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Sherlock star to get £7.5m for Doctor Strange sequel
SHERLOCK star Benedict Cumberbatch is set to bag £7.5million for the sequel to superhero movie Doctor Strange. Filming on Doctor Strange 2 is expected to begin next spring and could take as long as six months. And the 42-year-old British favourite is in line for a £5million increase from Disney on the pay packet he received for the original in 2016.
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He has already made £4.2million in total from his work on the first Doctor Strange, Thor Ragnarok and the last two Avengers movies.
A movie source said: “Benedict has become a huge player in the Marvel universe. But the nature of the shoot for the sequel means we’re looking at 2020 for the next time we see the sleuth in a full series – if it happens at all.”
Martin Freeman, who plays Holmes’ sidekick Dr Watson, has also revealed that he has not yet been consulted on another series.