SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Star Benedict Cumberbatch Explains Doctor Strange's Big Mistake In The Movie

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Star Benedict Cumberbatch Explains Doctor Strange's Big Mistake In The Movie

Benedict Cumberbatch has opened up on being part of Spider-Man: No Way Home, acknowledging what could prove to be a costly mistake for Doctor Strange after he decided to cast that spell for Peter Parker.

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By JoshWilding - Jan 29, 2022 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: No Way Home
Source: Variety

Spider-Man: No Way Home saw Peter Parker seek out Doctor Strange's help in hiding his secret identity from the world. Unfortunately, the spell went wrong and Multiversal madness ensued; from there, the only way to save reality was to make everyone forget Peter exists, though the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer suggests the aftermath is still to come.

During a recent interview with Variety, Benedict Cumberbatch was asked to share his thoughts on the Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios threequel and weighed in on Strange's costly mistake.

"I’m very spoiled because Tom Holland and I had petitioned that the neighborhood superheroes should cross paths again. To have those three films culminate in that moment was extraordinary to be a part of," the actor recalled. "And to let my character make some hefty mistakes out of love - really, out of generosity towards someone he realizes he really cares for."

"From a stand-alone success of a movie, of a franchise, it’s phenomenal. I genuinely sat there entertained, thrilled, really moved. I laughed a lot. I cheered. It’s a fantastic feeling to be back in a cinema, being able to do that and to prove that not everything has to be streamed," Cumberbatch continued. "And I think that’s important moving forward. It’s not just for exhibitors but for the social gain, the excitement of being in a crowd of people experiencing that live thing of watching it."

It's true the former Sorcerer Supreme was acting out of kindness in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but if that's going to lead to the Multiverse being torn apart...well, it's a decision he could live to regret.

We still don't know what sort of consequences the world forgetting Peter is going to have, while those cracks in the Multiverse during the movie's final act could be what leads to the Scarlet Witch's rumoured rampage through multiple realities. The TVA is no longer around to keep different timelines in check after what happened in Loki, so something tells us the MCU will only get crazier from here.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to be released on May 6.

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OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 1/29/2022, 10:40 AM
I don't think the movie made it as pronounced as it should have been, but it was really cool to see how much Strange has changed since Infinity War. Sure, his solo movie showed he's willing to break the rules, but Infinity War starts with him making it clear he takes the rules seriously overall. I like how his journey from that movie on has softened his heart so much that he's willing to bend a bit to help someone who's problems aren't as grand as the previous films. Not only did Peter help save the universe, his secret got revealed entirely because he was doing the right thing to stop Mysterio. I'm pretty sure Infinity War Strange tells him to kick rocks but this version is clearly much more human and warm of a person
Origame
Origame - 1/29/2022, 12:23 PM
@OmegaDaGrodd - ...why do you guys keep saying that? The only rule he's really at all dedicated to is the "keep the time stone safe" rule. He sure isn't bothering with the rule against actually using the stone. And he only did that because he viewed letting Thanos have the time stone as the losing condition. Once he realized not only could Thanos be beaten by giving up the time stone but it was actually beneficial to do so, then he immediately built a plan around giving up the time stone.
AC1
AC1 - 1/29/2022, 12:25 PM
@OmegaDaGrodd - exactly, a lot of people complain about Strange being "stupid" in this movie or it being out of character or even a plot hole, but I love the fact that (when you really pay attention) it's actually Stephen just growing into a more compassionate character, even if it leads to him making mistakes here and there.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 1/29/2022, 12:27 PM
@AC1 - yep, and that really builds nicely on his arc from his origin. He's learning how to truly love people for probably the first time in his adult life, and that naturally comes with some mistakes
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 1/29/2022, 9:41 PM
@AC1

Mistakes that put the universe at stake? After what just happened with the infinity stones?

