Dr Strange

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness reveals that Strange now possesses a third eye. These are the potential reasons why it happened.

On the other hand, Doctor Strange only used the Darkhold as a last resort to stop Scarlet Witch. Granted, he committed the sin of Dreamwalking in the corpse of one of his multiversal variants, but that doesn't justify why his body was affected to the point of growing a third eye. Doctor Strange's next MCU appearance simply needs to confirm whether or not this is the case. This seems to suggest that the third eye is a direct consequence of using the Darkhold and that the Doctor Strange variant from universe 616 is doomed to go down a similar path. Instead, it may have accelerated the development of a special ability that only sorcerers as powerful as Doctor Strange eventually get to unlock. It pulled Agatha Harkness and Scarlet Witch into villainy, and Doctor Strange grew a third eye despite limiting his exposure to it. However, Doctor Strange's third eye, a tool that the Ancient One only hinted at during their first encounter in 2016's Doctor Strange, had never really appeared in the MCU before the Master of the Mystic Arts' battle against the Scarlet Witch.

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And be sure to follow Disney+ on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, with Michael Stühlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. The film is directed by Sam Raimi, and Kevin Feige is the producer. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

A guide to movies and TV shows you should see before you stream "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."

The latest edition of " The Frame" features a matte, anti-reflection display. "Everything Everywhere All at Once" is now available to purchase on Prime Video, and is still showing select in theaters. You can stream all five seasons of "Rick and Morty" on Hulu or HBO Max, or catch the latest episodes on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. All four seasons of "Infinity Train" are available to stream on HBO Max. The trippy 2020 movie "Palm Springs" stars Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg as a maid of honor and wedding guest, respectively, who hook up, only to get trapped in a time loop. This popular animated series by Dan Harmon ("Community") and Justin Roiland follows the mad (and usually intoxicated) scientist Rick and his grandson Morty as they go on adventures across the multiverse with the aid of Rick's inventions. That's more reason to check out "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" now. In late April, a new TV commercial for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" featured an apparent flash of Peggy Carter's Union Jack shield from the comics (and a certain episode of "What If..."). The ad fueled speculation that the Carter character will play a role in the new film. Turns out "Spider-Man: No Way Home" wasn't Spidey's first time at the multiverse rodeo. The first episode is called "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?" So, um, yeah, you might want to start with that one. Plus, we've got family-friendly TV show and movie suggestions, recommendations for the best Hulu originals and a crash course on everything you should catch up on before Vol. 2 of "Stranger Things" Season 4. In preparation for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," you're definitely going to want to see the first film to fully explore the MCU multiverse.

Disney+ confirmed when in the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness occurred.

This is why it's odd that Hawkeye, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and now Doctor Strange have never referenced it; but hopefully, that timeline issue will be resolved in future stories. If this proves to be the case, this means Multiverse of Madness happened before Peter Parker moved into that New York City apartment and took a swing in his new suit through the snow. Dane Whitman, as well as others, saw this happen. However, now knowing that Multiverse of Madness happened before Hawkeye raises a few questions. Even though the MCU is deep into Phase 4, Marvel series and big-screen films aren't always released in chronological order. - Ant-Man

Disney+ revealed today that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film to join the streaming platform in IMAX ...

In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Stephen must explore multiple dimensions to prevent a powerful villain from conquering the entire universe. With Ms. Marvel still going strong after three episodes, the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse Disney+ release should also give hardcore fans some more means to pass the time before the next MCU secret is revealed. Love or hate Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it’s impossible to ignore that Raimi is a filmmaker with a beautiful personal style, which he gladly brought to the MCU. So, having 26% more of Raimi is a good enough reason to watch (or rewatch) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on Disney+.

Ritchie Palmer: "And swing you did. Those Jonathan Hickman Illuminati comics were some of the greatest comics ever written, I think those New Avengers comics ...

The Wasp is known as one of the first key members of the Avengers in Marvel Comics' history, having appeared alongside Ant-Man, Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk nearly 60 years ago. "Yeah, I think I watched Aliens and was just thinking about the way those Marines get massacred, and, yeah, I was glad it worked. Waldron then explained how, initially, the Wasp was included in a version of the Illuminati, although the other team members weren't revealed. Waldron: "I was just trying to get through the first draft of the script desperately in August of 2020. And I just thought, 'Well, why don't I take a swing and drop the Illuminati in there?'" This included another version of Bruce Campbell's post-credits scene as the Pizza Poppa and a deleted moment with Rachel McAdams' Christine Palmer that gave further depth to her history with Strange.

Commentary: As Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hits Disney Plus, we're running the risk of the multiverse and fan-service cameos making ...

No Way Home showed there's a way to utilize fan-pleasing appearances to improve the storytelling and character-building experience. It's not just the MCU. Sony's Morbius teased the appearance of Spider-Man: Homecoming's Vulture (Michael Keaton) in commercials, but it ended up being a midcredits tease. The use of cameos is powerful. Then I thought back to the last time I felt this way, and it was another Marvel property. seeing Black Bolt's brain sort of pop made me cringe). But there was a feeling of emptiness that followed. It's what I had feared: The massive success of No Way Home, which brought back Spider-Men from two previous franchises, has set off a trend of multiverse-inspired cameos.

Strange – portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch – is a great character: powerful but flawed; compassionate but prideful. When he features in a movie that bears his name, you can be sure that it's not only his magical powers that will be tested. The good doctor ...

