Martin Freeman is to follow his Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch into the Marvel film universe, joining the cast of the forthcoming Captain America: Civil War.
Freeman, who won an Emmy and a Bafta for his role as Dr John Watson in the BBC show while also leading Peter Jackson’s three Hobbit movies as Bilbo Baggins, will star in the third instalment of the Captain America franchise, set for release in May 2016.
Cumberbatch, meanwhile, has already been announced as the lead in Doctor Strange, hitting cinema screens in November of the same year.
