The Ancient One first appeared in Marvel’s Strange Tales #110 in July of 1963. In the comics, five centuries ago and man named Yao was a young farmer in the Himalayan village of Kamar-Taj.

The controversial casting of Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One in 2016’s Doctor Strange was a mistake, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has admitted. Speaking to Men’s Health for a cover ...

As a white woman, the Ancient One might not personify an Asian stereotype, but she does help enforce one. In a misguided attempt at humor, Doctor Strange mistakes an old Asian man in Kamar-Taj as ...

Tilda Swinton has said she’s “very grateful” for a renewed discourse around her casting as The Ancient One in “Doctor Strange” — a hot topic for representation in Hollywood that re ...

The “Third Eye” is a staple of many Eastern cultures and religions – so it’s definitely arguable whether Doctor Strange (2016) included that line by The Ancient One as a specific ...

Enter Tilda Swinton, who was cast to play the Ancient One. While the gender-swapping helped to increase the number of prominent female characters in “Doctor Strange” (as well as in the Marvel ...

While Doctor Strange: Season One certainly holds true to the series’ tradition of stunning visuals, ... Pak’s portrayal of the Ancient One fits into this dichotomy nicely, ...

Tilda Swinton talks about her Doctor Strange transformation into The Ancient One for Marvel. TILDA Swinton is a pale, Celtic woman — but she’s undergone a complete transformation to play a ...

A new Doctor Strange image from the print issue of Entertainment Weekly has made its way online and reveals the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) and Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) in a teaching moment.