Benedict Cumberbatch Gives Avengers 5 Update, Reveals A Surprising Reason He Likes Playing Doctor Strange

Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch has shared a key piece of reports concerning the subsequent Avengers film. In a video for Netflix about his new miniseries Eric, Cumberbatch teased that his MCU character, Physician Unusual, will seem within the subsequent Avengers movie and it would begin capturing comparatively quickly. Cumberbatch additionally spoke about how taking part in Physician Unusual provides him the monetary freedom to discover “much less industrial” tasks.

“I’m very a lot wanting ahead to Avengers subsequent yr, which is cooking up a storm,” he stated. It will be not shocking in any respect to be taught that Physician Unusual is in Avengers 5 after it was reportedly not too long ago that the movie may function a whopping 60 MCU characters. By way of his “subsequent yr” remark, that is seemingly in reference to when filming might start on the 2026 film.

Cumberbatch went on to say that he feels an “immense” pleasure taking part in Physician Unusual, partially as a result of the movies make him sufficient cash to pay for extra arthouse-style tasks.

“The enjoyment of taking part in him additionally means I may help and create and platform tales and writing and fewer commercial-fare into being. He’s a present in lots of, some ways in my life–as a producer as an actor. I really like taking part in him. He is nice enjoyable,” he stated, including that he continues to have a “beautiful relationship” with Disney/Marvel.

Additionally within the interview, Cumberbatch spoke about how he wasn’t all the time a lock to play Physician Unusual. When he was within the combine to play Physician Unusual within the first film, he had already booked the 2015 film Hamlet. Marvel “drifted away” from Cumberbatch taking part in Physician Unusual at the moment, he stated. Nevertheless, Marvel rapidly got here again to him, he stated, and even shifted the “entire manufacturing facility line to my schedule.”

The following Avengers film is 2026’s The Avengers: Kang Dynasty, which is able to apparently bear a reputation change after Marvel dropped Kang actor Jonathan Majors resulting from his authorized points.

Deadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy is reportedly Marvel’s best choice to direct Avengers 5 after unique director Destin Daniel Cretton dropped out.