The director behind one of theMCU’slatest blockbusters teased a"dark side"toBenedict Cumberbatch’sDoctor Strange.

He sometimes can be a little selfish, a little arrogant, proud.

And this prevents him from being some flawless good guy.

Doctor Strange, Benedict Cumberbatch

The veteran filmmaker opined all this gives the character"an interesting edge.

I find him to be a character at war with himself, which we all are.

And so hes very relatable in that way, even though hes a superhero.

Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Madness ending

I think its isolated him and made him a little bit miserable.

Thats where he starts in this film.

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One of the key pillars ofMultiverse of Madnesswas"embracing the darkness,“according to writer Michael Waldron.

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