Cumberbatch to star in Marvel’s ‘Dr. Strange’

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch arrives at 'The Fifth Estate' premiere during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2013 in Toronto, Canada. (Jason Merritt/Getty Images/Thinkstock)

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By ASHLEY CASPER REVIEWJOURNAL.COM

December 5, 2014 - 12:42 pm

If you love Benedict Cumberbatch as much as the rest of the world, today is a very big day for you.

Marvel Studios, the motion picture studio that brought you “The Avengers,” has officially announced that Benedict Cumberbatch will play Doctor Strange in the upcoming film hitting theaters Nov. 4, 2016.

“The film, directed by Scott Derrickson with Jon Spaihts writing the screenplay, will follow the story of neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions,” marvel.com reports.

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