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Benedict Cumberbatch's body double to play Dr Strange in Avengers: Infinity War due to scheduling conflict... but Disney will reshoot all close-ups

Published: 20:33 EST, 12 January 2017 | Updated: 21:11 EST, 12 January 2017

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With a Sling Ring, Dr Strange has no problem appearing in two places at once.

The same can not be said for Benedict Cumberbatch unfortunately, who will have to reshoot his Avengers: Infinity Wars scenes after everybody else has finished.

According to Page Six, Broadway actor Aaron Lazar has been hired to stand in for the 40-year-old for filming in Georgia, due to scheduling conflicts.

Seeing double: Benedict Cumberbatch's body double Aaron Lazar (R) will play Dr Strange in Avengers: Infinity War due to a scheduling conflict - but Disney will reshoot all close-ups

The Brit is currently also playing Thomas Edison in The Current War, which tells the story of the famous inventor's race against George Westinghouse to create a sustainable electricity system and market it to the American people.

The film, which also stars Michael Shannon, Nicholas Hoult, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland and Sienna Miller, is currently shooting in the Sherlock star's hometown on London.

Instead Lazar, who stands at just an inch above Cumberbatch's six-foot, will shoot all his scenes as the Sorcerer Supreme for the third Avengers film.

Then, Benedict will reshoot all the scenes in which Dr Strange's face can be seen, as well as recording all dialogue.

Busy: The Brit is currently also playing Thomas Edison in The Current War, which tells the story of the famous inventor's race against George Westinghouse to create a sustainable electricity system and market it to the American people

Packed: It is not yet known how big a role Dr Strange will have in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ensemble film, which also features all the characters of the previous Avengers moves, plus the Guardians of the Galaxy, with more being announced all the time

'They are not digitally superimposing Cumberbatch onto another actor’s performance,' a Disney source told the site.

It is not yet known how big a role Dr Strange will have in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ensemble film, which also features all the characters of the previous Avengers moves, plus the Guardians of the Galaxy, with more being announced all the time.

They will team up to take on Infinity Gauntlet-wielding intergalactic bad guy Thanos, played by Josh Brolin.

CV: Lazar has starred in The Wold Of Wall Street and J Edgar on the big screen; The Good Wife and Quantico on the small screen, and in Les Misérables and Sting's The Last Ship on stage

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story recently reopened the debate about CGI-assisted performances.

In the spin off, the character of General Wilhuff Tarkin - originally played by the 20-years-deceased Peter Cushing - was brought to life by digitally alter another actor's appearance.

The then-60-year-old Carrie Fisher also played a far younger version of herself using the same trick.

Lazar has starred in The Wold Of Wall Street and J Edgar on the big screen; The Good Wife and Quantico on the small screen, and in Les Misérables and Sting's The Last Ship on stage.