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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Benedict Cumberbatch is in talks to play Doctor Strange, Marvel's mystical superhero. And the Internet went into orbit. [Deadline]

• The multi-talented Neil Patrick Harris has found another outlet for all those talents: He's going to host a variety series on NBC. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Take some time out to read the musings and memories of Norman Lloyd, the actor, director and theater impresario who turns 100 early next month. Over Lloyd's long career, he has worked with everyone from Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock to Martin Scorsese and Judd Apatow. [The Hollywood Reporter]