Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in "Spider-Man 3"

British star Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the cast of the new "Spider-Man" installment, starring Tom Holland.

Cumberbatch is set to reprise his role as Doctor Strange in the latest installment, which will be Holland's third movie as the web-slinging superhero.

The movie is made by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures and features Doctor Strange in the mentor role that was previously occupied by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), and by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).

It will also feature Jamie Foxx returning as Electro, who starred in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which starred Andrew Garfield as the web-slinging hero at that time.

"Spider-Man 3" is also due to begin shooting in Atlanta later in October, which is slated for release on December 17, 2021.

Cumberbatch is also set to start shooting this month, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" in London.

Jon Watts, who directed both "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and "Spider-Man: Far From Home", is set to direct the third installment.

The movie will also feature most of the supporting cast from the previous installments, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Tony Revolori, and Jacob Batalon.

Cumberbatch and Holland collaborated for the first time in 2018's Marvel movie, "Avengers: Infinity War".