What Did Benedict Cumberbatch Say About Dr Strange’s Future In The MCU? (Photo Credit – Facebook)

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Benedict Cumberbatch became a world-famous actor after his career breakthroughs in BBC’s Sherlock and his long-running role as Doctor Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With the announcement of two upcoming Avengers films, namely Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, Benedict’s potential involvement in them has come under renewed attention, and in a January 2025 interview with Variety, Benedict finally gave some answers on his future at the MCU.

The actor revealed that he will no longer be present in 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday, thanks in part to the retooling the movie received after Jonathan Majors‘ firing. He will, however, have a major role in Avengers: Secret Wars. The conversation wasn’t limited to his future in the MCU, however. Benedict also spoke about his upcoming film, The Thing With Feathers, and how he approaches acting.

Doctor Strange Will Show Up In Avengers: Secret Wars, But Not In Avengers: Doomsday

Benedict Cumberbatch revealed that his prospects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were heavily impacted by the retooling of the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. The upcoming 2026 film was originally conceived as Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, focusing on Kang The Conqueror, who was introduced in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the Disney+ Loki series.

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