Benedict Cumberbatch Archives

Doctor Strange Was Too White and Too Powerful For WandaVision Appearance

Lyndon Hall | May 4, 2021 | 0

Marvel Studio’s head Kevin Feige revealed in Rolling Stone’s upcoming oral history of WandaVision that a Doctor Strange appearance was cut due to the character’s race and power. “Some people might say, ‘Oh, it would’ve been so cool to see Dr. Strange,'” ...

Doctor Strange to Appear in Next Spider-Man Movie

AlexGherzo | Oct 8, 2020 | 2

Spider-Man is about to be crawling up the wall of the Sanctum Sanctorum. An exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Benedict Cumberbatch will portray Doctor Strange in the next Spider-Man movie. According to the report, Strange will serve as a mentor to Spidey much in the same way Tony St...

Sam Raimi May Direct Doctor Strange Sequel

AlexGherzo | Feb 6, 2020 | 0

Scott Derrickson’s Marvel replacement may be an old hand at superhero cinema. Variety exclusively reports that Sam Raimi is in talks with Marvel to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Raimi helped start the superhero movie boom of the 2000s with Spider-Man in 2002 and its two seque...

Derrickson Steps Down From Doctor Strange Sequel

AlexGherzo | Jan 10, 2020 | 0

The Sorcerer Supreme will need a new cloak wrangler, as Scott Derrickson has announced on his Twitter account that he’s leaving the Doctor Strange sequel, titled Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, as director. Derrickson chalks up his exit to the standard could-mean-anything “creative ...

REVIEW: 1917 (2019)

brettstevens | Jan 3, 2020 | 1

War films have always been an essential staple of Hollywood cinema. Whether it’s The Dirty Dozen, Saving Private Ryan, or Dunkirk, the stories within this genre have always served as depictions of heroes overcoming nearly impossible odds, and it is a nearly limitless cache of narrative potential. ...

REVIEW: The Grinch (2018)

virginiakublawi | Nov 11, 2018 | 0

When I first started seeing ads for Illumination’s attempt at adapting Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my first thought was, “Oh God, here we go again.” I think many people probably shared the same sentiment; you hear a lot of mixed opinions on the 2000 Jim Carrey version, but I t...