# Benedict Cumberbatch is Dr Strange **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 27, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681 "2014-10-27T19:24:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/1 "2014-10-27T19:24:46Z")
Apparently… > **[Benedict Cumberbatch ‘Doctor Strange’ Deal Closes At Marvel](https://deadline.com/2014/12/benedict-cumberbatch-doctor-strange-movie-cast-862815/)** > > UPDATE: The Imitation Game star Benedict Cumberbatch has finalized his deal to play Doctor Strange, giving Marvel’s Kevin Feige the distinction of having another world class actor to play in … ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/2 "2014-10-27T19:33:31Z")
I wonder how they’re going to do those circle things at the ends of his out-stretched arms. Actual circles or gussy them up as spheres? I don’t know if Benedict Cumberbatch is … dark enough (? - not in ethnicity) to be convincing as Dr. Strange. He is a gifted actor, so I look forward to the film. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/3 "2014-10-27T20:02:37Z")
Can he pull off an American accent? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/4 "2014-10-27T20:13:08Z")
Not at all who I would have cast. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/5 "2014-10-27T20:15:04Z")
I was hoping it would be an earlier rumored name - Jack Huston - but I guess since he will now be the new Ben Hur, he is no longer available. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/6 "2014-10-27T20:18:34Z")
Can’t blame the guy for wanting to grab the big paychecks while he can. He’s not going to make the massive pile by doing roles from the classics (more’s the pity). ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/7 "2014-10-27T20:19:14Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Can he pull off an American accent? He can’t even say the word “penguin”. But on the plus side he does an excellent Jar Jar. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tlRpLGEwssA/maxresdefault.jpg "Benedict Cumberbatch can't say "Penguins" - The Graham Norton Show: Series 16 Episode 5 - BBC") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlRpLGEwssA) ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/8 "2014-10-27T20:28:37Z")
It’s a rule now the Benedict Cumberbatch must be in _everything_. He’s like the current flavor starlet, having a moment. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/9 "2014-10-27T20:43:52Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > It’s a rule now the Benedict Cumberbatch must be in _everything_. But… but he doesn’t look a bit like Donald Sutherland! Or… well… wait… ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/10 "2014-10-27T20:47:06Z")
> [@well\_he\_s\_back](#): > > It’s a rule now the Benedict Cumberbatch must be in _everything_. He’s like the current flavor starlet, having a moment. I was just thinking how it’s nice that BC doesn’t have a wife or family, or a girlfriend even (yes? no? boyfriend?) - he just wants to work all the time. And I don’t mind it. ---
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/11 "2014-10-27T20:50:22Z")
He looks a bit too young, slender, and “pretty” for Strange. Cumberbatch is a good actor at least, so I guess I’ll just wait and see. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/12 "2014-10-27T23:06:49Z")
I remain convinced that Oded Fehr was placed here to play Doctor Strange. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/13 "2014-10-27T23:09:32Z")
Benedict Cumbatch is [about to start negotiations to maybe play] Doctor Strange [but may not be able to because of other projects]. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/14 "2014-10-28T00:09:02Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I was just thinking how it’s nice that BC doesn’t have a wife or family, or a girlfriend even (yes? no? boyfriend?) [Roomer hazzit](http://www.ibtimes.com/who-sophie-hunter-meet-benedict-cumberbatchs-secret-new-girlfriend-1689855) that Cumberbatch is dating the British director and actor [Sophie Hunter](http://www.ibtimes.com/who-sophie-hunter-meet-benedict-cumberbatchs-secret-new-girlfriend-1689855). (I still think it sounds a bit weird to call actresses “actors”, but I’m trying to get with the program. Maybe they will eventually all become gender-nonspecific “portrayers” or something like that, as “waiters” and “waitresses” morphed into “servers”.) ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/15 "2014-10-28T00:11:46Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > (I still think it sounds a bit weird to call actresses “actors”, but I’m trying to get with the program. Maybe they will eventually all become gender-nonspecific “portrayers” or something like that, as “waiters” and “waitresses” morphed into “servers”.) Well, there’s always “thespians”…though I suppose that comes with its own built-in confusions. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/16 "2014-10-28T04:52:53Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Can he pull off an American accent? I do believe this to be a slam at the Okie accent. Fortunately, I am not so afflicted. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/17 "2014-10-28T06:48:21Z")
Sheesh, how many possible Dr. Stranges have there been now? I hope it’s not Cumberbatch. He seems all wrong for the part. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/18 "2014-10-28T07:52:09Z")
I’ve always thought that “Good Night and Good Luck” David Strathairn would make an excellent Strange. Of course, there’s no way they won’t cast a younger actor for the role. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/19 "2014-10-28T08:03:34Z")
I’m in favor of it. You need to be a classically-trained British actor to be able to say words like “Dormammu” and phrases like “By the Ruby Rings of Raggadorr!” with a straight face. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681/20 "2014-10-28T10:43:43Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Sheesh, how many possible Dr. Stranges have there been now? I hope it’s not Cumberbatch. He seems all wrong for the part. Yeah, that’s what people said about Chris Evans and he managed to nail the part. I’ll give 'em the benefit of the doubt for now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681.md?page=2)