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Deadline reports Benedict Cumberbatch has officially been cast as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Doctor Strange. You may recognize him from his starring role from Sherlock, Khan from last year's Star Trek Into Darkness, and the voice of Smaug from The Hobbit movies. This comes after talks with Joaquin Phoenix fell through a few months ago. Other names rumored to be attached to the role include Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Oscar Isaac, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Hardy, the latter of whom is also being eyed for the upcoming Suicide Squad movie and Apocalypse in X-Men: Apocalypse. You may remember Scott Derrickson (Sinister) was brought on to direct back in June, while Jon Spaihts is rewriting the script. Marvel themselves have not confirmed a release date for a Dr. Strange movie, but many sites have reported it's due for a July 8, 2016 release.

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