Is Benedict Cumberbatch going to attempt a ‘stache for Doctor Strange?

"Strange but not a stranger" – Talking Heads

— Scott Derrickson (@scottderrickson) December 22, 2014

This tweet ^^ is from director Scott Derrickson, who will be directing Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. Derrickson notes in a subsequent tweet that he did not create this weird Cumberimage, that it is “online fan art, not official. I have no idea who made it.” Perhaps we should just take this for what it is: a creepy, surreal, fan-created image of what Benedict Cumberbatch might look like as Doctor Strange. What if this is Derrickson’s image of Strange though? My takeaway: there’s a very good possibility that Bendy is going to have facial hair for this role. Perhaps a goatee/beard, perhaps just a ‘stache. How does that make you feel? I’m worried. I’m worried that Bendy can’t grow a full beard.

I actually didn’t realize before today that Derrickson is attached to direct, and that he has a resume full of horror films. He directed Sinister, Deliver Us From Evil and The Exorcism of Emily Rose (which is actually a pretty underrated horror film, and I’m saying that as someone who is not a fan of the horror genre). With that kind of CV, I kind of think Bendy’s Doctor Strange is going to be very… dark. Very creepy. Perhaps he’ll have fun with that. We’ll have to wait until November 4, 2016 to find out.

In other Bendy news, the Human Rights Campaign is going to honor him and the whole team behind The Imitation Game in January. Alan Turing is something of a gay icon and it’s a no-brainer for the HRC to honor the film and the filmmakers. I hope Bendy gives a speech about kissing boys at his posh school again.

Here are some of Bendy’s previous attempts at facial hair. It never really works out… but hey, at least his beard/stache comes in ginger.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Twitter.