Benedict Cumberbatch is Doctor Strange!?

A huge announcement was leaked yesterday! It turns out that 2015's Doctor Strange movie will be fronted by none other that BBC fanboy favourite Benedict Cumberbatch! 

Hollywood reporter Deadline announced yesterday that Marvel Studios was in final negotiations with Benedict Cumberbatch to portray the role of Doctor Strange. This took twitter by storm and is still trending today, over 24 hours later. It seems that the lack of announcements from Marvel Studios regarding their Marvel Cinematic Universe has made people thirsty for news. 


This semi-rumour - which is now being taken as fact - may present itself in today's mystery Marvel announcement where it will likely be either confirmed or de-confirmed. I personally feel that it would be awkward for Feige and team NOT to mention it, as it is so big a rumour that it would manifest itself into a major elephant in the room.

For those unfamiliar with the character, I will summarise: 

Doctor Strange - a.k.a Stephen Strange - was a world famous neurosurgeon who was quite the cocky sort of guy (much like Sherlock - another socially inept genius portrayed by Cumberbatch).   One day he suffered a major accident which damaged his hands, meaning he could never operate again, so he locates The Ancient One who presides in the Himalayas in an effort to once more regain control of his hands. After months of training, Strange learns to harness mystical powers and explores the dream world in an attempt to cure himself while discarding his egotistical nature, hence the Sorcerer Supreme is born... 

Are you excited to see Cumberbatch in yet another Hollywood bananza? Write your thoughts down below and make sure you check out some other JG Review posts too! Thanks for reading...

James Green