Benedict Cumberbatch Teases Doctor Strange Return

Where we left Doctor Strange

(L-R): Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer, Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange, and Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez in Marvel Studios’ ‘Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness.’ Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved.

At the top of 2022’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, Strange, freshly returned from his journey to parallel worlds and a battle towards Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff (who was seeking to harness the ability of the multiverse to be reunited together with her youngsters), is insisting to Wong (Benedict Wong) that he hasn’t been affected by the darkish magic of the tome often known as the Darkhold.

But moments later, as he walks down the road he collapses to his knees in ache, screaming as a 3rd eye (just like one utilized by his “dark” alternate self in one other universe) opens on his brow.

In the primary post-credits scene for the film, we be taught what occurs subsequent, kind of. Jumping ahead in time, the scene follows Strange out for an additional stroll with a shawl on, solely to seek out himself confronted by a purple-costumed lady who seems from one other dimension.

Her identify is Clea, and he or she has a bone to select with Strange. “You caused an incursion, and we’re gonna fix it,” she tells him. This calls again to a menace talked about in the primary physique of the movie, the place multiversal journey is famous to threat “incursions” the place two universes collide, and one is destroyed.

Insisting he’s not afraid, Strange transforms his scarf into his common cloak and he heads off with Clea.

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What does the longer term maintain for Doctor Strange?

(L to R) Charlize Theron and Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness.’

Naturally, since this entails Marvel, there’s little or no to go on apart from Cumberbatch’s assertion because the studio is notoriously difficult in what it reveals forward of time.

We don’t, subsequently, know whether or not this will probably be a brand new stand-alone Strange journey or level to him teaming up for the brand new ‘Avengers’ films deliberate for the longer term.

While Disney/Marvel’s launch calendar is full for the subsequent couple of years, there are some “untitled” slots {that a} new Strange film may fill.

And in accordance with ‘Multiverse of Madness’ author Michael Waldron, that would nicely embody Clea.

Here’s what he informed Gizmodo:

“We knew that we wanted to introduce Clea. She’s Strange’s great love in the comics and it was felt to me like Strange wasn’t at the point at the start of our movie where he was ready to meet the love of his life. It felt like we had to close the loop with he and Christine Palmer. And so, after she gives him her wisdom to not be afraid of loving someone, then it felt like we were right to tease what could be eventually with he and Clea.”

But then there are additionally the Avengers films –– ‘The Kang Dynasty’ and ‘Secret Wars’, that are scheduled for 2026 and 2027. There’s a good likelihood that Cumberbatch will probably be again in motion apart from different Marvel characters, even when these films have not too long ago been pushed again by the continuing writers’ strike and potential actors’ industrial motion.

If you’re eagerly anticipating a Strange return, now you may have extra cause to be excited.

Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness’ from Marvel Studios.

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