Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEven as he preps the sequel to his original pic, Benedict Cumberbatch is in talks to first reprise his role of Doctor Strange in Sony and Marvel’s next installment of the Spider-Man franchise.
Tom Holland is set to return as Peter Parker with Jon Watts returning to direct.Sources tell Deadline, the plan is for Cumberbatch to shoot Spider-Man first and then jump into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which Sam Raimi is currently prepping.
The idea is to have Cumberbatch step in to the role Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark had in the first film as a sort of mentor to Parker.
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