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The movie, which begins its global cinema
rollout on May 4, sees Cumberbatch's Doctor Stephen Strange
travelling into the multiverse, allowing for different versions
of himself.
This, fans say, allows for other Marvel comic book characters to
make cameo appearances, just like in last year's "Spider-Man: No
Way Home" film.
"It's just a riot, it's the usual mixture of pathos and humour
and some issues that are relatable to all of us, and some
extraordinary things," Cumberbatch told Reuters at fan event in
London on Tuesday.
"The fact the character is a gateway to a lot of other
characters in quite a crowded film, but also to the epic nature
to what the multiverse brings to storylines means it really does
deserve to be seen on a big screen."
The film also stars Benedict Wong as Strange's trusted friend
Wong and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, a role she played in
several Marvel movies as well as series "WandaVision".
"We are creating new opportunities, opening up the Multiverse
for I think the rest of the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
which is very exciting to me and I have no idea where our
stories lead ever, and so I am curious to see where we go from
here," she said.
Xochitl Gomez debuts as America Chavez, a character who is gay
in the comic books.
The Hollywood Reporter said last week the movie had been banned
in Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality is illegal. Various outlets
have since quoted an AFP report citing an official saying Saudi
Arabia had asked Disney to cut "LGBTQ references" from the movie
but that it had not been banned.
The Saudi government communication office did not immediately
respond to a request for comment from Reuters on Tuesday.
Asked about reports of a ban, Cumberbatch said: "(It's) A sort
of expected disappointment, I guess... It just makes it all the
more important I guess that we have this inclusion of diversity
in our cast."
"However, I would love to get to the point where this isn’t a
topic of conversation."
(Reporting by Lisa Keddie; Additional reporting by Aziz El
Yakoubi; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Editing by Alexandra
Hudson)
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