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  • Benedict Cumberbatch says Doctor Strange is not a part of the Avengers

    The character of Doctor Strange which is played by famous Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch has evolved into one of the leading characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. His importance in Marvel’s big-scale movies like Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: No Way Home proves this very fact and we will see him yet again in the sequel of his solo movie franchise, i.e, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness which has the potential of changing the MCU as we know it completely.

    A lot is at stake in the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and it further indicates that Doctor Strange has far bigger and more important responsibilities than the Avengers in a way that the Avengers are the protectors of Earth only (or this universe at max) but Doctor Strange deals with the sacred timeline and now with the Multiverse and thus the fate of a lot of Universes are vested upon him.

    Benedict Cumberbatch talks about the relation between Doctor Strange and the Avengers

    Benedict Cumberbatch himself has recently talked about his take on the relationship between Doctor Strange and the Avengers. The actor has a critical theory about it which suggests that the Sorcerer Supreme (ex) is not actually (and will never be) a part of the Avengers.

    Although he worked closely with the Avengers in their battle against Thanos, their ways are completely different and if you think it in that way, even the Wakandan Soldiers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Asgardians fought in the war but that does not necessarily mean that they are part of the Avengers now. Benedict Cumberbatch called himself an ‘outsider’ as far as Avengers is concerned.

    Benedict said, “People say that you were in the Avengers, but you’re not an Avenger, right? No, I’m not. I’m not at Stark Tower with Nick Fury. No, he’s sort of outside of that realm, but I don’t think that’s necessarily a character trait. I think that is just a job title. He’s there to protect the reality of the Avengers in a different way to what they have been fighting up until the point that everything collides in the last two Avengers movies, so he holds his position as an adult on the periphery of that, but I think only for so long. There’s always a moment where he has to work with people and team up. And you know, we might see that in the next film; you have to wait and see.”

    – Benedict Cumberbatch

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness releases in your nearest theatres on 6th May.

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  • Benedict Cumberbatch talks about Illuminati and other Fan Theories regarding Multiverse of Madness

    Ever since Marvel released the trailer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness about a month ago, fans and Marvel nerds have been crazy about the theories and predictions that have been circulating on the internet. They have scrutinized every single hidden detail of the teaser and the trailer to see if they can find any big leak about the movie but in vain. 

    Despite all kinds of theories, none of the actors or Marvel’s high authorities have opened up on any theory (except Patrick Stewart sort of confirming that he has been cast as Professor X). The lead role of the movie, i.e, Benedict Cumberbatch who plays the role of Doctor Strange has finally opened up on the various fan theories and alleged leaks at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. However, we all know that he is way too smart to leak any detail at all and he would be the last person to give away a spoiler. 

    Benedict Cumberbatch talks about Multiverse of Madness Fan Theories

    At the SAG Awards, he was confronted by a journalist who asked him about the theories of the Illuminati’s supposed MCU debut in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. We know that a number of variants of Doctor Strange will appear in the upcoming movie including Evil Strange. She thus asked whether one of them was a part of the Illuminati as in Marvel comics, Doctor Strange is one of the core members of the secret Think Tank group called Illuminati. 

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    However, rather than clearing the doubts of the fans, Benedict Cumberbatch further intensified their curiosities. He replied, “Maybe.”

    Who knows? Who knows?” he said before teasingly adding, “I do. I know.”

    Benedict said that he was somehow able to dodge the questions during the promotions of Spider-Man: No Way Home as he was mostly busy re-shooting scenes for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness at that time. “It’s weird, I kind of escaped it with Spider-Man, because we were doing reshoots for Strange, I couldn’t do the tour,” he said before sympathising for Tom Holland and Zendaya who just had to deny sort of everything. 

    The on-screen Doctor Strange then went on to tease Marvel’s upcoming Magnum Opus a bit. He gave us a verbal taste of how grandeur a movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is going to be.

    “Listen I will say this. It’s a feast. It’s a Sam Raimi special and it’s got everything it says in the Title and a lot more besides,” Benedict said. 

     

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