I don’t know. Felt very convenient for the plot. NWH shined a lot brighter in its latter half imo.
PhantomCelery
PhantomCelery - 1/30/2022, 4:28 PM
@regularmovieguy - The plot is ridded with holes and contrivances that will become glaring when the nostalgia lens dies downs. Dr. Strange is completely incompetent and casts any spell Spiderman asks him to throughout the movie, Aunt May tasks her high school nephew to care for psychotic super-villains because one presented with mental illness, Spiderman takes all supervillains out of cells to an apartment instead of bringing the device to the liar and curing them one by one, the list goes on and on. Spiderman also could've just asked Dr. Strange to make everyone forget about Mysterio or his message smh. Compassion is character development, stupidity is not
JonC
JonC - 1/30/2022, 5:40 PM
@OmegaDaGrodd - His one rule was really the time stone, which he no longer has. Prior to becoming Doctor Strange he was a pompous jerk... and we saw a little bit of that come back into his character in NWH.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 1/29/2022, 10:53 AM
“…those of us who love you…”
DoubleD
DoubleD - 1/29/2022, 10:59 AM
Yes, I agree Doctor Strange did a lot of stupid mistakes in Spider-Man kind of bothered me. The mistakes he made actually made him responsible almost the villain in the movie.

Spider-Man: No Way Home was a 5 Star movie / 5 but it's far from my favorite Marvel movie.
newhire13
newhire13 - 1/29/2022, 12:53 PM
@DoubleD - It wasn’t Strange’s fault. Peter blew the spell, not Strange. And when he tried to fix it by sending everyone back Peter stopped him.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 1/29/2022, 1:06 PM
@newhire13 - Dr. Strange was the Ex-Sorcerer Supreme and adult. Dr. Strange wasn't even supposed to cast the spell he broke the rules. Even the actual Sorcerer Supreme told Strange NOT to cast the spell but he ignored him.

When Spider-Man asked him, he should have said NO time to grow up Peter Parker which he actually did time first time.
newhire13
newhire13 - 1/29/2022, 8:19 PM
@DoubleD - Wong also didn’t want Strange using the time stone and that worked out pretty fine lol. And Sorcerer Supreme Wong waved his hands of it and just told Strange to leave him out of it, so ultimately he didn’t even care. Plus, Strange implied that he and Wong already used the spell to wipe Wong’s memory of something they did lol. It wasn’t some sort of forbidden spell. Dangerous spell? Yeah, if not done correctly (like any other spell). Peter messed the spell up and it went wrong. That’s on Peter, not Strange.
DoubleD
DoubleD - 1/30/2022, 4:35 PM
@newhire13 - There is NO Time Stone he willingly gave it to Thanos who destroyed it. Now there is nothing protecting our Reality. Which is also going cause serious problems in Dr. Strange Multi-verse of Madness. Another big mistake.
JonC
JonC - 1/30/2022, 5:41 PM
@newhire13 - Yep, Parker blew the spell, just like Starlord messed up the plan to get the Gauntlet off Thanos.
globaltravels
globaltravels - 1/29/2022, 11:45 AM
Such a pity that MOM was supposed to come out BEFORE NWH, and they had to re-write and change a lot of stuff. Basically confirming that NWH and MOM have no connective tissue at all other than a throw away line and involving Multiverses. Literally, Dr. Strange's actions in NWH will have no significance at all in MOM, because the film was written to come out first.

Really also makes me concerned for how much LOKI will impact any of the MCU Multiverse films, as it's a D+ show so they can't really make a film where that is in any way significant.
eagc1995
eagc1995 - 1/29/2022, 11:53 AM
@globaltravels - Should be noted that according to the writer of MoM, the script was completely re-written when Sam Raimi took over.

So the script they are using now is not the same one as when Scott was involved.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/29/2022, 2:41 PM
@eagc1995 - I thought that obvious
Cap1
Cap1 - 1/29/2022, 11:46 AM
If the 'love' between them was present through the films, i'd buy into this affectional decision-making more. But they met what, 3 times prior to this film? Only briefly, too. I struggle to believe he was that fond of Peter. Not to say it wasn't the intention, it was just poorly fleshed out
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 1/29/2022, 12:04 PM
@Cap1 - you can't gain affection, respect, adoration for someone you literally died with? Even Strange says "everything we've been through"

Romeo and Juliet knew each other for 4 days and it's considered the greatest love story of all time(for some reason) and they did a lot less than save the universe together.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 1/29/2022, 12:24 PM
@Cap1 - Strange not only had Spider-Man save his life on Ebony Maws ship, he also experienced like 14 million futures with Spider-Man while they were waiting for Thanos to arrive, probably watched him fight and die countless times right beside him. They also saved the universe together.

