Benedict Cumberbatch hints at Doctor Strange's return next year
The HinduHollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted at his return as Doctor Strange in a new Marvel Cinematic Universe film next year. It's unclear whether Cumberbatch was referring to a standalone Doctor Strange sequel or an appearance in another MCU film, such as Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The actor first appeared as Dr Stephen Strange in the 2016 film Doctor Strange, post that he also appeared in the films like Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness. In one moment, Charlize Theron, who plays Clea, tells Doctor Strange that he “caused an incursion, and we’re going to fix it.” Strange responds, “Not in the least.” The Multiverse of Madness writer Michael Waldron teased a little bit about Strange's future in an interview with Gizmodo by saying, "We knew that we wanted to introduce Clea.