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''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' is a 2022 American
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based on
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featuring the character
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. Produced by
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and distributed by
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, it is the sequel to ''
Doctor Strange Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...
'' (2016) and the 28th film in the
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(MCU). The film was directed by
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, written by
Michael Waldron Michael Waldron (born April 23, 1987) is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on television series ''Rick and Morty'' and '' Heels'', as well as creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe series '' Loki'' and writing the script ...
, and stars
Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence O ...
as Stephen Strange, alongside
Elizabeth Olsen Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Olsen began acting at age four. She starred in her debut film role in the thriller ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' in 2011, for which she wa ...
,
Chiwetel Ejiofor Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor ( ; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, an NAACP Image Award, and nominations for an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy A ...
,
Benedict Wong Benedict Wong (born 3 July 1971) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Kublai Khan in Netflix's ''Marco Polo'' (2014–2016), Bruce Ng in '' The Martian'' (2015), and Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since ''Doctor Strange'' (2 ...
, Xochitl Gomez,
Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Stewart Stuhlbarg ( ; born July 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is known as a character actor having portrayed a variety of roles in film, television and theatre. He has received several awards including two Screen Actors Guild Awards wi ...
, and
Rachel McAdams Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film ''Perfect Pie'' (200 ...
. In the film, Strange protects
America Chavez America Chavez is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta, Chavez was the second character to use the moniker Miss America, after Madeline Joyce. Chavez first appeared in ' ...
(Gomez), a teenager capable of traveling the
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, from
Wanda Maximoff Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Her first appearance was in '' The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) ...
(Olsen). ''Doctor Strange'' director and co-writer
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had plans for a sequel by October 2016. He signed to return as director in December 2018, when Cumberbatch was confirmed to return. The film's title was announced in July 2019 along with Olsen's involvement, while Jade Halley Bartlett was hired to write the film that October. Derrickson stepped down as director in January 2020, citing creative differences. Waldron and Raimi joined the following month and started over, adding elements of the horror genre that Raimi had worked with previously and making Maximoff the villain of the film, continuing her story from the series ''
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'' (2021). Filming began in November 2020 in
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but was put on hold in January 2021 due to the
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. Production resumed by March 2021 and concluded in mid-April in
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. Shooting also occurred in
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and
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. ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' premiered at the
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in
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on May 2, 2022, and was released in the United States on May 6, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. The film received praise for Raimi's direction, the visuals, musical score, production design, cinematography, and Olsen's performance, with criticism drawn to the screenplay. The film grossed $955 million worldwide, making it the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2022.


Plot

America Chavez America Chavez is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Joe Casey and Nick Dragotta, Chavez was the second character to use the moniker Miss America, after Madeline Joyce. Chavez first appeared in ' ...
and a version of Stephen Strange are chased by a demon in the space between universes while searching for the ''
Book of Vishanti Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...
''. Strange is killed and Chavez accidentally creates a portal that transports herself and Strange's corpse to
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, where that universe's version of Strange rescues Chavez from another demon with help from the
Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in '' Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorc ...
,
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. Chavez explains that the beings are hunting her because she has the power to travel through the
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. Recognizing witchcraft runes, Strange consults
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for help but realizes that she is responsible for the attacks. After acquiring the ''
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'' and becoming the
Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Her first appearance was in ''The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) ...
, Maximoff believes that controlling Chavez's powers will allow her to reunite with Billy and
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, the children she created during her time in Westview. When Strange refuses to surrender Chavez, Maximoff attacks
Kamar-Taj Kamar-Taj is a fictional location appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (July 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The name "Kamar-Taj" does not appear in earl ...
, killing many sorcerers. Chavez accidentally transports herself and Strange to
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, while Maximoff uses the ''Darkhold'' to "dreamwalk", taking control of her Earth-838 counterpart, who lives a suburban life with her own Billy and Tommy. A surviving sorceress sacrifices herself to destroy the ''Darkhold'' and break the dreamwalk. Enraged, Maximoff forces Wong to lead her to
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, the source of the ''Darkhold'' power, to reestablish the dreamwalk. While searching for help, Strange and Chavez are apprehended by Earth-838's Sorcerer Supreme, Karl Mordo, and brought before the
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, a group consisting of Mordo,
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, Blackagar Boltagon,
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,
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, and
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. They explain that through reckless use of their universe's ''Darkhold'' in an attempt to defeat
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, Earth-838's Strange triggered a universe-destroying "incursion". After defeating Thanos, the Illuminati executed their Strange to prevent him from causing more harm. Mordo believes that Earth-616's Strange is similarly dangerous, but Maximoff reestablishes her dreamwalk at Mount Wundagore and arrives in her Earth-838 counterpart's body before they can pass judgment. She brutally kills all the Illuminati except Mordo, whom Strange subdues before fleeing with Chavez. The two escape with help from the Earth-838 version of Strange's ex-fiancé, Christine Palmer, a scientist working with the Illuminati. Strange, Chavez, and Palmer enter the space between universes to find the ''Book of Vishanti'', which is the antithesis of the ''Darkhold'', but Maximoff appears and destroys it. She then takes over Chavez's mind, using her powers to send the others to an incursion-destroyed universe. Strange defeats the destroyed universe's
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, who has been corrupted by his universe's ''Darkhold'', and uses it to dreamwalk into the body of his deceased counterpart on Earth-616. With Wong's help, Strange saves Chavez from Maximoff as she tries to take Chavez's powers and encourages Chavez to use her abilities. She transports Maximoff to Earth-838, where she sees Billy and Tommy recoil from her in fear while crying for their real mother. Realizing the error of her ways, Maximoff relents and uses her powers to bring down Mount Wundagore, simultaneously destroying all copies of the ''Darkhold'' throughout the multiverse and apparently sacrificing herself in the process. Chavez returns Strange and Palmer to their respective universes. Sometime later, Kamar-Taj is under repair and the surviving sorcerers, joined by Chavez, continue training. Strange develops a
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as a result of using the ''Darkhold'' and dreamwalking into a corpse. In a
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, Strange is approached by a sorceress who warns him that his actions have triggered an incursion that he must help fix. Strange follows her into the Dark Dimension.


