Doctor Strange: 10 Reasons Benedict Cumberbatch Is Perfect

2. He's Posh As Balls

C'mon. His name's Cumberbatch. His full name is Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch. His parents are called Timothy Carlton and Wanda Ventham. You really can't hide the fact that you're an upper class twit with all of that lurking in your family tree. And Cumberbatch has rarely shied away from his posh history because, well, why would you? You're the top of the food chain. Might as well revel in it. Which he has, with roles taking in the aristocratic Christoper Tietjens in Parade's End and a bloody plantation owner in 12 Years A Slave. Rather fittingly, Doctor Strange is also posh as balls. You don't tend to get through enough medical school to become the world's foremost neurosurgeon without having a fair bit of mummy and daddy's money backing you up. Part of the fun of Strange is that whilst he's similar to Stark in some ways, in other he's very different: he is old money, and his powers are rooted in ancient mysticism, while Tony's an industrialist with technology on his side. Cumberbatch should make easy work of convincing audiences of his entitled origins.