Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange almost appeared in WandaVision.

Doctor Strangenearly had a role inWandaVision, andDisney+just revealed more details of what his deleted cameo may have entailed.

Strange as the pharmacist in the background.

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We were like, ‘The Nexus commercial is her subconscious.

What if Strange is in the background and trying to reach her?'"

Strange] kind of riding off into the sunset together.

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And it didnt feel quite right.

We wanted to fulfill Wandas agency and autonomy within this particular story.

So it did feel a little tacked on."

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“So clearly, theWandaVisionteam went through many ideas to try and fit him into the series.

WandaVisionis streaming now on Disney+.

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