Cast

*
Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch (born 19 July 1976) is an English actor. Known for his work on screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Television Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurence O ...
as Dr. Stephen Strange:
A
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who became a Master of the Mystic Arts following a career-ending car accident. Writer
Michael Waldron Michael Waldron (born April 23, 1987) is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on television series ''Rick and Morty'' and '' Heels'', as well as creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe series '' Loki'' and writing the script ...
said Strange was "at the height of his powers" in the film, and compared the character to
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as a hero who can "take a punch", but with the intellect of chef
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. He saw Strange as a "great adventure hero you just like to watch kick ass". Director
Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the ''Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1 ...
explained that Strange begins the film believing that he should be making all decisions, and must learn to "let go a little bit" and trust in others. Cumberbatch also portrays three alternate versions of the character: the Earth-617 version who dies at the beginning of the film and wears a costume inspired by
Matt Fraction Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', ''Uncanny ...
's 2011 ''
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'' comic book series; the former
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of
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who founded the
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; and a version who has been corrupted by the ''
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''. *
Elizabeth Olsen Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Olsen began acting at age four. She starred in her debut film role in the thriller ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' in 2011, for which she wa ...
as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch:
A former
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gone rogue who can harness
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, engage in
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and
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, and alter reality. The film continues Maximoff's "ownership of what makes her unique and the accountability of her life experience" that began in the series ''
WandaVision ''WandaVision'' is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It is the first television series in ...
'' (2021), including using an accent that is more true to her
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n heritage after some of the previous MCU films had seen her use a more Americanized accent. Olsen wanted to ensure Maximoff's role in the film honored the events of the series, requesting some adjustments to the film to ensure that it evolved the character rather than repeating moments from ''WandaVision''. She felt the film's portrayal showed a new confidence for the character that was "really empowering", and said it was "okay to play characters that people get frustrated with sometimes". Olsen also portrays the character's Earth-838 counterpart. *
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as Karl Mordo:
The Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-838 and a member of the Illuminati. He is an alternate version from the Mordo seen in the first film, which set him up as a future antagonist. That version does not appear in the sequel because he did not fit into the story, with Waldron explaining that they were focused on the Earth-838 version of the character and felt it was more exciting to leave the
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version for "another day". An early version of the script included the Earth-616 version of Mordo in an opening sequence in which he would have been killed by Maximoff. *
Benedict Wong Benedict Wong (born 3 July 1971) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Kublai Khan in Netflix's ''Marco Polo'' (2014–2016), Bruce Ng in '' The Martian'' (2015), and Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since ''Doctor Strange'' (2 ...
as
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:
The Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-616 and Strange's mentor and friend. The actor was happy to hear that his character would be the Sorcerer Supreme and stand "toe-to-toe with Doctor Strange", serving as the voice of reason for Strange who ultimately faces consequences for ignoring Wong's advice. The actor had more action scenes in this film and prepared by training with former
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player
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. * Xochitl Gomez as
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:
A teenager who has the ability to travel between dimensions by punching open doorways. She originates from another universe known as the
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. Gomez wanted to remain faithful to the source material despite playing a younger version of the character than is seen in the comics, and said her journey in the film begins with the character having been alone for a long time and "running away from her uniqueness". Chavez has to embrace her abilities and learn to trust others by the end of the film.
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had been looking for the right film to introduce the character in for a long time before settling on ''Multiverse of Madness''. *
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as
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:
A surgeon and former colleague of Strange. Stuhlbarg was planned to portray his Earth-838 counterpart as well but was only able to film one scene (as the original version) due to scheduling conflicts. The Earth-838 version would have worked for the Illuminati, with the protagonists finding his head in an elevator after he was killed by Maximoff off-screen, similar to the death of
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's Ray Arnold in ''
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'' (1993). *
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as Christine Palmer:
An emergency surgeon who was a colleague and lover of Strange. The film explores Strange's decision at the end of ''
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'' (2016) to protect the New York Sanctum and not be with Palmer, despite still having feelings for her and possibly regretting that decision, with Palmer getting married to someone else in this film. McAdams also portrays the character's Earth-838 counterpart, who is an employee of the Baxter Foundation and the former lover of that reality's Strange. McAdams described this version of the character as a "Multiversal expert" who allowed her to have more action scenes compared to the first film. She has "a lot more baggage" than the original version of the character due to the Earth-838 version of Strange being corrupted, but her storyline with the Earth-616 Strange helps resolve his love story with his own version of Palmer. The Illuminati of Earth-838 also includes
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as Professor
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, portraying a different version of the character that he previously played in
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's ''X-Men'' film series;
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as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, after voicing another version in the animated series '' What If...?'' (2021);
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as Maria Rambeau / Captain Marvel, an alternate version of her character from '' Captain Marvel'' (2019);
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as Blackagar Boltagon / Black Bolt, an alternate version of his role from
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''
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'' (2017); and
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as
Reed Richards Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and ...
, a member of the
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. Julian Hilliard and Jett Klyne portray the Earth-838 versions of Maximoff's sons Billy and
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, reprising their respective roles from ''WandaVision'', while Topo Wresniwiro reprises his role from the first film as Hamir, a Master of the Mystic Arts. Also appearing in the film are
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as Sara, a Master of the Mystic Arts, and Adam Hugill as the voice of
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-like being from R'Vaal who is a student at Kamar-Taj.
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voices the
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drones that appear on Earth-838. Marquand previously voiced a different version of Ultron in ''What If...?'', replacing
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who portrayed the Earth-616 Ultron in '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015). The character
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is introduced in the
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, portrayed by
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, and Waldron makes a
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as a guest at Palmer's wedding.
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, a frequent collaborator with Raimi, briefly appears in both the main film and post-credits scene as the vendor of an Earth-838 food stall called Pizza Poppa.
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, another frequent collaborator with Raimi, voices one of the Souls of the Damned that attack Strange when he possesses a corpse. Co-producer Richie Palmer also voices one of the Souls of the Damned.


Production


Development

''
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'' (2016) co-writer
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stated in April 2016 that
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felt some initial ideas for the film from him and director
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highlighted too much of the "weird stuff" associated with the comic book character
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to feature in an origin story, but told the duo to hold onto them for potential future films. Derrickson revealed in October that he had plans for a sequel, expressing his love for the character and the visual possibilities that come with him. Derrickson said the first film was "the tip of an iceberg. There's so much progress that can be made." He wanted to follow the example of ''
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'' (2008) and introduce a villain in the sequel that would allow them to "go deep nd havea more visceral experience". Star
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had signed on for at least one more Doctor Strange film. Derrickson expressed interest in featuring the villain
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, and further exploring the characters
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and Hamir after their small roles in the first film. He explained that he had been "kept in the loop" on how the ''Avengers'' films were using Strange due to his close relationships with Joe Russo—the co-director of '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019)—and Marvel Studios President
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. ''Doctor Strange'' co-writer
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expressed interest in seeing the character
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appear in a sequel. In April 2017, Derrickson was reported to be returning for a sequel, beginning work after fulfilling his commitments to the television series ''
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''. By December 2018, Derrickson had quietly finalized a deal to direct the sequel, with Cumberbatch,
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, and
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reprising their respective roles of Dr. Stephen Strange,
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, and Christine Palmer. Marvel was beginning to search for a writer, with ''
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'' stating that the script would be written throughout 2019 for a planned filming start in early 2020 and a potential release in May 2021. Feige and Derrickson officially announced the sequel at
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in July 2019, revealing the title to be ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' and confirming a release date of May 7, 2021. Derrickson wanted the sequel to be the first scary
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(MCU) film and explore more of the gothic and horror elements from the comic books than the first installment did, with co-producer Richie Palmer explaining that the film would use the
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to explore "each definition of the word madness" and the idea that "the scariest monsters are the ones that dwell within us". Feige revealed that the
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series ''
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'' (2021) would directly set up the film, with
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reprising her role of Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch from the series. Additionally, the concept of the multiverse was introduced to the MCU in the first season of ''
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'' (2021), and explored further in the film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), which is set before ''Multiverse of Madness'' and sees Cumberbatch reprising his role as Strange. After ''Loki'' first-season finale was released,
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was reported to be reprising his role as
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in ''Multiverse of Madness'', but ultimately did not appear. Jade Halley Bartlett, an "up-and-coming screenwriter", was hired to write the sequel's screenplay in October 2019. In December, Feige described the multiverse as "the next step in the evolution of the MCU", and said this film would "crack it wide open" in a way that would have repercussions for the Disney+ series and the next films in Marvel Studios' Phase Four slate. Later in the month, he clarified that the sequel would not be a horror film, as some reports had described it following the Comic-Con announcement, but it would be a "big MCU film with scary sequences". Feige compared these sequences to the films ''
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'' (1981), ''
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'' (1984), ''
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'' (1984), and ''
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'' (1982), and said Derrickson was good at being "legitimately scary" due to his background making horror films. Feige also revealed that the film would introduce several surprising new characters to the MCU, including one that Marvel Studios had been looking for a way to use in an MCU film for some time; this was later revealed to be
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, who was included because her powers are related to the multiverse. Chavez's co-creator
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was not paid for the character's appearance in the film after he rejected a compensation offer from
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that he described as a "pittance".


Pre-production

In January 2020, Marvel Studios and Derrickson announced that he would no longer direct the film due to creative differences. In separate statements, they both said they were thankful for their collaboration so far and Derrickson would remain an executive producer on the film. This was not expected to delay filming, which was set for May 2020. Cargill explained that he and Derrickson conceived a story that went in a different direction from what Marvel wanted, and the pair had not yet written a draft of the screenplay so the final film would not be derivative of their work. Derrickson said leaving the film was a difficult decision, but he did not want to compromise on a film that was different from what he wanted to make. His choice to leave was made easier by the fact that he was able to immediately begin work on ''
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'' (2022), another film he wanted to make. Cumberbatch was not consulted regarding the director change and said he was sad to hear about it, but he respected the decision and how it was handled. Some reports suggested that Derrickson left the film because he wanted to make a "no-holds-barred weird, gnarly, scary movie" similar to
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's films ''
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'' (2015) or ''
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'' (2018), and Marvel Studios did not want to go in that direction, but Feige denied this and said the studio loved that idea. He explained that it was their intention for the film to serve as a guide into a "much creepier side" of the MCU, even after Derrickson's departure, and they wanted to explore the "mind-bending frightening side" of the multiverse.
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entered negotiations to take over as director by early February. At that time,
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was expected to reprise his role as Karl Mordo, McAdams was no longer expected to appear, and
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was hired to rewrite the film's script after serving as the
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of ''Loki'' first season. Raimi signed on to direct the film a few weeks later. He had been reluctant to direct another Marvel superhero film after the mixed critical reaction to ''
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'' (2007), feeling that he needed a break from that genre, but he accepted the job because of the challenge of getting the film into production right away and because he was a fan of the Doctor Strange character and Derrickson's work on the first film. Raimi was curious how making big-budgeted films had changed since his prior film, ''
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'' (2013), and he also had to familiarize himself with the existing MCU storylines and characters for the film. Waldron had three weeks to write a new script draft based on the work done by Derrickson and Bartlett. He said this was "almost impossible", and Raimi felt "very rushed and panicked" trying to meet the May 2020 production start date. The
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began to impact film productions during those first three weeks, and pre-production started taking place remotely. Filming was initially still on track to begin in May 2020, until Disney shifted much of their Phase Four slate of films due to the pandemic, moving ''Multiverse of Madness'' release date to November 5, 2021. Raimi was relieved by this delay, which gave him and Waldron the opportunity to start writing the script from scratch in a reasonable time, and make the film their own. Waldron watched the director's ''Spider-Man'' films (2002–2007) so he could identify Raimi's strengths and write toward them. He described ''Multiverse of Madness'' as Raimi's return to "big superhero movies", and said it would have every aspect of a Sam Raimi film, including a "slightly scarier direction" which he felt Raimi had a strong track record with. Palmer said Waldron's work introducing the multiverse in ''Loki'' allowed Marvel Studios to "jump into telling a good story" without having to re-explain those ideas for the audience, and helped bring "a lot of heart to hesci-fi concepts". Waldron also used his experience from writing the series ''
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'', which helped him "introduce these big sci-fi concepts in ways that were digestible, palatable to the audience and without getting them bogged down in the boring details". Rather than just expanding the stakes of the film, Waldron saw the multiverse as the "emotional heart" of the story that could be used in personal ways, such as using "
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" and alternate versions of characters to reflect on the film's protagonists, and exploring the characters' right or wrong choices through their alternate versions. Waldron watched ''Doctor Strange'' several times, saying he became a "student" of that film, to understand Strange's story in the original. He also looked at how the character had developed through his other MCU appearances, and Raimi praised how Waldron's imagination and knowledge of Marvel history contributed to the script. The creative team saw early production work for the animated series '' What If...?'' to learn how Strange was portrayed in that series. Waldron described Maximoff as "the biggest best bullet" that they had, and said she was destined to become a villain in the MCU, as she did in the comics, especially after the end of ''WandaVision'' revealed "to her that the family she's built is not real. Then she gets the ''
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''... and learns that there is a real version of her children out there. And if you've got the Book of the Damned whispering in your ear long enough that your kids are out there and you could go get 'em, maybe that can push you to do some terrible things." If she became a villain at the end of the film, he knew another project would get to have the "fun" of using her as a villain. He also wanted to avoid the film getting "overstuffed" by adding a different multiverse-related villain such as
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, and felt that this would create a "watered-down version of Wanda howouldn't be the protagonist, and she wouldn't really be the antagonist". Olsen was hesitant about playing the villain after believing that she would just be "in an ensemble thing", but she came to feel that the combination of ''WandaVision'' and ''Multiverse of Madness'' gave her an opportunity to create a sympathetic character in the series who the audience would therefore have conflicted feelings about when seeing the film. Waldron worked closely with Olsen and ''WandaVision'' head writer
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to ensure Maximoff's story was a satisfying continuation of the series, while Raimi also studied the series despite not fully seeing it, particularly key moments that directly impacted their plans for the film, to make sure the film maintained "a proper through line and character-growth dynamic" for her character. It was important to Olsen that the film not repeat what was done in ''WandaVision'' and instead be an evolution of the character, and she requested several adjustments to the script to avoid moments that she found too similar to the series. To justify the many people that Maximoff kills in the film, Olsen focused on the character's perspective of those people being in her way and not listening to her after the loss of her children in the series. After a planned appearance by Cumberbatch in ''WandaVision'' was removed late in the development of the series, rewrites to the ''Multiverse of Madness'' script were required which Feige described as a "wonderful combination of very dedicated coordination, and chaos". These changes include how Strange and Maximoff meet in the film. The story of ''Multiverse of Madness'' is still set up by ''WandaVision'', but the film was developed to also work for viewers who did not watch the series. For consistency with the ''Darkhold'' appearance, the film's props department designed the prop that was used for ''WandaVision'' and then reused it for the film. While writing his first draft, Waldron felt the film needed to "get drunk ndfind the madness in the multiverse" by introducing alternate universe versions of known Marvel characters. This led to the introduction of the
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, a
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from the comics. Waldron had been watching the film ''
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'' (1986) as inspiration for the script's thriller tone, and enjoyed how the "badass" space marines "just get slaughtered" by the titular aliens to set the latter up as scarier villains for the rest of that film. He wanted to do something similar with Maximoff by introducing the Illuminati as a group of characters that fans would be excited to see and then have Maximoff kill them all. The idea of Strange taking control of a dead body for the end of the film came from Waldron and Palmer discussing how he would be able to confront Maximoff from a different universe, with the corpse of another version of Strange having been already established at the start of the film. Raimi, Feige, and Cumberbatch were all excited for the idea, despite Raimi initially wanting to avoid a
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sequence to not repeat what he had done previously with zombie films. The film's release was shifted again at the end of April 2020, this time to March 25, 2022, after
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rescheduled ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' to the November 2021 date. Until then, Waldron had been writing the script expecting ''Multiverse of Madness'' to be released before ''No Way Home''. He was in contact with ''No Way Home'' writers Chris McKenna and
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throughout the writing process, and after the release date change they adjusted their respective scripts so instead of ''Multiverse of Madness'' "blowing the lid on the multiverse" it would pick up after ''No Way Home'' with Strange already having multiverse experience. This change had a "knock-down effect" on the rest of the script. There had been early plans to include America Chavez in ''No Way Home''. Raimi noted that where ''No Way Home'' saw characters from other universes enter the MCU, ''Multiverse of Madness'' features characters from the MCU entering the multiverse and exploring different universes. Ejiofor confirmed his involvement in June, and Xochitl Gomez joined the cast in October. Cumberbatch revealed that month that filming would start in London by the beginning of November, with the production not impacted by a national lockdown in England that was set for November 5 to December 2 due to increased COVID-19 cases.


Filming

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began in November 2020 in London, under the
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''Stellar Vortex''. Filming was delayed from an initial May 2020 start date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Olsen began filming her scenes by November 25, shooting
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with ''WandaVision'', and found it odd to transition from the series back to starring in an MCU film. At the beginning of December, filming was taking place at
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,
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, where several New York City blocks and sets for the Sanctum Sanctorum were built by production designer Charlie Woods. McAdams soon signed on to return as Palmer, shortly before Feige officially confirmed her involvement on December 10 along with that of Ejiofor, Wong, and Gomez. He also revealed that Gomez would portray America Chavez. Cumberbatch had begun filming his scenes by then, after completing his work on ''No Way Home''. He said the film was more collaborative than his previous MCU appearances, for which he felt like he was "just along for the ride". Many of the actors, including Olsen, Cumberbatch, and Wong, were excited to be working with Raimi. The director said many "dimensionalized visuals" were used during shooting to tell the film's story, as he was able to use his preferred camera techniques such as using the camera and perspective to create a feeling of anxiety for audiences. John Mathieson served as cinematographer, and shot the film with Panavision DXL2
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-certified cameras. Raimi encouraged improvisation, explaining that the cast could adapt their interactions due to their knowledge of their own characters, and that the script often changed shortly before filming for those scenes began. The ending of the film was still "up in the air" when filming began, and Cumberbatch said it took some time for the team to decide on one which tied together all of the characters' stories. Waldron explained that they felt the ending was too happy following all the "bad shit" that happens in the film, and wanted to show that Strange would suffer consequences for his actions (including possessing the corpse of a different version of himself) which tied into Mordo's warning from the first film: "The bill comes due." This led to them adding the ending scene where Strange develops a third eye in his forehead, and Waldron felt this was the sort of twist that horror films often end on. Elaborating on that tone, Olsen said they were going for a "horror show vibe", comparing it to Raimi's ''
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'' films with aspects of the horror genre such as "constant fear". She felt it was "more than a glossy ''Indiana Jones'' movie" and would be darker than those films, with Raimi trying to make "the scariest Marvel movie" and create "as much tension for the audience" as possible. Olsen shot for three weeks before pandemic restrictions increased near the end of December due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom, with another lockdown in England announced from January 6, 2021. Filming resumed in early 2021, and at some point Cumberbatch had to temporarily pause filming after being in close contact with a member of the production who had a false positive test. In mid-March, Cumberbatch said they were in the middle of production, and Ejiofor had begun filming his scenes in London by then. Filming occurred at Broomfield Hill Car Park in
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for the week of March 25. Shooting took place at
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, for a few weeks in April. On April 15, Feige said they were in the final week of filming, with shooting taking place from that day until April 17 at
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in
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. Jett Klyne and Julian Hilliard, who respectively portrayed Maximoff's sons
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and Billy in ''WandaVision'', were reportedly on set at the farm, and were confirmed to be in the film in April 2022.


Post-production

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and Tia Nolan served as editors of the film. Some additional photography had been completed by mid-September 2021, with Olsen and Wong completing their work. The film was once again delayed in October, this time to May 6, 2022. Later that month, Cumberbatch said they were in the middle of more additional photography, with further reshoots set for November and December, over at least six weeks in
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. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' said this photography was "significant" and included two weeks dedicated to filming that could not be completed during principal photography because of actor availability issues and COVID-related slowdowns. Cumberbatch confirmed the reshoots were being used to make adjustments to already shot material, while also filming parts that "were just impossible to do uring principal photographybecause of logistics, COVID etc." ''The Hollywood Reporter'' later reported that the reshoots would allow the film to have "more fun with the multiverse" by adding more cameo appearances and variants of established characters, similar to ''No Way Home'' and the first season of ''Loki''. The film's teaser trailer was released in late December and confirmed the involvement of
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as
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, reprising his role from ''Doctor Strange''. It also revealed that Cumberbatch would portray multiple versions of Strange in the film. The reshoots reportedly wrapped during the week of December 13, but additional filming continued in early January 2022. The latter was completed on January 8. By the end of the month, Raimi had assembled a cut of the film that would be presented to test audiences, and said there was potential for more reshoots to occur if the test screenings found that clarification or improvement were needed; Cumberbatch was working on further reshoots in the United Kingdom by March 13.
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, who portrayed Charles Xavier / Professor X in the ''X-Men'' film series, was revealed to be appearing in the film in an undisclosed role with the release of the full trailer in February 2022; Stewart was believed to be reprising the role of Xavier, which had previously been the subject of speculation. A poster for the film, released at the same time, additionally teased the inclusion of
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, a character who was introduced in ''What If...?''. Stewart initially denied that he was in the film, but soon admitted that he was. The trailer also revealed that Topo Wresniwiro would reprise his role of Hamir from ''Doctor Strange''. A creature resembling prominent Doctor Strange villain
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appears in the film, but it is given the name
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, which comes from a different comic book character, because the rights to the name Shuma-Gorath belong to
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. Gargantos' eye was modeled after that of Olsen's in order to foreshadow her role as the film's antagonist. The cosmic entity the
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also makes a brief appearance. Discussing Stewart's involvement, as well as assumptions based on the trailer that the Illuminati would be appearing in the film, Palmer said returning actors would not necessarily be portraying characters that had been seen before, and if Marvel Studios were to introduce the Illuminati they would do a "more MCU-driven" version of the group. The Illuminati's appearance was confirmed officially in March; and features actors portraying new versions of their characters from previous projects: Stewart plays a new version of Xavier that combines elements from his previous performances, including a line of dialogue from '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014), with elements from '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1992–1997); Ejiofor plays a new version of Mordo;
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portrays Captain Carter after voicing the ''What If...?'' version;
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plays a different version of Maria Rambeau / Captain Marvel from the one she portrayed in '' Captain Marvel'' (2019); and
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portrays an alternate version of Blackagar Boltagon / Black Bolt from his role in
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''
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'' (2017). Also in the group is
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as
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member
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. Krasinski had been a popular suggestion for the role by fans for some time, especially since the announcement of a new ''
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'' film set in the MCU. When Lynch was approached to return, she assumed she would be playing an ancestor of Rambeau and was surprised to learn she would be an alternate version of Captain Marvel. The Illuminati sequence was filmed in pieces, with many of the actors not being on set together. Krasinski's footage was filmed during reshoots to replace a planned cameo appearance by
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, who chose not to film the role because he did not believe a single day of filming was worth the risk of catching COVID-19 and spreading it to his family. Craig was reportedly set to portray the character Balder the Brave in the scene. Olsen never actually met Krasinski while shooting the scene in which Scarlet Witch kills Richards; Olsen filmed the scene instead with a
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. Waldron said the final line-up of the Illuminati was similar to the one in his first draft, but with some other suggestions coming from Feige. Waldron considered including
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, a member of the Illuminati in the comics, but Marvel had other plans for him in the MCU; Waldron's first draft also included an Earth-838 counterpart of
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's Hope van Dyne / The Wasp as a member of the Illuminati, who would have been killed by Maximoff clapping her hands to kill her.
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s by artist Soren Bendt for the Illuminati massacre scene suggest that, in addition to Balder the Brave, an Earth-838 counterpart of Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, who was previously portrayed by
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in ''
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'' (2008), was also considered for the group's lineup. There were also rumors that
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would be portraying an alternate version of
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in the film after being in contention for the role back in the 1990s before
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was cast as the
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in 2006. Waldron expressed interest in the idea, but Cruise was never approached due to his filming schedule for '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'' (2023) and '' Part Two'' (2024). Other rumors about potential cameos included an appearance of
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reprising his role as Wade Wilson / Deadpool from Fox's ''
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'' (2016) and ''
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'' (2018); Waldron confirmed there had been discussions about bringing Reynolds in to play Deadpool before they decided that the film was not "the right place" to feature him. Another character introduced in the film is Clea, with
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cast in the role. Waldron said they wanted to include her in the film but felt they needed to resolve Strange's relationship with Christine Palmer first, so the character's introduction was saved for the
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to set her up as a potential new love interest in a future story.
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,
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,
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,
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, Capital T,
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, WetaFX,
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, Crafty Apes and
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worked on the visual effects of the film. Framestore worked on the multiverse jumping sequence with Strange and Chavez, while Luma Pictures worked on the Gargantos fight scene. Perception also designed the film's main-on-end title sequence, which employs colorful
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visuals because Raimi wanted the sequence to "both compliment and contrast the film". Graham Churchyard served as costume designer and created most of the costumes for the film, with the exception of those intended for Black Bolt and Richards, both of which could not be completed in time due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and were done through the use of visual effects instead. In late August 2022, Waldron revealed that one of the first drafts of the film's script included a post-credits scene involving a seemingly alive Richards, but the idea was scrapped.


Music

''Doctor Strange'' composer
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was set to return for the sequel by October 2019, when Derrickson was set as director. After Raimi took over,
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was hired as composer; Elfman previously worked with Raimi on ''
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'' (1990), '' A Simple Plan'' (1998), ''
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'' (2002), ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), and ''
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'' (2013). Elfman said he would refer to Giacchino's ''Doctor Strange'' theme in a similar way to how he used Alan Silvestri's theme from ''The Avengers (2012 film), The Avengers'' (2012) when working on '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015). By February 2021, Elfman had begun working on music to be used during filming, but would not begin work on the actual score for the sequel for several months. In January 2022, Elfman revealed that he was working on completing the score, which included conducting an orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. Elfman's frequent collaborator Steve Bartek worked on the score remotely over Zoom (software), Zoom. Besides Giacchino's ''Doctor Strange'' theme, the score also features the song "WandaVision: Episode 2 (Original Soundtrack), WandaVision!" by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez from the ''WandaVision'' episode "Don't Touch That Dial", Ron Wasserman's main theme from ''X-Men: The Animated Series'', and Silvestri's "Captain America: The First Avenger (soundtrack), Captain America March" from ''Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011). A soundtrack album featuring Elfman's score was released digitally by Hollywood Records and Marvel Music on May 4, with three "spoiler tracks" that were excluded from the initial release being made available on May 20.


Marketing

A teaser trailer for the film was played after the end credits of ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'', before being released online on December 22, 2021. Matt Webb Mitovich of ''TVLine'' called it a "rousing, thrilling trailer" and noted the ending that revealed an alternate version of Strange. He believed this was Doctor Strange Supreme, an alternate version of the character introduced in ''What If...?''. ''Inverse (website), Inverse'' Alex Welch felt it was a "suitably psychedelic teaser, full of revelations and fun moments that should leave Marvel fans gobsmacked", and suggested the film would tie together "many of the multiversal threads left hanging" from ''No Way Home'', ''WandaVision'', and the first seasons of ''Loki'' and ''What If...?''. Writing for ''Decider (website), Decider'', Alex Zalben believed the film was a "direct result" of ''What If...?'', which "instantly mak[es] the animated series far more important than Marvel fans might have originally realized". James Grebey at ''Syfy Wire'' said there was "a very ominous aura to the whole trailer". Daniel Chin of ''The Ringer (website), The Ringer'' felt the trailer had "creepy imagery" and that it was "expected to separate itself from other Marvel projects even further by weaving in horror elements", while also noting how the film won't have to introduce the multiverse, and can instead explore it even further, and also how it'll be the "first real attempt to blend existing story lines from its Disney+ series with its big-screen properties", while he thought made it the "first major crossover event in Phase 4". Also in December, merchandise began to be made available with the reveal of Marvel Legends figures based on the film. A teaser aired during Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, with the full length trailer then debuting online. Justin Carter at ''Gizmodo'' highlighted how the trailer continued the first film's "visually trippy" approach to alternate dimensions while adding more horror elements, and was also excited by the brief appearance of America Chavez, while his colleague Germain Lussier felt, compared to the teaser, the trailer "raised the stakes exponentially with all manner of wild revelations and images". ''Entertainment Weekly'' Devan Coggan also felt the trailer was "trippy" and added that it "seems to have more in common with Raimi's iconic horror films". ''The Verge'' Charles Pulliam-Moore said the trailer did a better job conveying the film's plot than the teaser, and he felt the film would be the "culmination of the big-picture troubles" teased in ''WandaVision'' and ''Loki''. Many commentators noted the revelation of Patrick Stewart's involvement in the trailer and the implication he could reprise his ''X-Men'' role of Charles Xavier / Professor X, which led to speculation that ''Multiverse of Madness'' would introduce the MCU version of the Illuminati. RelishMix reported that the trailer had 93.12 million views in 24 hours across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram, which was the top trailer among those airing during the Super Bowl according to their metrics. Disney reported 143 million online views across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google searches, and 55 million broadcast views. Funko Pops based on the film were revealed in March 2022. In April, Procter & Gamble released a commercial promoting the film and Tide (brand), Tide laundry detergent featuring Wong and the Cloak of Levitation (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Cloak of Levitation. Later that month, Disney showcased the opening sequence of the film at CinemaCon. The film also partnered with G Fuel and Xbox, which created custom cobranded console kits and controllers inspired by the film, while also featuring a Jaeger-LeCoultre, Jaeger-Le Coultre watch in the film. It also partnered with Mori Building Company, a Japanese urban landscape developer, which turned its café and menu into an interactive photo op experience to promote the film. Additional partnerships included Cadillac, Maybank, Shell US in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and also Xiaomi and T-Mobile in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa, EMEA region. Three episodes of the series ''Marvel Studios: Legends'' were released on April 29, exploring Doctor Strange, Wong, and Scarlet Witch using footage from their previous MCU appearances. Eight VTubers from Hololive Production promoted the film in a special pre-premiere stream event on YouTube on May 3.


