The influence of Captain America (Chris Evans) and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is fading within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The characters, as part of the mythology of the story, will continue to be present in the collective memory. But the future of this superhero mega-narrative is headed in another direction and headed, in the words of Kevin Feige, another actor, Benedict Cumberbatch in his role as Doctor Strange.

Doctor Strange: Supreme Sorcerer (Scott Derrickson, 2016) was the character’s presentation film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Through it, the story of this neurosurgeon who, due to an accident, loses control over his hands was told. After the fact, he explores different methods to recover the full mobility of his hands and, thus, resume the exercise of his profession. On that trip he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, to find the recent Kamar-Tajand thus train in the different spiritual and magical arts. There he meets The Elder, who guides him along the way, and, after various events, Stephen Strange becomes the Sorcerer Supreme.

Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is known simply as Doctor Strange. He is responsible for defending the earth from magical threats, dark beings that move in registers outside the natural ones for the rest of the mortals. After that first appearance, the character returned to the story in Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi, 2017), Avengers: Infinity War (Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, 2018), Avengers: Endgame (Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, 2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (Jon Watts, 2021). His next film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, is set to be a key film for Phase 4 of this narrative.

Kevin Feige’s words on Benedict Cumberbatch and Doctor Strange Kevin Feige participated in an actor in honor of Benedict Cumberbatch. It was the discovery of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During the event, Feige said: “Benedict has made this character an icon, appearing in three historic top six movies of all time. It’s been quite a journey. I remember our first meeting was arranged as a general. We wanted to introduce you to this great character, and before that, we could, he said, ‘Tell me about Doctor Strange’ because you knew (the proposal to play the character), somewhere you knew what this could be, and you’ve always seen the tremendous potential of this character. That’s why you’ve become the anchor of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the only actor capable of guiding us through the madness of the multiverse.”

This comment comes three months after the premiere of Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness, a film that will delve into aspects that are found in productions such as Loki (Kate Herron, 2021) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (Jon Watts, 2021) they have only been glimpsed on a small scale. The film will be released on May 6, 2022.