Board Thread:Movies/@comment-3048593-20170411234907/@comment-3048593-20171109160913

Regarding Strange's scene, it was presumably inserted to where it was, so that the scene of Hela destroying Mjolnir would take place anywhere other than in the alleyway in NYC. My guess judging by that recut scene, and the photos showing Anthony Hopkins as a homeless Odin, was that the movie would feature a montage of sorts of Thor & Loki looking for him in New York, up until they encounter Hela. My guess is they changed it to the grass plain, in order to avoid the trope of "collateral damage in a city caused by superheroes.

As to why Strange was included at all, other than to progress the story the way they had changed it, I can't tell, but it was apparently intended by Waititi himself, since he got lucky shooting the scenes with Strange and Thor before Cumberbatch left, and before they tore down the set, right after they finished filming 'Doctor Strange'. Although with 'Infinity War' coming up, perhaps that meeting between the two and Loki might pay off (like Loki automatically being hostile towards Strange when they first meet).

"Don't make me let you fall for a really long time again! I'll make it longer than 30 minutes this time!"