Benedict Cumberbatch revealed his hilarious response to Robert Downey Jr. returning to Marvel Cinematic Universe as Physician Doom throughout an interview for Selection’s Sundance cowl. The Sherlock actor recalled being in shock and texting Marvel Studios’ president, Kevin Feige, some cuss phrases.
“I texted, ‘What the fuck?’ after which shortly added, ‘Good what-the-fuck. I imply, good what-the-fuck,'” he advised the outlet. The surprising announcement was made finally yr’s Comedian-Con, adopted by Downey coming into the corridor with a masks, prompting a roar of applause and cheer when he unmasked.
Cumberbatch has shared many scenes with the Oscar-winner iconic Marvel character, Iron Man, in movies like Avengers: Endgame. However will Physician Unusual (Cumberbatch) ever come face-to-face with Downey’s Physician Doom? To this point, it is unlikely!
The villain will seem in 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday, marking the MCU return of Downey and longtime administrators of the franchise Joe and Anthony Russo. The Imitation Sport actor admitted he will not be a part of the movie. “Is {that a} spoiler? Fuck it!” he added.
Cumberbatch revealed that his character’s involvement within the upcoming Marvel movie was considerably modified after the studio axed Jonathan Majors after he was convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
Main’s villain Kang was going to be the principle antagonist in MCU’s upcoming phases, however his exit from the franchise led the creatives to alter the story, which affected the position Physician Unusual may have performed within the movies.
Now that Downey’s character is the central antagonist, Cumberbatch mentioned his character sitting out Doomsday has to do with “the character not aligning with this a part of the story.” Nevertheless, he did tease Physician Unusual’s involvement in 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars, saying he’d be “fairly central to the place issues would possibly go.”
So, followers should wait longer to witness Downey and Cumberbatch’s onscreen reunion. The latter admitted he was “stiff” within the preliminary Physician Unusual movies, however watching Downey’s banter with Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming helped him ease into the Marvel machine.