12:35 PM

@regularmovieguy - will do , thanks good sir

Django79 - 2/17/2020, 12:36 PM

@regularmovieguy - I mean I doubt every single scene is them with a stand in.

There's behind the scenes footage of Benedict and RDJ together.

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 12:37 PM

@Django79

I would say most scenes they are not together.

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 1:03 PM

@TheJustinHammer

For some reason I didn’t think he was in New York either. Haven’t watched IW in a minute but when they’re squaring off against Maw I thought he shot his stuff separate.

Whaley87 - 2/17/2020, 1:06 PM

@regularmovieguy - There's plenty of stuff in the Sanctum Santorum together as well, mind.

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 1:09 PM

@GhostofCipher

Well, there it is. Thank you.

So I guess he wasn’t on the ship?

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 1:19 PM

@GhostofCipher

I could’ve sworn he wasn’t talking to Tony on the ship when they were arguing whether or not they should go back to New York or attack Thanos on Titan.

I’ve been wrong all over this thread though so... 🤷🏼‍♂️

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 1:22 PM

Time stamp 1:40

🤔

regularmovieguy - 2/17/2020, 1:35 PM

@GhostofCipher

No doubt, from Thanos’ mothership to the donut in the sky. Those ships were dope.

HannibalLecter - 2/17/2020, 12:10 PM

I have a better idea, take the concept and visuals they planned for "Iron Strange" and apply them to Dr. Doom when he makes his MCU debut.

knocturnalzen10 - 2/17/2020, 12:16 PM

@HannibalLecter - ironically in the comics , Doom is basically that lol he's so overpowered sometimes because his tech rivals tony's and magic is close to Strange ....

FleischerSupes - 2/17/2020, 12:17 PM

@HannibalLecter - And/or Strange could borrow a suit for when he has to fight Doom later.

HannibalLecter - 2/17/2020, 12:48 PM

@knocturnalzen10 - Indeed, that's exactly my reasoning behind that idea.

Also I would be glad to have Dr. Doom kind of overpowered so he could be a real threat to the entire Marvel universe and not just a villain to the Fantastic 4, on that note they should use different villains for the F4 movies to differentiate them from Fox's movies.

knocturnalzen10 - 2/17/2020, 12:53 PM

@HannibalLecter - Doom is the greatest villain Marvel's ever had and he should be represented as such ..... he definitely needs to be the main Villain in Phase 4 or 5 imo

Typhoon20 - 2/17/2020, 1:06 PM

@FleischerSupes - Ooooh I like this.

HannibalLecter - 2/17/2020, 1:13 PM

@knocturnalzen10 - Agreed, I have the feeling there will be multiple treats in Phase 4 or 5, with one of them being an immense cosmic villain (like Galactus or Anihilus) and Doom will help the heroes fight this treat only to steal its cosmic power and turn on them by the end.

knocturnalzen10 - 2/17/2020, 1:28 PM

@HannibalLecter - exactly ! great idea , even tho it's beyond me when either hero's or villains trust doom lol lol he's only cared for one person and that was his Mom ... after that he's pretty straight on everything else

LongMayHeReign - 2/17/2020, 1:31 PM

@HannibalLecter - " they planned for "Iron Strange" "

I prefer "Doctor Man" personally!

MyCoolYoung - 2/17/2020, 1:35 PM

@knocturnalzen10 - the greatest. No debate

lawndart - 2/18/2020, 3:56 AM

@knocturnalzen10 - Yep, and he shouldn't directly be involved until it gets near the climax. I mean, that would be below the personage of Doom after all.

clornelas - 2/17/2020, 12:13 PM

This woulda been awesome, like the Iron Man 3 saving Pepper from the exploding house scene times a million.

Ozymandias19 - 2/17/2020, 12:32 PM

God, I forgot how ugly that IW iron man suit was. Easily the worst of the bunch.

GhostDog - 2/17/2020, 1:20 PM

@Ozymandias19 - it’s the ugliest mark in all the films

NinnesMBC - 2/17/2020, 12:47 PM

Wouldn't that concept art make for a fun concept episode for "What If...?" thought? :D

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