Award-winning British actor Benedict Cumberbatch's schedule will be pretty busy for a while. The recent Golden Globe nominee is currently promoting his critically acclaimed film "The Imitation Game" in role deemed by critics as Oscar-worthy.

He is also starring the fan-favorite BBC series "Sherlock" and. in the summer, he will playing Hamlet on stage in a 12-week run at London's Barbican Theater that sold out in minutes. Late last year, after much speculation, he also confirmed that he will play the lead in the Marvel superhero film "Doctor Strange," slated for fall of 2016.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Cumberbatch opening up about his upcoming role as The Sorcerer Supreme within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

When asked what is alluring about playing the part of the Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange, a former neurosurgeon who becomes the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats, Cumberbatch stated:

"I don't think it's a risk because of Marvel. Marvel is a stable of bringing out ordinary comic characters and turning them into screen-like gods. It's very different, it's an Astral Plane. There's a huge new element to this Marvel universe that's going to be employed in building this story and this character. But you know, I'm really excited about it, about working with Scott [Derrickson] whose imagination is endless, and all the boys and girls at Marvel who know what they're doing. I've got a few things to get under my belt first. I've got to do that little stage production of 'Hamlet' in the summer and the Christmas special of 'Sherlock,' which we start shooting in about three days' time -- Whoops! Yeah, that's there."

According to Comic Book, this could hint that the superhero will travel across the Astral Plane and ultimately uncover other realities, "possibly introducing the concept of the multiverse to Marvel's cinematic universe."

WSJ also uncovered that the actor once taught English to Tibetan Buddhist monks in India, noting that the character takes a similar path in his trajectory to become one of Earth's mightiest heroes. In the comics, Doctor Strange meets the Ancient One, who teaches him the mystic arts, which means that some of the filming will be shot in the Himalayas.

Marvel's "Doctor Strange" opens Nov. 4, 2016.