‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Features Major Callback To Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Doctor Strange’

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An Avengers: Infinity War fan spotted a nod to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange during the battle on Titan.

Towards the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange joined Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the Guardians of the Galaxy in a battle against Thanos on the planet Titan. Throughout the showdown, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange used spells that proved to be critical in helping the Avengers: Infinity War heroes subdue the Mad Titan.

Star-Lord, for example, was able to plant an explosive device on Thanos’ back by running on platforms created by Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange. As one Reddit user noted, this was was a strategic technique Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange learned from Mordo during his time as a pupil in the future Sorcerer Supreme’s first standalone film.

Check out the post below to get a clear look at how Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange used the lesson he learned from Mordo in Avengers: Infinity War.

When Strange helps Quill jump up and behind Thanos on Titan, it’s because it’s a trick he learned from Mordo from marvelstudios

Benedict Cumberbatch is set to reprise his role as Stephen Strange in Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Details on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness are currently limited, though it is said to be Marvel Studios’ first true foray into the horror genre.

In the meantime, fans can rewatch Benedict Cumberbatch’s most recent appearance as Doctor Strange in Avengers: Endgame:

The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”

Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo,  Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.

Avengers: Endgame is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.

Source: Reddit

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