- Avengers: Doomsday will not characteristic Doctor Strange, based on the actor who performs him
- Benedict Cumberbatch unintentionally revealed that he is not a part of the Marvel film’s ensemble
- Marvel hasn’t formally commented on Cumberbatch’s slip-up
Benedict Cumberbatch has unintentionally revealed that he will not seem as Doctor Strange in Avengers: Doomsday.
Speaking to Variety, the British star let slip that he is not concerned within the extremely anticipated Marvel film, which is due out in May 2026. Cumberbatch, then, will not be lining up alongside lots of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers 5.
It’s unclear what led to Cumberbatch’s faux-pas however, after the Doctor Strange actor surprisingly revealed that he is not a part of the movie’s ensemble forged, he merely reacted by saying: “Is {that a} spoiler? F*** it!”
Fans of the Sorcerer Supreme should not fret about his potential absence from Avengers: Secret Wars, which is able to cap the Marvel Multiverse Saga in May 2027. Indeed, Cumberbatch additionally instructed Variety that Stephen Strange is “in quite a bit” of Avengers 6, earlier than including: “He’s fairly central to the place issues would possibly go. He’s a really wealthy character to play. He’s a fancy, contradictory, troubled human who’s obtained these extraordinary skills, so there’s potent stuff to mess about with.”
Marvel hasn’t formally commented on Cumberbatch unexpectedly revealing that Strange will not be a part of Avengers 5. Nonetheless, I’ve reached out to my Marvel contacts for a press release on the matter, and I’ll report again if I obtain a response.
Why is not Doctor Strange going to be in Avengers: Doomsday?
Apart from Cumberbatch telling Variety that “the character [does] not align with this a part of the story [Avengers 5]”, we do not know. However, given how his final solo film – Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness – ended, we are able to speculate on his absence from the Marvel Phase 6 flick. You can learn an in depth account of what occurred in my Doctor Strange 2 ending defined piece, or learn on for a full albeit abridged spoiler-filled clarification beneath.
At the top of Doctor Strange 2, the Master of the Mystic Arts took a stroll on the cosmic and multiversal aspect (once more) with fellow sorcerer Clea, who was briefly portrayed by Charlize Theron. She’d tracked him down on Earth to request his assist in stopping an Incursion Event that he’d triggered as a part of occasions that play out in The Multiverse of Madness. Somewhat reluctantly, he agrees to assist her, with the pair stepping via a portal that seemingly results in Dormammu’s area, which we final noticed in 2015’s Doctor Strange movie.
If Strange and Clea are nonetheless making an attempt to close down no matter Incursion Event he created, it might clarify why he will not be round to assist his fellow Avengers in Marvel’s subsequent team-up film. In it, they’re going to tackle Doomsday‘s main villain, who was revealed to be Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic Con 2024.
Still, whereas Cumberbatch will not be a part of Doomsday‘s stacked forged roster, there are many different huge names connected to the venture. The Fantastic Four’s Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach had been confirmed to be showing by Marvel chief Kevin Feige final 12 months. Expect Marvel’s First Family to assist attempt to defeat considered one of their most iconic foes, then, after starring of their first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, which is titled The Fantastic Four: First Steps and arrives in theaters this July.
As for different people who could seem, Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson/Captain America and Tom Holland’s Peter Parker/Spider-Man are among the many many A-listers more likely to present up. One actor who I did not anticipate to see, although, is Chris Evans, with the Marvel alumnus reportedly returning for a thriller function in Avengers: Doomsday. With the film set to begin taking pictures someday in early 2025, we must always put together for extra forged bulletins and rumors to seem on-line within the weeks and months forward.
