Will Doctor Strange be in Avengers 5? A confirmation comes from actor Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch has somewhat confirmed that Doctor Strange will be in Avengers 5, with filming set to begin next year.
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch has somehow confirmed that Doctor Strange will be in the next Avengers film , or Avengers 5 if you prefer, with filming set to begin next year. The actor of the TV series Sherlock Holmes touched on the topic in an interview with Netflix, in which he retraced the best moments of his character in the MCU : “The joy of playing Doctor Strange is immense, but it also means that I it allows us to carry forward stories, screenplays and less commercial projects, so for my life it is a gift in more than one sense”, he explained, before saying that initially he almost had to decline Disney’s proposal, due to scheduling conflicts. Then he revealed: “I can’t wait to start Avengers next year, because something great is in the making.”
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Of course, this isn’t a full-blown confirmation, but the fact that he participates in the filming of Avengers 5 can only mean one thing: Doctor Strange will be there. We don’t know how or what he’ll do, but he’ll clock in super heroic.
Avengers 5 is scheduled for 2026. More precisely, May 1, 2026. Initially it seems that it was called The Kang Dynasty, but the subtitle should have been dropped. According to rumors, it should include at least sixty much-loved super heroes . Doctor Strange will be one of them, according to what Cumberbatch said. Shawn Levy, former director of Deadpool & Wolverine , should be directing , but we don’t know for sure.
According to the Deadline newspaper, among the characters who will return there will be those of Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Simu Liu and Karen Gillian. Even in this case, there is still no certainty.