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A few weeks ago I attended the Doctor Strange Press Junket, or rather #DoctorStrangeEvent, I was one of 25 bloggers there for Walt Disney Studios (Disclosure: All-Expenses Paid). When I learned that Benedict Wong has been cast as the character Wong in Doctor Strange I knew that I had to get out to this press trip. I had to be a part of it just so I could get a chance to talk to him, even if it was to ask a question and nothing more. I am a big fan of his work on Marco Polo and I had to refrain from addressing him as “Great Khan”. Seriously, he is a great actor and a presence on screen. In person he is an affable fellow who laughs and smiles easily. This is a very different person from his character in Doctor Strange. Wong is an incredibly serious character. He knows what is at stake should the sorcerers fail in their mission. He also knows that being the keeper of the library is important because the last librarian met with a pretty terrible fate.
For some reason Wong’s nature vexes Doctor Strange and he makes it his mission to get the guy to crack a smile. There are many scenes where Wong provides the comic relief just by being so stoic. Many of my favorite scenes were with Doctor Strange and Wong. So, when Benedict Wong entered the room I was so thrilled. We then began to ask him questions about his time working on Doctor Strange. I even got to ask one of the questions.