Hard not to develop love for someone after sharing that much
Santanaonfire
Santanaonfire - 1/29/2022, 12:53 PM
@OmegaDaGrodd - That is a fantastic point about Strange watching all those alternate outcomes! Cheers! 🍻
Cap1
Cap1 - 1/29/2022, 1:53 PM
@OmegaDaGrodd - okay yeah that’s a sound point, never thought much of the fact he’d basically lived virtually infinite moments with him. I still don’t think it was well developed enough for me to care or believe in their bond onscreen
Cap1
Cap1 - 1/29/2022, 1:55 PM
@MyCoolYoung - comparing it to a story literally written by William Shakespeare doesn’t really have any legs. The writing of their relationship wasn’t good, didn’t feel tangible. As I said, I’m not saying the intention wasn’t there, or the plot points, but the translation to screen was poor
Matchesz
Matchesz - 1/29/2022, 12:11 PM
This movie really wasnt as groundbreaking as people are making it out to be.. It literally was over as soon as it began. Green Goblin came in did his thing then was immediately cured after a 10 second fight. Compared to The Raimi films this trilogy honestly feels like fast food. They should have kept Mysterio in to give Strange something more to do.
Origame
Origame - 1/29/2022, 12:35 PM
@Matchesz - coming from someone who hated the other entries in this franchise, I have to disagree. First of all you say this as if we didn't have entire battle before goblin even showed up. Second, it wasn't built to be a battle for whether Peter could beat goblin. It was whether he would make the decision to cure or kill him. Something the goblin wanted him to do in order to corrupt him. Looking at it from that perspective, goblin was actually winning until Tobey came in. Lastly, you're idea is pretty bad. No way is mysterio gonna give strange any challenge. Not only that but mysterio being involved at all invalidates the frame job the team did.
newhire13
newhire13 - 1/29/2022, 12:57 PM
@Matchesz - Mysterio is easy work for Dr.Strange 😂 Send him to the mirror dimension. Done. And that’s if Dr.Strange didn’t want to rough him up a bit first.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 1/29/2022, 2:42 PM
@Matchesz - bad take. You're completely wrong.
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 1/29/2022, 12:20 PM
I don't wet myself when superheroes beat other superheroes when it's a mix match.

As long as they don't look like a newb I'm all for superheroes putting over other heroes and etc like in pro wrestling.
Menks123
Menks123 - 1/29/2022, 12:29 PM
I hope we have Benedict as Strange for a long time. He LOVES this character and world and it's always great to hear him talk about it all.

Also, this man has his hands in every type of film project and is killing it non stop. Has to be one of the hardest working actors going today.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 1/29/2022, 12:47 PM
The further I get away from No Way Home the more it looks like Endgame in my mind. A film I will probably never watch again but will enjoy the clips of it when I come across them on YouTube. It was a perfectly fine movie though.
SethBullock
SethBullock - 1/30/2022, 4:17 AM
The writing on this film was terrible, among the worst MCU movies in that regard, nobody seemed to be able to use their brains on this movie, everybody made stupid sh*t just because the (bad) plot needed it and the writers couldn't bother to look for reasonable ways to move the plot forward.

Maybe the changes in the screenplay caused by the covid situation and by having to release NHW before MoM were the justification for all of this, but I think the writers should have still found a way to avoid that every single character, specially the main ones (Strange and Peter), looked like the dumbest and most irresponsable people on Earth.
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 1/30/2022, 7:36 AM
@SethBullock - Terrible take that noone serious ages with.
PhantomCelery
PhantomCelery - 1/30/2022, 4:27 PM
@SethBullock - The plot is ridded with holes and contrivances that will become glaring when the nostalgia lens dies downs. Dr. Strange is completely incompetent and casts any spell Spiderman asks him to throughout the movie, Aunt May tasks her high school nephew to care for psychotic super-villains because one presented with mental illness, Spiderman takes all supervillains out of cells to an apartment instead of bringing the device to the liar and curing them one by one, the list goes on and on. Spiderman also could've just asked Dr. Strange to make everyone forget about Mysterio or his message smh. I enjoyed the hell of out the movie in theaters because of the Raimiverse but I'm also going to acknowledge that the plot is absolutely garbage
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