Benedict Cumberbatch on "Doctor Strange". Working with Scott Derrickson, Marvel, and reading the comics.

With the press rounds going for Cumberbatch's latest film, The Imitation Game, he was recently (unsurprisingly) asked about playing Doctor Strange. Seeing as the film won't be out til November of next year, he obviously didn't give any concrete plot details or important information. But the comments he did provide proved to be very interesting.

Doctor Strange opens in theaters in 3D November 4th, 2016.

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When asked if taking on the role was a risk...

Marvel is a stable of bringing out ordinary comic characters and turning them into screen-like gods. It’s very different, it’s an Astral Plane. There’s a huge new element to this Marvel universe that’s going to be employed in building this story and this character. But you know, I’m really excited about it, about working with Scott [Derrickson] whose imagination is endless, and all the boys and girls at Marvel who know what they’re doing. I’ve got a few things to get under my belt first. I’ve got to do that little stage production of “Hamlet” in the summer and the Christmas special of “Sherlock,” which we start shooting in about three days’ time – Whoops! Yeah, that’s there.

 When asked if he would take on the mystic arts himself...

I meditate a lot. That’s a huge tool in trying to calm myself, get away from the crazy circus of it all, have a focused mind as well as be a kinder, considerate person in the world. I took a lot of stuff away from my experience in Darjeeling, West Bengal, right at the Nepali border. It was Tibetan Buddhist monks in a converted Nepali house in India, with a view of Bhutan. It was a profoundly formative experience at a very young age. It’s something I’ve tried to keep in my life. It features already.

When asked if the filming would take place in the Himalayas?

Ahh … you’ll have to wait and see. I’m not going to be eked out on any spoilers or reveals now. It’s quite a way off but I’m very excited about that spiritual dimension, obviously. It’s something that’s been a huge part of my life.

When asked if he ever read any of the comics...

There weren’t many comics in my household — [in a self-mocking voice] “I’m so deprived.” We didn’t have Marvel so much. But you can bet your bottom dollar I’m reading them now, avidly.