Benedict Cumberbatch is currently in Atlanta bringingDoctor Strangeofficially toAvengers: Infinity War. It had been previously reported that a stand-in would be used forDoctor StrangeinInfinity Wardue to a busy schedule, but Cumberbatch laid those rumors to rest by confirming that he would be on hand to help the Avengers in their battle against the Mad Titan. Cumberbatch is the latest star to arrive on set this week in Atlanta. Josh Brolin was on set last week doing motion-capture work for his role as Thanos. Chadwick Boseman was recently on set as well, with recent set photos hinting at a larger role forBlack Pantherand Wakanda inInfinity War.
The news of the arrival ofBenedict Cumberbatchon set come from movement coach Jay Funk.Funk tweeteda gif of Doctor Strange with a short caption: “The Doctor is in.” The tweet was preceded by a tweet last week that simply read: “Heading back to Atlanta to work on that one movie or whatever” and another that said: “Doctor Strangereunion today.” Cumberbatch has not said much about his involvement inAvengers: Infinity War, but he has been reported as saying that the “script is quite fun,” which isn’t much, but we’ll take what we can get at this point.
TheAvengers: Infinity Warmovies were originally supposed to shoot at the same time, but Marvel switched directions and decided to film them back-to-back instead. This threw up rumors about who would be starring in the first installment and many believed that Cumberbatch would not be in the first movie.Doctor Strangedoes wear anInfinity Stonearound his neck, leading many to believe that he’ll have a pretty important role in theInfinity War, but as stated before, this is pure speculation and it can be argued that everybody within the Marvel Universe has a significant role to play.
It isn’t exactly clear how the MCU will handle havingso many characters crammed into one movie, but we do know thatAvengers: Infinity Warwill see themassive amount of heroesin a battle with Thanos. Thanos is on a quest to collect all 6 of the Infinity Stones to become the most powerful being in the galaxy, changing the very fabric of reality. It is going to be interesting to see how directors Russo brothers pull off this huge culmination of everything Marvel that started back in 2008 inIron Man.
Avengers: Infinity Waris a little less than a year away, but Comic Con is just around the corner and it’s hard to imagine that theMCUwon’t have some kind of teaser planned for the summer event. DC will no doubt be pushingJustice Leagueand hopefully we can a trailer forThe Last Jedias well, which means that Marvel is going to have to step up its game to compete with those aforementioned heavy hitters. The first installment ofAvengers: Infinity Warhits theaters on May 4th, 2018.
