I was really excited to read that it's official now. I like all these movies. I'm sure Benedict will do a great job. And why not make a movie that gets this much attention? He's known for choosing his roles carefully. He knows what he does, and if this is what he wants to do: fine! And maybe some of his other projects will get more attention.

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Both EW and MTV want everyone to realize that Benedict as Doctor Strange is awesomeness: 

4 reasons why Benedict Cumberbatch is a perfect Doctor Strange (EW) 

Benedict Cumberbatch Is Doctor Strange: 9 Reasons To Celebrate This Magical Casting (MTV) 

Tee Hee.

Surprise! Benedict is pleased and excited to be cast as Doctor Strange:

ComicBook.com
MTV
EntertainmentWise

(There are more, but they say the same thing.)

And then there's this video (also found on the pages of several of the links). It's at BIFA, and he starts talking about the Variety award he got, but Hey U Guys (and the links above) focus on the Doctor Strange thing:

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I will have to ask some of the geeks from my group tomorrow... Most of the guys are comic nerds... 

I knew being a geek would come in handy 

ukaunz wrote:

 And in a very similar vein:

Doctor Strange: 10 Reasons Benedict Cumberbatch Is Perfect

 
But of course he is….  just look at him..!  0:-)



(yes, yes, I know… old pic and arrogant intelligence, gravitas, and depth with the mystique not pictured.)     

kaye wrote:

The other day I was watching a film review show, and the critics were discussing the Oscars, and one of them said that you sort of knew what you were going to get with Benedict Cumberbatch. Hs performances were great, but it was sort of always the same.  I don't agree with that, but I can see how doing certain type of roles again and again can typcast you.

Well, if you only look at the surface, it might seem that he tends to play certain types of roles again and again, but look a little closer and you'll see that it's just not true.
Just take his 'arrogant characters' that get quoted so often. So, they're all arrogant to a certain degree: Sherlock, Alan Turing, Julian Assange, Khan, Christopher Tietjens, Bernard ("Small Island"), Paul Marshall... but is that all? They aren't just all arrogant, are they? There is so much more to every single one of those characters, they are arrogant and lots of other different things, as well. And it's Benedict's tremendous talent that makes arrogance look so different with each of these roles... Sherlock and Alan for example, yes, they both are arrogant, but not in the exact same way, right?
In my opinion you're always in for something different when you watch a film with Benedict. Although one thing always stays the same: that he'll be giving a brilliant performance.
 

They see but they do not observe.

But if you look at the number of new released films against the number of rewards that surely doesn't mean only the rewarded movies are worth the attention? I would be disappointed in an actor whose only point in selecting his parts would be how many awards he can gain.

I agree, Susi. And seriously, there will always be other actors who play parts with 'award potential' while Benedict might chose roles which don't. So what? They can still be good, interesting, entertaining roles. And if Eddie should get a second Oscar next year for that role, then so be it. That says nothing, absolutely nothing about Benedict's talent. He might grow old and grey without ever winning an Oscar, this has happened to lots of other (brilliant) actors before.
And let's be honest, we will see Benedict in "Hamlet" and "The Hollow Crown" and "Sherlock" next, which will be wonderful. And which won't win him an Oscar (or any other movie award for that matter), simply because it's theatre and tv. And there's nothing wrong with that.

 

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