"He’s quite central to where things might go,” Cumberbatch said of his character. This is consistent with Marvel's 2015 Secret Wars comic by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist

Benedict Cumberbatch revealed that the Sorcerer Supreme is almost definitely not in for the the next big Marvel team-up film.

According to a new report from Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman , Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars will feature “multiple” Watchers, those mysterious, all-seeing cosmic beings introduced in Marvel’s What

Avengers filmmakers… assemble. Five years after directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo ended an era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige announced that the Russo brothers would be returning to helm the Multiverse Saga-ending Avengers: Doomsday (dated May 1,

Benedict Cumberbatch has said his Marvel Cinematic Universe character Doctor Strange is skipping the next big team up in Avengers Doomsday but will play a "central role" in its sequel Avengers Secret Wars.

Before Kevin Feige revealed that huge surprise, he offered fans another stunning reveal: Anthony and Joe Russo would return to the MCU to direct the final Avengers movies. Some Marvel fans have been dying to see the Russos return to the franchise, and Marvel granted their wish.

Luckily, Benedict Cumberbatch confirmed his MCU return, and revealed which Avengers movies to expect Doctor Strange. Fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order know that entire phases of the shared universe come to a head with the Avengers flicks.

Benedict Cumberbatch is opening up about Doctor Strange's future in the MCU going forward. Cumberbatch first played Stephen Strange in 2016's Doctor Strange, which was directed by Scott Derrickson. He went on to reprise the role in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok,