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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is an upcoming Marvel Comics film and sequel to Doctor Strange, showing the further adventures of Dr. Stephen Strange, the Master of the Mystic Arts, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. It will be released on March 25, 2022. It is the twenty-eighth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fifth film of Phase Four.
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Cast
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange[2]
- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch[2]
- Benedict Wong as Wong[3]
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo[3]
- Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer[4]
- Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez/Miss America[3]
- Adam Hugill as Rintrah[5]
- Will Rowlands as TBA
Production
On April 20, 2017, Deadline reported that Scott Derrickson would return to work on the film after he finished his work on the TV series Locke & Key.[6]
On October 19, 2017, Kevin Feige stated that the film would be released a number of years after its predecessor, Doctor Strange.[7]
On March 31, 2018, C. Robert Cargill revealed plans for the film to feature Karl Mordo and Nightmare as villains.[8]
On June 28, 2018, Kevin Feige revealed that there are plans to make a sequel to Doctor Strange.[9]
On January 25, 2019, That Hashtag Show announced that Cargill had signed on to write the script.[10]
On January 10, 2020, it was announced that Scott Derrickson had departed the project. The following month, Variety reported that Sam Raimi is in talks to direct the sequel, while also announcing that Rachel McAdams will not reprise her role as Christine Palmer.
On November 20, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the film had begun filming.[11]
On January 6, 2021, Olsen revealed that production is temporarily halted due to COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom.[12]
Trivia
- This is the first Marvel movie released in 2022.
- This will be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to have horror elements.[13]
- The events of the film will tie directly into the upcoming Disney+ series WandaVision[13] and Loki.[14]
- This is the fourth movie that Sam Raimi directs that is based on a character co-created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the previous three being Sony's original Spider-Man trilogy.
References
- ↑ "Sam Raimi in Talks to Direct ‘Doctor Strange 2’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (February 5, 2020).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Doctor Strange 2 will feature an unexpected MCU character". Digital Spy (July 21, 2019).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Iconic lesbian teenage superhero America Chavez will be played by Xochitl Gomez in Marvel’s Doctor Strange sequel". Yahoo! News (december 13, 2020).
- ↑ Rachel McAdams Returning For ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’
- ↑ Doctor Strange 2: Adam Hugill Joins Benedict Cumberbatch & Co. For Marvel Sequel (Exclusive)
- ↑ ‘Locke & Key’ Drama From Carlton Cuse, Joe Hill & IDW Gets Hulu Pilot Order, Scott Derrickson To Direct
- ↑ Kevin Feige Teases Doctor Strange 2, Says We Won’t See It For A While
- ↑ Doctor Strange 2 Villain Plans and New Story Ideas Revealed
- ↑ 'Kevin Feige Confirms 'Doctor Strange 2' Is Definitely Happening
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE: C. Robert Cargill Penning the ‘DOCTOR STRANGE’ Sequel
- ↑ Marvel's 'Black Panther' Sequel Shoot to Begin in July (Exclusive)
- ↑ WandaVision channels Bewitched in new Marvel series clip
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' Will Tie Into 'WandaVision'". Inverse (July 20, 2019).
- ↑ "‘Loki’ Series Ties Into ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’". ScreenGeek (November 8, 2019).
