Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Star Benedict Cumberbatch Welcoming Ukrainian Family Into His Home

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Benedict Cumberbatch talked about welcoming a Ukrainian family into his home. During a press event for the massive MCU film, the actor spoke about helping a refugee family out after they escaped from the war. He says that he's "monitoring their progress every day." In the past, Cumberbatch has been outspoken about supporting refugees and their causes. With the situation in Ukraine intensifying, the calls from around the world to address the violence are ratcheting up. The Doctor Strange star is doing his part by helping this family and encouraging people to do the same if they are able. A lot of residents lost their homes and livelihoods as this conflict deepens. Here's what he had to say as reported by Insider.

"Sadly, they are undergoing some medical treatment — to say anything more about that would be an invasion of their privacy and too much about when they're coming and how that's being managed would invade mine," he began. "But I want to give them some stability after the turmoil that they've experienced, and that's within my home." 

"I've been trying to help other Ukrainian families — nationals that are UK citizens — to house their extended families en masse, which you know they want to do, but it's very costly," Cumberbatch added. "So, I've been trying to help out with that financially in a couple of instances."

Recently, the Marvel star had to respond to critiques of Power of the Dog. He argued that it wasn't a history lesson, rather an opportunity to tell stories about people who might not have that kind of platform. "These people still exist on our world," Cumberbatch explained. "Whether it's on our doorstep or whether it's down the road or whether it's someone we meet in a bar or pub or on the sports field, there is aggression and anger and frustration and an inability to control or know who you are in that moment that causes damage to that person and, as we know, damage to those around them.

He continued, "There's no harm in looking at a character to get to the root causes of that. This is a very specific case of repression, but also due to an intolerance for that true identity that Phil is that he can't fully be. The more we look under the hood of toxic masculinity and try to discover the root causes of it, the bigger chances we have of dealing with it when it arises with our children."

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