, Doctor Strange, as he goes from arrogant neurosurgeon to humbled magician. The film certainly would have had a different feel with Cumberbatch embodying the leader of the Dark Elves, which he could have done quite well after playing solid villains in past outings likeĪ noticeable dark side to the character he ended up playing in the MCU
Star Christopher Eccleston isn't entirely to blame. The reception toward Malekith as one of the MCU's most underwhelming villains Then, I said, 'Well, we've got a lot of characters.' and he goes, 'Doctor Strange?'"Įven for the outstanding quality the MCU has managed to deliver over the past 13 years, many fans Villain, instead opting to make Christopher Eccleston the MCU's Malekith in the summer of 2012, shortly ahead of the sequel's production start. Ultimately, Marvel Studios held off on casting Cumberbatch as the
I knew more about the cinematic universe than the comic universe." But I didn't grow up obsessed with any comics. "I had friends that I supported in the like Tom, and I was as intoxicated as everybody else was with the mixture of themes, humor, and the scale of cinema, of spectacle. With everything the MCU was bringing to the big screen. He also had friends already succeeding in the MCU like Loki star Tom Hiddleston, describing himself as Revealed that actor Benedict Cumberbatch was almost cast as the villainous Malekith in 2013'sĬumberbatch admitted that he'd grown to be a fan of the MCU before an initial meeting for the role of Malekith, although he wasn't as familiar with Marvel Comics history at the time. The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Benedict Cumberbatch Almost an MCU Villain
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