Release


Theatrical

''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' held its world premiere at the
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in
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on May 2, 2022. The film was released in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2022, and in the United States on May 6, in 4DX, RealD 3D, IMAX, Dolby Cinema, ScreenX, and Superscreen. It was originally set for release on May 7, 2021, but was pushed back to November 5, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before it was further shifted to March 25, 2022, after Sony rescheduled ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' to November 2021. In October 2021, it was shifted once more to its current May 2022 date. The film is part of Phase Four of the MCU. In April 2022, ''
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'' confirmed that the film would not be released in Saudi Arabia due to the inclusion of America Chavez, a gay character, given the region's censorship of LGBTQ references. Nawaf Alsabhan, Saudi Arabia's general supervisor of cinema classification, said the film had not been banned from the country but revealed that Disney was "not willing" to grant their request of cutting "barely 12 seconds" of a scene in which Chavez refers to her "two moms". The film had been set to release in several Persian Gulf countries on May 5, before advanced tickets were removed from cinema websites in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar. Tickets were still available in the United Arab Emirates, which ''The Hollywood Reporter'' stated was an indication that the film could still be released there. IMAX Corporation also confirmed that the film would not be released in Egypt. Cumberbatch was disappointed by the countries' decisions to not release the film, saying: "We've come to know from those repressive regimes that their lack of tolerance is exclusionary to people who deserve to be not only included, but celebrated for who they are and made to feel part of a society and a culture and not punished for their sexuality. It feels truly out of step with everything that we've experienced as a species, let alone where we're at globally more as a culture, but frankly, it's just even more reason why this isn't tokenism to include an LGBTQ+ community member". ''Deadline Hollywood'' reported in late April that the film was unlikely to be released in China after a newspaper box for ''The Epoch Times'', a newspaper that opposes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was noticed in the film's trailer. It had been submitted for review to Chinese officials by that time. In mid-May, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the situation was complicated but noted that the film was already commercially successful without a release in China.


Home media

The film began streaming on
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on June 22, 2022, with the option to view the theatrical version of the film or an IMAX Enhanced version. It was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD-Video, DVD on July 26. The home media includes audio commentary, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and various behind-the-scenes featurettes. According to Samba TV, ''Multiverse of Madness'' was watched by 2.1 million U.S. households within its first five days of being available on Disney+; this was comparable to the viewership of ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'' (2021) and ''Eternals (film), Eternals'' (2021).


Reception


Box office

''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' grossed $411.3million in the United States and Canada and $544.4million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $955.8million. It is the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2022. The film grossed $42 million in ticket presales through Fandango Media, Fandango, and sold the most tickets on the platform since '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), while also surpassing ticket presales for ''The Batman (film), The Batman'' (2022) within 24 hours. Its worldwide opening weekend of $452.4 million was the List of highest-grossing openings for films, ninth-largest opening ever, and marked the highest May debut of all-time for
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($33 million). In the United States and Canada, the film grossed $187.4million in its opening weekend, surpassing the $151million opening weekend gross of ''
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'' (2007) to become the highest of Sam Raimi's career. It grossed $90.7million on its opening day, which included $36million from Thursday previews. The preview was the second-best preview during the pandemic behind ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' and the overall eighth-largest preview performance, while the opening-day gross was the seventh-highest in industry history. The film's $90.7 million opening day tally is also the largest single May day total of all time. In its second weekend, the film grossed $61 million, becoming one of the MCU's biggest second-weekend box office drops. The 67% decline was attributed by ''Deadline Hollywood'' to the "bad word of mouth" on the film and its CinemaScore grade, while EntTelligence saw more than 17% downsize of available seats for the film, resulting in less showtimes which also led to the decline. In its third weekend, the film grossed $31.6million. The film grossed $17million in its fourth weekend for a running total of $376.1million, passing ''The Batman''s $369.3million to become the highest-grossing film of 2022 (later surpassed by ''Top Gun: Maverick''). Outside the United States and Canada, ''Multiverse of Madness'' grossed $265 million from 49 markets within its opening weekend, landing at number one in numerous markets. The film grossed $27.2million from 20 markets on its opening day, surpassing the first-day overall results of ''
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'' (2016) by 153% and ''The Batman'' by 210%, but falling behind ''No Way Home'' by 4%. The film had the highest opening day gross for a film released during the
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in the Philippines and Thailand, with $1.2million in both markets, and the second-best ditto in France ($3million), Italy ($2.2million), and Germany ($1.8million). In Malaysia, the film grossed $1.6million on its opening day to become the second highest in the country's history. The film grossed $10.3million from its previews in Latin America, including from Mexico ($3.5million) and Brazil ($2.7million). , the film's largest markets are the United Kingdom ($51.4million), South Korea ($49.2million), Mexico ($40.6million), Brazil ($33.1million), and France ($27.7million).


Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 74%, with an average score of 6.5/10, based on 446 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' labors under the weight of the sprawling MCU, but Sam Raimi's distinctive direction casts an entertaining spell." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on 65 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 82% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 69% saying they would definitely recommend it. Don Kaye of ''Den of Geek'' gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, feeling that it would "please the legions of established fans by embracing the comic book weirdness of it all with vigor and abandon, as Sam Raimi creates possibly the MCU's most off-the-wall entry yet". He praised Raimi's directing style of the film that he regarded as one of "the most singularly identifiable vision of an MCU director". He also praised Olsen's performance which brought a "real, palpable, heartbreaking grief to the part along with an electrifying single-mindedness" and McAdams' appearance which was "given more to do" in the film, but felt Gomez's role was "reduced to the role of exposition machine in the course of the film's events". Owen Gleiberman of ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' felt that the film was "a ride, a head trip, a CGI horror jam, a what-is-reality Marvel brainteaser and, at moments, a bit of an ordeal. It's a somewhat engaging mess, but a mess all the same." He found Raimi's direction in a number of scenes in the film had "the companionable spirit and shifting imagistic flair he showed in the first two ''Spider-Man'' films". Leah Greenblatt from ''Entertainment Weekly'' praised Raimi's take on Doctor Strange and direction, saying the film felt like "many disparate and often deeply confusing things — comedy, camp horror, maternal drama, sustained fireball" but different from previous MCU films; Greenblatt called this experience "wildly refreshing", having been 28 films into the MCU. ''Deadline Hollywood'' Pete Hammond also praised Raimi's direction and storytelling, which he thought was a "successfully entertainingly" mix of "kind of dark, terrifying" storytelling with established MCU characters, and felt it was similar to his previous horror films, such as ''The Evil Dead'' (1981). Amelia Emberwing at ''IGN'' rated it a 7 out of 10 and said that there was "something about this newest chapter" of the MCU, concluding that the film was "a Sam Raimi film through and through". Nicholas Barber of BBC.com called it "as gleefully outlandish as any independent cult movie". ''
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'' John Defore wrote that while longtime Raimi fans may "be deflated" by the Kamar-Taj battle scene in ''Multiverse of Madness'', the director shows flashes of his "distinctive style" in the following scenes. He also thought the film was "unsatisfying in some respects", but praised the final act, which he felt starts to "play more to Raimi's strengths – [it's] looser, more kinetic and occasionally goofy despite hebig stakes". Justin Chang of the ''Los Angeles Times'' gave the film a positive review, and also praised the film for Raimi's direction. He called the film an "alternately goofy and grisly story that pauses every so often to unleash a tidal wave of grief". Chang praised the performances, particularly Cumberbatch's and Olsen's, while also praising the visuals and the film's approach to the multiverse, which he felt allowed it to "pose a few playful questions about fate, predestination and human decency", and its difference from traditional "quip-a-minute tone that is the Marvel enterprise's preferred comic idiom". ''Empire (film magazine), Empire'' Dan Jolin rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising Raimi's direction and the action sequences, which he felt were creative, and felt the film was "Marvel's most deranged and energetic movie yet, as much of a winning comeback for director Sam Raimi as it is a mega-budget exercise in universal stakes-raising." David Sims of ''The Atlantic'' called the film "surprisingly good" and also praised Raimi's direction, remarking that he was glad to "see space for a real genre auteur amid all the multiversal machinations" in the MCU, though he criticized the pacing and the cast. Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, and gave the film a critical but mostly positive review. He concluded his review by saying that "infinite realities tend to reduce the dramatic impact of any one single reality, and reduces what there is at stake in a given situation. Nonetheless, it’s handled with lightness and fun". ''IndieWire'' David Ehrlich also gave a more critical review, as he felt that Doctor Strange's character had been "diluted" after the events of ''No Way Home'', and said "slowly, gradually, and then with great enthusiasm, what begins as a staid tale of people hurling CGI at larger pieces of CGI while yammering on about whatever new thing is threatening all existence evolves into something less familiar: a violent, wacky, drag-me-to-several-different-hells at once funhouse of a film". He remarked that while he thought Raimi's style in the film was "not enough to make ''Multiverse of Madness'' a great movie, ... it was enough to make it a real Sam Raimi movie". Brian Tallerico of ''RogerEbert.com'' rated the film 2 out of 4 stars, and gave it a negative review, feeling the film was "sewn together from pieces of other films, comic books, and TV shows and given life with the electricity of a Marvel budget" and labeled it a "Frankenstein movie". He criticized the characterization in the film, and felt that "the story keeps coming back to incredibly shallow character traits like Wanda's grief, Strange's unspoken love for Christine, or America's uncertainty about her own powers" instead of focusing on the potential of the multiverse, and criticized the use of CGI, though he added that the film did contain Raimi's "visual flair". Alonso Duralde of ''TheWrap'' also gave a negative review, comparing the film's use of the multiverse to that of ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' (2022), and wrote "Daniels' boldly inventive indie movie explodes with wit and nerve and character – most of which are prominently missing from this latest MCU adventure", and also criticized the screenplay of the film, which he thought was "so crowded with plot and incident and magical doodads that there's no room for the characters", though he praised Elfman's score and the visuals.


Accolades


Documentary special

In February 2021, the documentary series ''Marvel Studios: Assembled'' was announced. The special on this film, ''Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'', was released on Disney+ on July 8, 2022.


Notes


References

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