Doomsday, however, will return for Portal Secret Wars

with Infinity War and End of the game firmly in the rear-view mirror, there is now some sort of expectation new The Avengers movie it will be like this: mostly like this Super Smash Bros. Ultimate “Everybody’s Here!” meme, but with superhero actors. Until now Doomsday proved that this is not an exception by collecting the past Avengers stars They thought what they were doing with the MCU Last batch of infinity stones. But there were no exceptions until now.

That’s largely thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch, who confirmed it in a new profile today Diversity that Doctor Strange will be no wears his magic cloak for Avengers: Judgment Day next year. “Is that a spoiler,” the actor immediately replied, “Fuck it!”

According to Cumberbatch, Strange originally entered the film while he was still Kang Dynastyhowever radical overhaul from the Marvel plots that followed the studio cut ties then with actor Jonathan Majors charged with reckless endangerment At the end of 2023, everything changed. Fear not, Sorcerer Supreme fans: As Strange jumps Doomsdayhe plays a major role in the later film Secret WarsCumberbatch added, “He’s pretty central to where things can go.”

This may not be the end His time in the MCU either. “They’re very open to discussing where we go next,” Cumberbatch said. “’Would you like to write and direct next? What part of the comic book legacy do you want to explore in order for Strange to continue to evolve?’ He is such a rich character to play. He’s a complex, conflicted, troubled man with these extraordinary abilities, so there are powerful things to be mixed up.

This is understandable Avengers: Judgment Day of course, not everyone will be there – such a thing is impossible at this point in the MCU’s lifespan. But he does It will be interesting to see how much Marvel’s plans change with Kang out of the process. Time will tell who will sit down Doomsday As we approach the May 2026 release date.

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