Scott Derrickson teases a greater power behind his ‘Doctor Strange’ villain, and we know exactly what that means

Ever since photos of LEGO packaging confirmed that Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) is the antagonist in Marvel’s Doctor Strange, fans have been quoting Korath (Djimon Hounsou) from Guardians of the Galaxy and asking, “WHO?”

That’s because Kaecilius is about as minor of a Marvel Comics villain as you might find. He’s only appeared in a handful of comics and has very little backstory. He’s spent most of his comic book panels as relatively anonymous underling of Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo. Chiwetel Ejiofor is playing Mordo in the film, but he’s not a villain in this film or the Marvel Cinematic Universe (yet).