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The Sci-Fi Film That Led Benedict Wong To The MCU

Nov 5, 2026
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Benedict Wong might be best known to MCU fans as the stoic and tuna melt-loving sorcerer Wong, but the actor has had a strong career even before he appeared opposite Benedict Cumberbatch. But despite the fact that Wong had already appeared in films like "The Martian," "Dirty Pretty Things," and "Prometheus," he didn't have an agent or a lawyer, according to Wong. So how did he get the part in "Doctor Strange?" It was thanks to a fortuitous conversation on the set of "The Martian" with fellow thespian Chiwetel Ejiofor. Want to know more? Here's how "The Martian" led to Benedict Wong landing a role in the MCU.