# By the Shaggable Sherlock! (Benedict Cumberbatch to play Dr. Strange) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 5, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371 "2014-12-05T02:17:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371/1 "2014-12-05T02:17:09Z")
Yep, Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing the Master of the Mystic Arts, [Dr. Strange](http://io9.com/now-its-official-benedict-cumberbatch-is-playing-dr-s-1666968061) in the third wave of Marvel movies. I have hopes that this will lead to an eventual [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_(comics)) movie. We’ve already got a Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and now a Strange. Get Zachary Quinto to play the Sub-Mariner and Angelina Jolie to play the Valkyrie and pit them against a CGI Headmen. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371/2 "2014-12-05T03:20:06Z")
Hmmm…who would play Hellcat? I just kind of want to hear Cummerbund say “Eye of Agamotto”, really. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371/3 "2014-12-05T09:46:27Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > I have hopes that this will lead to an eventual [Defenders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenders_(comics)) movie. We’ve already got a Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and now a Strange. Get Zachary Quinto to play the Sub-Mariner and Angelina Jolie to play the Valkyrie and pit them against a CGI Headmen. Hadn’t you heard? > [@](#): > > On November 6, 2013, Disney and Marvel announced that a Defenders miniseries will air on Netflix, along with four other shows featuring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage.[57] As of December 2014, Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter had been cast as Daredevil, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, while actors had not yet been cast for the other series. Also, I’m afraid Universal currently hold the rights to Namor, so he won’t be turning up in any Marvel Studios projects any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371/4 "2014-12-05T17:23:44Z")
That young man is on the go! Verily, forsooth. I’m just waiting for the Squirrel Girl movie. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371/5 "2014-12-05T18:23:42Z")
On the one hand, Doctor who? (Wait, no, not that.) A comic book about a peculiar medical professional? On the other hand, Cumberbatch–squee! ---
**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:** [December 5, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371/6 "2014-12-05T19:12:04Z")
> [@Claptree](#): > > I’m just waiting for the Squirrel Girl movie. Hey, Whedon will have to cast Felicia Day somewhere, sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![Lightray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightray/32/391_2.png) [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-shaggable-sherlock-benedict-cumberbatch-to-play-dr-strange/706371/7 "2014-12-05T20:30:53Z")
Although I luv Cumberbatch, I was holding out for the Jon Hamm rumors. I suspect Cumberbatch will end up with a rather weedy goatee\*, alas. - or van dyke; whichever Stephen Strange rocks. > [@Claptree](#): > > I’m just waiting for the Squirrel Girl movie. Hm. Squirrel Girl is a mutant, isn’t she? Rights may be unclear; Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are mutants associated with the Avengers, but Marvel apparently only gets to use 'em because they’re called out in the contract that sold off the mutant rights… But, hey, maybe she’ll show up in Age of Apocalypse.