Brian Truitt

USA TODAY

You thought the Stranger Things kids got into, well, strange situations? They've got nothing on Stephen Strange, Marvel's resident magic man.

With better facial hair than Tony Stark, cooler accessories than Captain America and a way more wicked cape than Thor, Benedict Cumberbatch gets you psyched about his superhero's pop-culture introduction come Nov. 4 in this exclusive Doctor Strange featurette.

"It is strange in a way I suppose — no pun intended — that he's flown under the radar until now in the Marvel Cinematic Universe because he is a very big presence in the comics," explains Cumberbatch. (Come on, that pun was totally intended.)

Rachel McAdams — who plays Christine Palmer, a connection to Strange's old life as a surgeon before he goes on his metaphysical quest — is a fan of what her co-star's done. "His transformation into Strange is really extraordinary. He just automatically displays such fierce intelligence. He seems to have slipped into that character really easily and nicely."

And for those folks who are down with parallel universes, time travel, surrealistic reconstruction and deconstruction of physical landscapes, the 'Batch says to buckle up. "Strange is a very natural bridge between what we know of as perceivable reality and something well beyond on that."

In other words...

STUFF'S ABOUT TO GET REAL, Y'ALL.