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8 thoughts on “It looks like this guy will be Dr. Strange

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    I have no objection to Cumberbatch…but then, I don’t entirely understand the enthusiasm for him, either. He did a perfectly servicable job as Khan in the second Star Trek remake—leaving aside the questionability of casting him in a role that I still feel needed a bit more multi-ethnic of a character/actor. Of course, Ricardo Montalban’s shoes in the role are, perhaps, unfillably large.

    I understand that a lot of his fandom comes in from Sherlock, which I’ve never seen; I’m loyal to Elementary. 🙂

    Also, I’m clearly seriously out-numbered in my opinion, in that I don’t find him particularly attractive, another factor in his huge popularity and following.

    Now, if we were talking about Tom Hiddleston….;)

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    I saw it sorta in passing; I’m running hard to catch up with a lot of things—including my attempt yesterday to catch up at Pharyngula, thwarted when our local electricity abruptly cut off, diffusing a long post into the ether.

    I’ll have a better look at it, later. I hope.

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    I admit that I haven’t read any comics in years, but I was a fan of Dr Strange. Cumberbatch strikes me as too young and baby-faced for the role. Also way too overexposed in movies this last year or so – he’s pretty much been in everything, seems like.

    I wish I remembered who rec’d it to me, but I read a short fanfic dealing with the casting problem of Cumberbatch as Khan – old Spock says that can’t be right, keep looking, the crew checks more pods, and they’re all labelled Khan. Apparently Khan and his crew went for the Spartacus gambit.

    As regards attractiveness, personally I prefer Martin Freeman, for what that’s worth.

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    I need to go see what Martin Freeman looks like.
    I never saw the last Star Trek, but I know that many people had a problem with the whitewashing of Khan.
    (hmm, for that matter, I haven’t seen Wrath of Khan in a looooooooong time. I think I was still a wee child.)

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