Benedict Cumberbatch Would 'Love' To Continue Playing Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

Stephen Strange may not be Marvel ’s most striking or popular character , but Cumberbatch has suspire sprightliness into the eccentric in both his starring fomite and his execution inAvengers : Infinity War , in which he fiddle a pivotal part in the fight against Thanos . Still , complicate matters is that Doctor Strange became one of the victim of Thanos ' finger - snapping universal destruction - and he acknowledge it had to be done as part of the"endgame " . So is Doctor Strange even get to be alive in the MCU moving forward ? Who knows for sure , but either way , Cumberbatch convey a desire to keep repeat his theatrical role if and when the opportunity comes .

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speak toDeadlinein a new interview , Benedict Cumberbatch say in no incertain terms how much he would"love"to continue portraying the Sorcerer Supreme in the MCU . Although Doctor Strange turn to dust at the end ofInfinity War , Cumberbatch also suggest that the sorcerer ’s getting even is essentially"lined up"despite not being publically confirm . He acknowledged , however , that he ’s not certain how the character would return from his demise inInfinity War , if at all . Here ’s the full comment :

" Oh , Strange ? Just attempt to stop me . That ’s all kind of lined up as far as I ’m aware , but who knows ? I mean , you know , the trouble is , how does he get out of where he ’s at . But that ’s the only matter . I ’m bit of debris at the here and now as far as I understand . So you really have to ask ( Marvel Studios president ) Kevin Feige . But as far as require to do it , yeah , I would be intimate to go back into that role . "

Even thoughDoctor foreign 2hasn’t been formally announced yet , some details are reportedly already in place . Thevillain is already have a go at it to be Nightmare , as are some plot of ground item . Chiwetel Ejiofor ’s Mordo , who broke unsound at the very end of the firstDoctor Strange , will also likely dally a role in the continuation , possibly as an antagonist . But as recently as March , Cumberbatchhad no update onDoctor Strange 2and would n’t guarantee the character ’s survival beyondInfinity state of war .

Doctor Strange told Tony Stark that giving Thanos the Time Stone was"the only way"for the Avengers to have a opportunity at achieve the single future scenario in which they won , out of 14 million - plus possibilities . But it stay unclear if that means Doctor Strange knows where he ’s give way and whether he ’ll be back . His condition is up in the air in universal for the MCU , but the manifest program forDoctor Strange 2are an indication that he ’ll be back at some point . And it ’s encouraging to know that Cumberbatch will have as much sentence as ever when he gets to assume the cloak again .

The future plans forDoctor Strange 2are also a reason whyInfinity War ’s ending is difficult to take earnestly . TheDoctor Strangesequel may already be"lined up " , so it ’s difficult to conceive that consultation have unfeignedly see to it the last of the graphic symbol . But Cumberbatch could simply have a contractual obligation not to support anything , or perhaps he truly does n’t know which guidance the MCU is get going to go from here . The important thing forDoctor Strangefans is that the actor would likely remain committed to the carrying out once he gets another opportunity .