Kevin Feige Confirms Dan Harmon Gave Input on ‘Doctor Strange’

Late last summer is was reported that Community and Rick and Morty creator Dan Harmon had been brought in to contribute to the script for some additional last-minute scenes being shot for Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Now, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has confirmed that Harmon was indeed involved in the creative process for those scenes and explains that Harmon was brought in specifically for his expertise in one or two areas.

“It is true that he was. He came in, he watched the movie. We are all big fans of his work, clearly. We at Marvel Studios are fans of Community, it’s where we found Joe and Anthony Russo, who came onboard to do Winter Soldier, and of course Civil War, and the upcoming [Avengers] films. So, we’re big fans of that. We’re also fans of his cartoon Rick & Morty, which is about, of course, humor, but I would argue that any given episode of that show has an unbelievably amazing sci-fi concept that could be its own movie. So, really, we just wanted him to watch the movie, and talk to us about it, and give us his opinions on the sci-fi concepts. That was as important to us as any humor that he could add to the movie. And he was very, very gracious in doing that.”

This confirmation will likely come as welcomed news to fans as Harmon’s work is widely beloved among the geek community, especially for their metahumor and eccentric story lines.

Here’s the official synopsis for Doctor Strange:

Marvel’s Doctor Strange follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Doctor Strange must act as an intermediary between the real world and what lies beyond, utilizing a vast array of metaphysical abilities and artifacts to protect the Marvel cinematic universe.

Directed by Scott Derrikson and written by C. Robert Cargill, Doctor Strange stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton.

Doctor Strange opens in theaters across North America on November 4, 2016.

Source: EW