Doctor Strange will make a stop in Marvel’s upcoming sequel, “Avengers: Doomsday,” according to a spoiler, Spilling the secret Benedict Cumberbatch.
“Is this a spoiler?” – asked the actor diverse In a recent interview. “suitable!”
Speaking of the lack of effects to offer, the Oscar-nominated star of The Imitation Game and The Power of the Dog helped explain “good WTF,” thanks to Marvel’s surprise hit and Robert Downey Jr. The announcement was made at Comic-Con last summer That Downey will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as someone other than Iron Man.
Cumberbatch found out about Downey’s return to the Marvel universe while watching live coverage of the 2024 Comic-Con show. So, according to Variety, he immediately grabbed his phone and texted Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
“I texted, ‘What is this?’ Then he quickly added, “Well, what-and-.” “I mean, good what–,” the 48-year-old star told the outlet.
For Cumberbatch, Downey’s return He said it was a good WTF movie that would keep things light on set, despite the pressures of producing multi-million dollar movies. The British actor, whose parents were also thespians, told Variety that Downey would refer to him as “Mr.” Shakespeare” and joke that they are playing the role of literary detective Sherlock Holmes On screen. (Unfortunately, a dead line about Their past roles He said he didn’t make it into the movie.)
“Sherlock” and “Star Trek Into Darkness” star, who joined the MCU with 2016’s “Doctor Strange,” said as he watched Downey plays billionaire playboy Tony Stark And hear his banter with Spider-Man Tom Holland in 2017 “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Help him take a more flexible approach to who he believes he is I played very hard In early manifestations.
“I learned a lot by seeing how relaxed and improvised they were,” Cumberbatch said. “It’s difficult because you have this huge device around you, but it’s very important.”
Cumberbatch, along with his production company SunnyMarch, has been leaning slightly toward the “European type of world cinema” with his latest projects, including “The Thing With Feathers,” which premieres at the Sundance Film Festival this week, and “Eric.” And “Roses” from Netflix. Although Marvel films take time away from his auteur-led projects, Cumberbatch describes the series — with its 34 films and counting — as “the modern mythology of our time” and appreciates how sagas “transport” audiences to different worlds.
“Yes, it’s huge and unwieldy, but Marvel is very committed to getting it right,” Cumberbatch said. “Even when we make one of these Avengers movies and it gets really big, we’re still just kids playing in the sandpit. We’re still making stuff and having fun with it.
Oscar-winner Downey launched the MCU blockbuster when he played the superhero in the 2008 comic book adaptation “Iron Man.” He ended his run as the main Avenger when his character sacrificed himself to save the universe in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.” Downey is set to take on the role of villain Victor Von Doom, also known as “Doctor Doom,” a character who originated in Marvel’s “Fantastic” comic books Four”. The new villain in the “Doomsday” movie is believed to be a different version of Stark, according to reports.
Unfortunately, with all this groundwork to be laid, “Fantastic Four” characters rebooted. To present this summer and Chris Evans has been reported to be back For the MCU, “Doomsday” is getting pretty crowded. So, apparently, Cumberbatch Neurosurgeon turned Sorcerer Supreme He will not be returning in the film in May 2026. Despite being “temporarily horrified by his honesty” about this plot point, Cumberbatch proceeded to spill the beans on the point. The studio’s plans are top secret For the next phase of Marvel movies.
The actor explained that a lot had to change when Jonathan Majors was fired last year After being convicted of assault. It was scheduled to be Majors, who played the mysterious villain Kang the Conqueror The main opponent In the upcoming sequels, but the studio had to change course after letting him go.
Enter: Downey’s Big Bad Doctor Doom. With this adaptation, Cumberbatch, whose character last appeared 2022 “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” He said he would not be involved in “Doomsday” because his character “doesn’t fit in with that part of the story.”
Admitting again that he probably shouldn’t have said that, Cumberbatch revealed that Doctor Strange is “involved in a lot” of the “Doomsday” sequel “Avengers: Secret Wars,” which is scheduled to hit theaters in 2027. Both films will be directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, who co-directed the thrilling installments of Infinity War and Endgame.
“[Doctor Strange is] “The character is very pivotal to where things could go,” Cumberbatch said, hinting that the character will appear in a third standalone film.
He also praised the Disney-owned studio for being collaborative, saying it’s open to discussing where Doctor Strange goes next, who he wants to write and direct the next film, and what part of the character’s comic lore he wants to explore. “So Strange can continue to evolve.”
“He’s a very rich character to play. He’s a complex, contradictory, troubled human being who has these extraordinary abilities, so there are powerful things to mess with,” Cumberbatch said.
