The Doctor Is In: Strange Diagnoses The Avengers' Injuries

Marvel – 2016(LOS ANGELES) — A new promo spot for Marvel’s Doctor Strange takes a cheeky look at the face off between The Avengers in Captain America: Civil War.

Dr. Stephen Strange was a world-renowned neurosurgeon until a career-ending injury leads him to an alternative treatment that opens his eyes to a whole new world of mysticism — and a new “career” as the Sorcerer Supreme. 

The spot has Dr. Stephen Strange’s alter-ego, Benedict Cumberbatch, diagnosing the injuries suffered by the characters in the last Marvel blockbuster. 

They range from a “superficial scratch” suffered by Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes at the hands, or claws, of Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther — a topical ointment, a Band-Aid and a rabies test was recommended. 

Barnes’ ultimate injury in the film, Tony Stark’s Iron Man blowing off The Winter Soldier’s metal arm, was met with Strange’s “I’m a doctor, not a mechanic.” Strange laughs, adding with mock concern, “It looks bad.”

On the other hand, Stark’s falling out with Steve Rogers/Captain America was assessed as a “broken heart.”

“There’s no cure for that,” Cumberbatch sighs, before adding, “Maybe a distraction would help. Perhaps you can see a new movie with mind-bending visual and an all-star cast, and a hero that defies the impossible. Just suggesting.”

Of course, he’s referring to Doctor Strange, which opens November 4, from Marvel Studios, which is owned by ABC News’ parent company, Disney.

They’ve got injuries. He’s got the cure. The Doctor is in. #DoctorStrange pic.twitter.com/dzFmL48ci3

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) October 25, 2016

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