Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange would have had his own Disney Infinity figure. Here are some leaked images of it...
In May, Disney made the decision to cancel its toys-to-life game Disney Infinity - a business decision set to cost the firm millions. Launched in 2013 as a rival to Activision's Skylanders, Disney Infinity's combination of action figures and digital toy box made it a hit at first, though dwindling sales mean that the Finding Dory playset, out this month, will be the series' last.
"After a thorough evaluation, we have modified our approach to console gaming and will transition exclusively to a licensing model," boss James Pitaro said at the time. "This shift in strategy means we will cease production of Disney Infinity, where the lack of growth in the toys-to-life market, coupled with high development costs, has created a challenging business model."
Disney Infinity's creators had lots more figures in mind before the May cancellation, though, including a tie-in figure for this autumn's Doctor Strange. While we'll never actually get our hands on one, the YouTube channel Infiniteer Adventures has managed to get its hands on some leaked work-in-progress images.
If you want to know what the cartoony incarnation of Benedict Cumberbatch's mystical hero would have looked like, check this out:
Doctor Strange opens on November 4. We can't help feeling a little sorry that Cumberbatch won't be getting his own Infinityfigure to go with his debut Marvel movie.
