Benedict Cumberbatch to Return as ‘SNL’ Host; Arcade Fire Set as Musical Guest

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is finally here, and TheWrap recently sat down with the film’s director and cast (including, of course, the former Sorcerer Supreme himself, Benedict Cumberbatch) to discuss all things “Strange.”Learn how Sam Raimi became involved in the project, whether Benedict Cumberbatch is eager to make more “Doctor Strange” movies and how Rachel McAdams got pulled back into the multiverse. Plus hear from the current Sorcerer Supreme (Benedict Wong) and the MCU’s newest recruit (Xochitl Gomez).

. Benedict Cumberbatch returns as the titular superhero, making his sixth onscreen appearance as the character finds himself a mentor of a younger generation of heroes, first to Spider-Man in and now to America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) in the long-awaited sequel.

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Arcade Fire and Benedict Cumberbatch have appeared together in a humorous new promo clip for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live – you can watch the band constantly interrupt the actor below.Arcade Fire will feature on the long-running comedy series tomorrow (May 7) as the musical guests, where they’ll perform in support of their new album ‘WE’.The band will be joined tomorrow by SNL guest-host Cumberbatch, who is taking on the role this weekend in support of his new film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.A new SNL promo has now been released starring the actor and Arcade Fire, along with castmember Ego Nwodim. In the clip, Cumberbatch attempts to present the segment according to the script, but his efforts are scuppered by Nwodim and the members of Arcade Fire, who all chip in to individually introduce themselves.The clip ends with Cumberbatch walking off in mock-frustration, leaving Arcade Fire drummer Jeremy Gara to introduce himself on his own.

Benedict Cumberbatch tried to decipher Ariana Grande lyrics during BBC Radio One’s ‘Unpopular Opinion’ segment with Greg James.Appearing on the show on Thursday (May 5), a listener called in to highlight how she couldn’t “understand Ariana Grande when she sings”.In response, Cumberbatch joked: “I know what you mean, and I feel my 45 years sometimes when I listen to a song going, ‘Yeah, I wonder if there’s a lyric sheet I can get online because I can’t understand a word.”To test the theory, a snippet from Grande’s track ‘Problem’ was played on the show, where she sings, “I should be wiser, and realise that I’ve got”.Asked to repeat the lyrics, Cumberbatch replied: “Something about a cat in an elevator?”James then played the chorus from track ‘Positions’ where Grande sings, “I’m in the Olympics, way I’m jumping through hoops.” In response, Cumberbatch said: “Poking through holes?”The actor however is a fan of Grande’s music, adding: “She is just an extraordinary, extraordinary vocal artist. Someone played me her music and I’m a huge, huge fan.

Benedict Cumberbatch has urged Marvel fans to become real-life "heroes" by donating blood. The 45-year-old actor appears alongside Elizabeth Olsen - his 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' co-star - in a new campaign for the UK's NHS. In the video clip, Benedict says: "In 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness', we get to play superheroes.

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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe Marvel Cinematic Universe is a busy place. With its crisscrossing sequels, superheroes who dart in and out of each other’s movies, and labyrinth of laws and totems and over-the-cosmos-and-far-away lands, it’s become a metastatic playground, the kind of place that even the most ardent comic-book fans have to dedicate themselves to keeping up with.

When you bring Sam Raimi into the Marvel Cinematic Universe you can bet you are going to get something different, and that is definitely the case with his pretty scary take on the latest MCU entry, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. Though Raimi is well versed in the Marvel comic book world having directed the first Spider-Man trilogy he is just as well known for many other genres, certainly for his horror filmography including The Evil Dead and Drag Me To Hell among a lot more, and here he successfully and entertainingly gets to mix that kind of dark terrifying storytelling with beloved established characters in the MCU.

Benedict Cumberbatch has criticised “repressive regimes” who ban films that include LGTBQ+ characters.It comes after Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness was banned in Saudi Arabia, allegedly over a 12-second scene where new character America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) references her “two mums”.It follows Eternals being banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar due to a same-sex kiss scene.‘It’s difficult not to become emotional about it, to be honest. But it is, I’m afraid, an expected disappointment,” Cumberbatch told the PA News Agency (via Metro).‘We’ve come to know from those repressive regimes that their lack of tolerance is exclusionary to people who deserve to be not only included but celebrated for who they are, and made to feel a part of a society and a culture and not punished for their sexuality.’He went on to say the ban ‘feels truly out of step with everything that we’ve experienced as a species, let alone where we’re at globally as a culture,” and that including Chavez (who’s gay in the comics) “isn’t tokenism”.“We’ve included her because of how awesome she is as a character.