Doctor Strange himself, Benedict Cumberbatch, is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live on the weekend the film opens, reports Newsarama. The musical guest will be Solange. The appearance was confirmed on SNL’s Twitter. This will also be SNL’s final episode before the presidential election which is on Tuesday, November 8th.
Mark your calendars! #SNL pic.twitter.com/gmjpStrNDT
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) October 23, 2016
Doctor Strange tells the story of neurosurgeon Stephen Strange whose life takes a tragic turn after a horrific car accident damages his hands. When medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing in a mysterious place known as Kamar-Taj. There he learns that this is not just a place for healing but also the sight of a magical battle to save the world. Soon Doctor Strange must choose to return to his normal life or leave it all behind and take his new place as the world’s Sorcerer Supreme.
Doctor Strange stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Into Darkness, ), Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Rachel McAdams (True Detective Season 2), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man), Mads Mikkelsen (Valhalla Riding/Hannibal) and Tilda Swinton (The Grand Budapest Hotel). It is directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson, Jon Spaihts (Prometheus), and C. Robert Cargill (Sinister). It opens November 4, 2017, in theaters nationwide.
