Benedict Cumberbatch has said his Marvel Cinematic Universe character Doctor Strange is skipping the next big team up in Avengers Doomsday but will play a "central role" in its sequel Avengers Secret Wars.

Benedict Cumberbatch has accidentally revealed he won't appear as Doctor Strange in Avengers: Doomsday. Speaking to Variety, the British star let slip that he isn't involved in the highly anticipated Marvel movie, which is due out in May 2026. Cumberbatch, then, won't be lining up alongside many of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers 5.

Marvel Studios is known for its airtight secrecy, but Benedict Cumberbatch just threw a curveball during a candid chat with Variety . The Doctor Strange star shared some surprising details about the character’s Marvel Cinematic Universe trajectory,

Little is known about Levy's project, but it could send the Blade Runner and Barbie star to, well, the stars. The future of Star Wars movies is always in an uncertain level of motion, but one of the most mysterious projects among the many mysterious projects Lucasfilm has cooking at the moment might have just taken a major step forward.

We hear that it’s true — the Barbie superstar is in talks to join Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie. Levy and Jonathan Tropper have been working on their Star Wars movie for two years. There is an untitled Star Wars movie on the release calendar for December 17,