The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to be box-office gold, but the Disney franchise has been in a transitional period after 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” marked the departure of many of Marvel’s biggest actors, including Robert Downey Jr.
as Iron Man and Chris Evans as Captain America.Subsequent films including “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” continued to draw massive returns, but many fans feel Marvel does not have a singular star to serve as the franchise’s leader.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige disagrees.Feige passed the torch to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange this week while speaking at Cumberbatch’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, (via Variety), praising Cumberbatch’s role in the MCU and emphasizing the actor’s importance to Marvel’s future.“Benedict has turned this character into an icon, appearing in a historic three of the top six films of all time.
It’s been quite a journey,
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