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Benedict Cumberbatch’s mom thought he wasn’t ‘good-looking enough’ for Sherlock

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch turned 46 on Tuesday. Benedict gained popularity by playing a modern Sherlock Holmes in the television series Sherlock in 2010. But do you know, Benedict's mother, actor Wanda Ventham was shocked when he bagged the role because she thought Benedict wasn't good-looking enough to play the famous detective. Also Read: Elizabeth Olsen refused to watch Dr Strange 2 because Disney watermark on screener was too 'distracting'Benedict is the recipient of several accolades, including a British Academy…

Marvel’s What If…? Review: A Footnote in the MCU Encyclopaedia

What if Steve Rogers' love interest Peggy Carter took the Super Soldier serum? What if the Wakandan prince T'Challa ended up becoming Star-Lord? What if Nick Fury's big week was even busier and more chaotic? What if all of the Avengers, from Iron man to Spider-Man, were zombies? These are the kind of hypothetical questions asked by Marvel's What If…? — premiering Wednesday on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar — a new animated anthology series with half-hour long episodes that at times feels like the least consequential Marvel…

10 of the Best (and Worst) Hacker Movies

Swordfish (2001) Official Trailer - John Travolta, Halle Berry Movie HDSwordfish opens with a sequence in which John Travolta’s character forces Hugh Jackman’s to hack the Pentagon while receiving a blowjob from a woman at gunpoint. The movie doesn’t get much more intelligent from there. If you suspend all disbelief, the movie is almost enjoyable but, unfortunately, if you have any standards at all, it is tragically stupid.Jackman plays Stanley Jobson (Steve Jobs, anyone?), an ex-con who gets roped into a bizarre cyber

Elizabeth Olsen refused to watch Dr Strange 2 because of watermark on screener

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness released in theatres to positive reviews and got the cash registers ringing at the box office. However, the female lead Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Wanda Maximoff or Scarlet Witch in the film, has revealed that she has not watched the film yet. The actor first skipped the premiere due to a cold and then refused to watch the screeners sent to her due to a watermark on them that was ‘distracting’ enough for her to not see the film at all. Also read: Doctor Strange in the…

Doctor Strange 2 Gets a Dance-Heavy Blooper Reel Before Disney+ Drop

Image: Marvel StudiosDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has ended its theatrical run with solid reviews and a pretty good box office. Now that it’s set to hit Disney+ in a couple of days, it’s around that time that we get ourselves a blooper reel. Well, we say “blooper reel,” this one is more of a dance-off than anything else.Some of the cast—in particular Rachel McAdams and Benedict Cumberbatch as Zombie Strange—have moves that would put Peter Quill to shame. It’s actually pretty funny watching them all get

Doctor Strange 2 overtakes The Batman to become highest-grossing film of 2022

Marvel’s latest theatrical release Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has added another feather to its hat. The Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen-starrer has overtaken rival stable DC’s The Batman as the highest-grossing film of the year. As of Saturday, the Marvel film had earned over $800 million globally. The Batman, which released in March, has lifetime earnings are $769 million. Also read: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Charlize Theron introduces her character Clea, fans welcome her to…

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Box Office Crosses $800 Million Milestone

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has grossed $803 million (Rs. 6,235 crore) at the worldwide box office, since its release in theatres on May 6, to emerge as the second-highest-grossing Hollywood movie of the pandemic era. The top spot, as we all know, is occupied by the Tom Holland-led superhero film Spider-Man: No Way Home, which raked in $1.89 billion (Rs. 1,46,766 crore) during its theatrical run. That said, the Doctor Strange sequel has outperformed films such as action thriller F9: The Fast Saga ($726…

Doctor Strange 2: Black Bolt actor Anson Mount opens up on his surprise cameo

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Anson Mount, who reprised his role as Black Bolt in the film, finally breaks his silence about his cameo. Marvel’s latest film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness kept the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s newest tradition of cameos alive. Just like Spider-Man: No Way Home before it, the film also brought back several actors reprising their Marvel roles from other film or TV series. The majority of these cameos were in the form of the Illuminati- the superhero society from…

Benedict Cumberbatch: I think it’s same, but different

Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch was “excited” to challenge himself with different versions of his Marvel character in the upcoming film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Speaking to reporters, he said, “I think it’s same-same, but different. You have to get a correlation so that, through perhaps choices or circumstance and environment, has had a different outcome. But it’s a nice sort of loop feeding into self-discovery and self-therapy for the character that we know from our…

Elizabeth Olsen on how Scarlett Johansson taught her to be a superhero

Actress Elizabeth Olsen`s character Wanda Maximoff in the `Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness` is at her most complex, as her relationship with the title character essayed by English star Benedict Cumberbatch, grows more tangled over the course of the film. However, Olsen, whose portrayal of the mystical Scarlet Witch has made her a consistent MCU fan favourite, says that no matter what Wanda goes through, she`ll continue to defend the character, reports `Variety`. "I remember people saying at the end of…