{"id":46087,"date":"2014-10-27T13:05:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T19:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/27\/cumberstrange-frenzy-begins.html"},"modified":"2014-10-29T07:38:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T13:38:42","slug":"cumberstrange-frenzy-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/27\/cumberstrange-frenzy-begins.html","title":{"rendered":"CUMBERSTRANGE FRENZY BEGINS!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone seems to be going bonkers over the news that Marvel has chosen Benedict Cumberbatch for the role of Stephen Strange in the upcoming Doctor Strange<\/i> film. Though if you drill past any of the headlines, it's only insider news that negotiations are beginning, nothing actually inked to paper.<\/p>\n

That said, it's also interesting how there's a not-insignificant backlash in a lot of comments in these articles against such a casting. It seems that Cumberbatch's being in practically every nerdly franchise going on out there and being the subject of regular squeefulness on Tumblr has led to either fatigue or resentment by at least some cohort within fandom.<\/p>\n

As for me — I think he could do a fine job in the role. Possibly even better than Peter Hooten. But I'm not going to start printing up t-shirts until there are official announcements of signatures on contracts.<\/p>\n

Originally shared by +The Mary Sue<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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BREAKING! #DoctorStrange<\/a> #BenedictCumberbatch<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nLooks Like Marvel Has Cast None Other Than Benedict Cumberbatch As Doctor Strange<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Everyone seems to be going bonkers over the news that Marvel has chosen Benedict Cumberbatch for the role of Stephen Strange in the upcoming Doctor Strange film. Though if you drill past any of the headlines, it's only insider news that negotiations are beginning, nothing actually inked to paper. 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