Benedict Cumberbatch Reveals Doctor Strange’s Future in Marvel

Marvel Star Benedict Cumberbatch has shared details about his character Doctor Strange’s appearance in the upcoming “Avengers: Doomsday” film.

Cumberbatch was originally supposed to be part of the fifth “Avengers” film, but that would no longer be the case due to changes in plans.

“Avengers: Doomsday” will see the return of Robert Downey Jr. to the franchise to play the villain Doomsday, after playing Iron Man/Tony Stark for many years.

Cumberbatch recently had an interview for Variety‘s Sundance Cover and shared details about his Marvel character, Doctor Strange, who will appear in the upcoming “Avengers” film.

The 48-year-old actor revealed that the guardian of the Time Stone will not appear in “Avengers” Doomsday.

After realizing he had just shared a movie secret, Cumberbatch exclaimed, “Is that a spoiler? F-ck it!” However, he then explained why Doctor Strange wouldn’t be in the next “Avengers” installment.

According to Cumberbatch, plans for the film changed after Jonathan Major was fired following his conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Majors’ character, Kang, was supposed to be the main antagonist of the next phase of “Avengers,” but the franchise went in a different direction after his legal troubles.

Cumberbatch explained that Doctor Strange’s absence from “Doomsday” was because “the character didn’t fit that part of the story.”

Despite Doctor Strange’s absence in “Doomsday,” Cumberbatch made it clear to fans that they would see more of his character in the future.

He shared that Doctor Strange is “in a lot” of the franchise’s sixth installment, “Avengers: Secret Wars,” which is scheduled for release in 2027.

Cumberbatch said of his character: “He’s pretty central to where things could go.” He also hinted that there would be a third “Doctor Strange” movie, but didn’t give too many details about it.

However, the actor praised Marvel for the collaboration, saying, “They’re very open to discussing what’s next. Who do you want to write and direct next? What part of comic book history do you want explore so that Strange can continue to evolve?

He added of his character: “It’s a very rich character to play. He’s a complex, contradictory, troubled human who has extraordinary abilities, so there’s a powerful thing to play with.”

During the interview, Cumberbatch revealed how he initially struggled to figure out how to relax while filming Marvel movies.

He admitted he was “a little stiff” in the first ‘Doctor Strange’ film and realized he should take a looser approach to the superhero role after watching Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr’s banter . in “Spider-Man: Homecoming”. “

He shared, “I learned a lot from seeing how comfortable and improvisatory they are. It’s hard because you have this huge apparatus around you, but it’s so important.”

Downey Jr.’s previous Marvel character, Iron Man, died at the end of “Avengers: Endgame,” and many fans would have been forgiven for thinking that would be the end of his appearance in the franchise.

However, Downey Jr. joined the “Avengers” cast when it was announced that he would play Doctor Doom.

His return to the franchise was such a closely guarded secret that even Cumberbatch didn’t find out about it until watching live coverage of Marvel’s Comic-Con 2024.

Cumberbatch opened up about how he reacted after Downey Jr’s revelation. He revealed that he quickly texted Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige.

The English actor revealed: “I sent a text: ‘What the fuck?’ and then he added, “Well, what is it, I mean, well, what is it.”

Benedict Cumberbatch shared his insights on working on Marvel’s hit films and his camaraderie with co-star Robert Downey Jr.

He acknowledged that creating films with huge budgets brought a lot of pressure, but he credited Downey Jr. for keeping the atmosphere light on set.

Cumberbatch revealed how Downey Jr. often teased him by referring to him as “Mr. Shakespeare,” a reference to their shared portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.

He said: “We were gassy about being the two Sherlocks on set. But there was a line of dialogue where someone turns to us and says, ‘No, fuck it, Sherlock. “Well, we took out all that meta stuff. We just said, ‘No, no, no, that’s better left for fan fiction.’