If there was an MVP of the Marvel Cinematic Universe this year, it has to be actor Benedict Wong.
In the past twelve months or so, the British actor has popped up in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and more recently “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”.
Even Marvel’s Kevin Feige has reportedly joked about the franchise becoming the Wong Cinematic Universe. Talking to THR this week, the actor is very happy with the reception he’s received:
“I’m just enjoying playing this role and where it takes me. In every single kind of project that they invite me to be involved in, it just pulls away another layer of the onion, you know? You get to find a little bit more about the eccentricities of the Sorcerer Supreme.
I’m really heartened by it [the social media love], you know? The Marvel fans have kind of warmed to me, and I’m grateful for that. I take my work very seriously in terms of acting, but I also really enjoy having a ball in this universe.”
Asked if there’s any hope for a “Wong” series, he says: “You know, a lot of people have said that. Yeah, I could certainly think of some ideas. But hey, it’s not for me to push that… I mean, look, I love playing this role, and I think there’s so much more scope that we could go into with a series, yeah.”
