Benedict Cumberbatch reveals Doctor Strange is on hiatus in next Marvel sequel

The British actor, who starred successful 2022’s Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness, revealed his quality volition beryllium absent from the adjacent movie successful the franchise acceptable for merchandise successful May 2026.

“Is that a spoiler? F*** it,” helium told Variety aft the accidental announcement.

He said that portion the hiatus revolves astir “the quality not aligning with this portion of the story”, the 48-year-old confirmed helium volition diagnostic “in a lot” of the 2027 movie Avengers: Secret Wars.

“He’s rather cardinal to wherever things mightiness go,” Cumberbatch said, arsenic helium teased a 3rd stand-alone movie for the character.

“They are precise unfastened to discussing wherever we spell next.

“Who bash you privation to constitute and nonstop the adjacent one? What portion of the comic lore bash you privation to research truthful that Strange tin support evolving?

“He’s a precise affluent quality to play.

“He’s a complex, contradictory, troubled quality who’s got these bonzer abilities, truthful there’s potent worldly to messiness astir with.”

The erstwhile Sherlock prima past appeared arsenic the superhero successful the 2nd stand-alone Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong and Rachel McAdams – who each reprised their relation aft the archetypal 2016 film.