Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. made a meta joke on Marvel sets

It has been publicly noticed by many Marvel movie fans in the world Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) are very similareven down to their origin stories. Iron Man was once a brawler, an extreme racer, skilled at engineering, and happy to have fun. However, after being kidnapped by terrorists, he had a chance to reflect on his selfishness and used his isolation to create a high-tech suit of armor that, when properly deployed, rid the weapons world of mass destruction. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange was once brash, impressionable and confident, skilled at surgery, and happy to prove it. After a terrible car accident, he had a chance to reflect on his selfishness and used his isolation to study the mystical arts.

Strange went in search of his redemption, while Iron Man came upon him by chance, but their redemption arcs run parallel. Also, Iron Man was a technology-based character while Strange uses Magic, but technology and magic become somewhat over-the-top in the superhero world. Notably, both characters have creatively shaved the scenes, drawing more invitations for comparison.

As it happens, actors Downey and Cumberbatch have something in common, too: they’ve both played Sherlock Holmes in high-profile adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s magnum opus. Downey played Guy Ritchie in the 2009 film “Sherlock Holmes,” and its 2011 sequel, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” Meanwhile, Cumberbatch played an updated version of the character in the 2010 BBC TV series “Sherlock.”

Both actors They appeared in 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” togetherand they were quick to acknowledge their joint past playing the famous detective. Of course, once they both realized their shared rules, they kind of had to stop themselves from constantly making jokes about it. This, at least, was What Cumberbatch said in a recent interview with Variety.

According to Cumberbatch, Downey was a professional, but he also knew how to keep the mood light on a massive, multi-million dollar production like “Avengers: Infinity War.” Downey was known to joke around and gently rib his co-stars. He called Cumberbatch “Mr. Shakespeare,” referring to the British professional playing in Shakespeare productions throughout his career. This was rich, coming from Downey, who appeared in Richard Loncraine’s 1995 take on “Richard III.” But regardless, the joke stood.

Cumberbatch also noted that Sherlock Holmes Moks Downey, and addressed a line of dialogue that had to be changed as a result. He said:

“We had a gas about us being two sherlocks on set. (…) But there was some line of dialogue where someone would turn to us and say, ‘No s***, Sherlock.’ Well, we took all that meta stuff out.

In fact, it would have been pretty cheeky — even in a notoriously cheeky series like the Marvel Cinematic Universe — to include meta jokes about how the actors played Sherlock Holmes. This sort of thing is best left to the “Deadpool” movie, as the title character has a Hollywood-esque resume throughout.

In another fun piece of Sherlock-related synergy, Cumberbatch starred in a National Theater production of “Frankenstein” opposite Jonny Lee Miller in 2011. The production’s spinoff was that Miller and Cumberbatch would direct as Dr. Frankenstein and the monster. by chance, Miller also I played Sherlock Holmes In all 154 episodes of the 2012 series “Elementary”. Cumberbatch seems to be finding his fellow Sherlocks.