Cumberbatch Was In Doctor Strange Twice
Doctor Strange had a big opening this weekend, getting $85 million dollars at the US box office. A majority of that was no doubt in part thanks to its star Benedict Cumberbatch. However, you might not have known that he played two characters in the film. He played the titular Doctor Stephen Strange, and he played classic Marvel villain Dormammu. At least, he did in the face of the villain. As Director Scott Derrickson revealed to IGN: “We knew it was an all CG character, but as we were in production Benedict brought it up as an idea. He said, ‘What would you think about me doing it?’ I said, ‘Let me think about it, you know.’ “It’s an interesting idea, because I did fancy the idea that as this other-dimensional being he’s not moving through the Dark Dimension, with a countenance, with eyes and a face, eyes and a mouth, and a human visage – why would he? He takes that form on to communicate with Strange.” “The more