Whilst it was rumoured a few months back, and practically assumed to be fact by now, a recent announcement has finally made it official; as Marvel have confirmed Benedict Cumberbatch (the Sherlock star recently seen in The Imitation Game) will play Doctor Strange.
Due to be directed by Sinister’s Scott Derrickson, from a script by Prometheus’ Jon Spaihts, the new movie based on the Marvel Comics’ character; a neurosurgeon named Doctor Stephen Strange, who uncovers a world of magic and alternate dimensions following a car accident; needed an actor who’s “capable of great depth and sincerity” according to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, and Marvel believe “Benedict will show audiences what makes Doctor Strange such a unique and compelling character” when the Doctor Strange movie is released on November 4th 2016.
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Source: Deadline.
