When theyre really good, they carry something of the Zeitgeist, he said of Marvel productions.

They speak to us of our culture.

It was just looking at Robert Downey, Jr. and, How does he do it?

Benedict Cumberbatch at the Red Sea International Film Festival

Benedict Cumberbatch at the Red Sea International Film FestivalErnesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival)

Describing Steven Strange as a very complex man, Cumberbatch suggested the character had more to give.

Hes dicing with something that could destroy him, and pretty much everything.

And yet, hes not a god.

Benedict Cumberbatch In The Thing With Feathers movie

Hes not been bitten by radioactive spider.

Theres a lot more to play with it is very exciting.

Other than that, I can take it or leave it.

You know, its about that sense of community.