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Benedict Cumberbatch Says ‘There Is a Lot More to Play’ With Doctor Strange and That He Had to ‘Work Hard’ Not to Have ‘Arrogance’ About Marvel Success
Benedict Cumberbatch believes spirituality of Doctor Strange is key to the film's success; he has worked not to become 'arrogant' about Marvel.
The actor, who is at the Red Sea Film Festival with “We Live in Time” — produced by his company SunnyMarch — called the superhero a “complex man motivated by a need to control everything at any cost.” “I am interested in seeing where these costs take him,” he said. Cumberbatch said films like “Doctor Strange” and the offerings within the Marvel Cinematic Universe are “grand gestures.” “When they are really good, they capture the zeitgeist, speak to us and our culture. Elsewhere in the conversation about his experience as Doctor Strange, the actor recalled first going to set and being “overwhelmed” by the talent of the crew.
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