Mikkelsen is playing the character 'Kaecilius' a disciple of 'Baron Mordo' (Chiwetel Ejiofor)...
...who became an enemy of 'Stephen Strange' (Benedict Cumberbatch).
'Kaecilius', trained in the mystic arts by his master 'Baron Mordo', often served as a field agent or deliverer of messages for Mordo...
...accompanying him to 'Kamar-Taj' in Tibet to abduct the 'Ancient One'.
'Doctor Strange' prevents this by escaping with the Ancient One...
...while Kaecilius hires a group of smugglers to search for Strange.
Rachel McAdams plays Marvel Comics' character 'Christine Palmer' aka 'Night Nurse'.
Night Nurse is noted for her willingness to help injured superheroes, debuting in Marvel's "Night Nurse" #1 (November 1972).
Night Nurse teamed with Doctor Strange in the five-issue miniseries "Doctor Strange: The Oath" (Dec. 2006 - April 2007)...
...in an effort to help him recover a cure for cancer, that Doctor Strange brought back from another dimension.
By the end of "The Oath" Carter and 'Strange' enter into a romantic relationship.
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