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'Doctor Strange' scores the biggest opening of 2022 — with help from Wanda and Spidey

"Multiverse" has taken over the multiplex.

Los Angeles Times

‘Doctor Strange 2’ Conjures Up Biggest Opening of 2022

The summer movie season is off to a blockbuster start thanks to “ Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.” The superhero extravaganza grossed an estimated $185 million in ticket sales in its first weekend in US and Canadian theaters, the Walt Disney Co.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SNL trolls anti-abortion right-wingers

Benedict Cumberbatch plays a man in the year 1235 pontificating on abortion after having just pooped into a hole

Salon

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Saturday Night Live: a game Benedict Cumberbatch tries to save a patchy episode

The Doctor Strange star displays impressive comic talents in a week of hit-and-miss sketches covering everything from Roe v Wade to his latest Marvel adventure

The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Benedict Cumberbatch and Arcade Fire wear T-shirts referencing Roe vs Wade

The ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ actor appeared in a sketch set in 13th century England

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live: Benedict Cumberbatch jokes about being ‘beat’ by Will Smith

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ actor made the quip while fronting the sketch show

The Independent UK

Benedict Cumberbatch takes a swipe at Will Smith in hilarious Saturday Night Live sketch

Doctor Strange, appearing on the show to promote the latest installment into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, took aim at Will Smith during his opening monologue

Daily Mirror

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SNL: Who is hosting next week?

Sketch show is returning next weekend with a first-time host

The Independent UK

SNL star Colin Jost compares Supreme Court to Amber Heard

Comedian mocked the ‘weird conservative bubble’ that informed Justice Samuel Alito’s Roe v Wade opinion

The Independent UK

Saturday Night Live: Benedict Cumberbatch jokes about being ‘beat by Will Smith’

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ actor made the quip while fronting the sketch show

The Independent UK

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review – one for diehard Marvel fans

Self-referential in the extreme, this latest outing for dimension-hopping Benedict Cumberbatch is a largely joyless affair

The Guardian - UK

'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' box office collection Day 1: Benedict Cumberbatch starrer breaks 'Doctor Strange' lifetime collection record with smashing debut

'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' made a smashing debut at the Indian box office on Friday.

The Times of India

From Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to The Big Conn: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you’re up for a mystical trip through time and space or fancy a spot of white-collar crime, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

'Doctor Strange 2' ending explained: How it sets up 'Doctor Strange 3'

'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' is here, and it's ending may surprise you. But what does it mean for a potential 'Doctor Strange 3'? Let's discuss.

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Remember feeling excited for Marvel?

In the age of superhero overload, mediocre comic book TV and films are overwhelming our desire to see the good ones

The Independent UK

Benedict Cumberbatch struggles to understand Ariana Grande lyrics: ‘Something about a cat in an elevator?’

Actor said that despite not understanding what Grande was singing, he thinks she has ‘raw talent’

The Times of India

'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' box office early estimates: Benedict Cumberbatch starrer set up for Rs 30 crore opening; could beat 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'

Benedict Cumberbatch has unleashed the 'Multiverse Of Madness' in India and the proof's in the smashing box office numbers.

WEKU

Marvel's 'Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness' is all over the place

The latest MCU film is at its best when director Sam Raimi leans into its horror elements, and at its weakest when it coasts on cameos and callbacks from a now-diffuse network of Marvel properties.

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The MCU will swallow Sam Raimi's soul

Fear for the fiendish troublemaker and purveyor of gonzo violence when he enters the multiverse of blandness

Bangkok Post

Pushing the boundaries

Besides 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home and its follow-up No Way Home (2021), Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is the first film from Marvel's Phase 4 to feature a storyline after the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Bangkok Post

Jaeger-LeCoultre's connection to the cosmos

On the wrist of Benedict Cumberbatch, Jaeger-LeCoultre's perpetual calendars hit both the digital and big screens, showing the brand's prowess in the highly-sophisticated complication.

ABC News

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Benedict Cumberbatch and Sam Raimi team up for Marvel's crowd-pleasing but creatively lacklustre latest

The director of the OG Spider-Man trilogy and Evil Dead is no match for Marvel's multiverse madness and increasingly fan-driven franchise.

The Independent UK

SNL: Who is hosting next?

Benedict Cumberbatch and Arcade Fire will be featured when the show returns on 7 May

The Independent UK

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness review: Sam Raimi can’t rescue what amounts to a total mess

Marvel sequel kicks off with relentless exposition, before buckling further and further under the weight of its magical MacGuffins

Inverse

'Doctor Strange 2' mid-credits scene explained: How Charlize Theron's Clea sets up a dark future in the MCU

Who is the stranger in purple at the end of 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'? Here's what Charlize Theron's magic user is all about.

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