– I invite you to consider what path you have set down: the one of pride, or the one of humility. We see it, too, in ourselves, in the mirror, in our own prayer and discernment. Are we seeking solely after riches, honors and pride, and in so doing demanding that the world look at us, look at me? We see it on the big screen in fictionalized sorcerers; we see it in our daily lives in neighbors and colleagues. And yet, we can’t help ourselves from wandering down this path – even with the best of intentions. For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate. St. Ignatius of Loyola, in the Spiritual Exercises, gives us two standards with which to interrogate our impulses. … For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want. He’s a hero in the eyes of many. In one such podcast, in preparation for the recently released “Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the hosts were discussing how Dr. Stephen Strange – the surgeon-turned-sorcerer – is really too powerful. We, too, are faced with the question – Are you happy? They literally need to put Dr. Strange in a different dimension so that Spiderman can be the protagonist of his own movie.

Stream the latest MCU film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Elizabeth Olsen, Rachel McAdams and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The first season of What If...? is available to stream now on Disney+. In late April, a new TV commercial for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness featured a flash of Peggy Carter's Union Jack shield from the comics (and a certain episode of What If...?). The ad fueled speculation that the Carter character will play a role in the new film. Ahead, find out how to watch Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness online and where to catch up on other MCU films and TV series. Released in 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home picks up right after the events of 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home. Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) has been framed for murder and had his real identity exposed to the world. On a quest to heal his injuries, Strange travels to Nepal to study mystic arts and unlocks his true potential as a magician. The 2016 movie, available to stream now on Disney+, tells the story of Stephen Strange (played by Benedict Cumberbatch), a brilliant, but self-involved neurosurgeon who loses everything after his hands are damaged in a car accident.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney+, and since the masses can see it at home, Marvel Studios has updated its official ...

"In the same way that Sam Raimi's Spider-Man helped cement what a modern superhero blockbuster could be, it feels like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is one of the first postmodern superhero blockbusters. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney+, and since the masses can see it at home, Marvel Studios has updated its official Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline to include the film. The MCU timeline has become an increasingly complicated thing in Phase 4, but the timeline does match up with the release order of the films – presuming No Way Home also took place after Eternals. However, the real complications continue to be the natural questions and inconsistencies that tend to arise.

But even though the latest Spider-Man movie preceded Strange in theaters by almost five months, Doctor Strange will be streaming on Disney Plus weeks before No ...

But Disney's "windows" -- the period of time after a movie opens in theaters but before it starts streaming -- have been all over the map. Sony and Starz, on the other hand, have been locked in a deal struck years ago, before the pandemic sped up how quickly new films reach a streaming service. Even though the pandemic upended movie release traditions, Sony's deal with Starz still abides by those pre-pandemic standards. Almost immediately, Disney reimagined the service as an outlet to release big new movies. Each company can arrange to "borrow" the characters (and the actors who play them) from the other to be part of its own MCU films. So Starz will start streaming No Way Home on July 15.

The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie is now on Disney+. Here's what you need to know before diving into the multiverse!

Even if Thor’s half-brother Loki makes no appearance in Multiverse of Madness, the show does connect to the movie by introducing multiverses. Both Multiverse of Madness and Loki share a head writer in Michael Waldron, but Marvel resisted the temptation to force a connection between the two properties. In the process, she consumes Agatha’s dark magic, becoming the imperious Scarlet Witch. The series ends with Westview freed and Agatha seemingly destroyed, but with Wanda retreating to the mystical Mount Wundagore, where she uses her Scarlet Witch form to study a book of evil called the Darkhold. Although we all saw Vision die in Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision begins with not only the synthezoid alive and married to Wanda Maximoff, but the couple appears to be living in a black and white sitcom. Multiverse of Madness is the 28th feature film in the franchise, and that’s not counting numerous one-shots and television specials. Mere weeks after it debuted in theaters, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hit Disney+ on June 22.

Aside from liking and loving the film, the only true and worthwhile bonus feature is the Audio Commentary Track featuring Sam Raimi, Michael Waldron, and Richie ...

Aside from liking and loving the film, the only true and worthwhile bonus feature is the Audio Commentary Track featuring Sam Raimi, Michael Waldron, and Richie Palmer. If commentary tracks are your thing, then purchasing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on digital is the best way to go. The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness home media release comes with three featurettes, three deleted scenes, a blooper reel, and a commentary track with Sam Raimi, Micahel Waldron, and Richie Palmer. The upsetting part is that aside from the commentary track, the rest of the features can easily be found online. The commentary track is a must for MCU film nerds, or anyone looking for creative inspiration. However, if you’re the type to watch the bonus features of home media releases, then that’s another story. Dr. Strange and America Chavez’s universe-hopping adventure to escape the Scarlet Witch is now streaming on Disney+! When it is so easily accessible to watch the film, what is the best way to watch it? Chances are, if you’re a Marvel fan, you already have Disney+ because of the MCU shows.

A sly allusion to X-men '97 has surfaced in the closed captions of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Indeed, a rendition of the X-Men: The Animated Series theme is heard when Charles appears on-screen, but according to the official closed captions provided by Disney+, it's meant as a bit of an Easter egg. It is on Earth-838 that Strange and Chavez are apprehended by the Illuminati, a "meeting-of-the-minds" style team of superheroes who convene to make decisions that shape the fate of their world. It's called X-Men '97 and it actually has a connection to Doctor Strange 2.

I don't want to spoil his identity, but his name rhymes with "Mizza Moppa."

When the MCU’s Strange tells Pizza Poppa to back off, the Poppa gets ready to squirt mustard on what he believes is an imposter and a thief, only for Strange to magically cause Poppa to squirt the mustard in his own face and then begin punching himself in the face... But in his jaunt through the multiverse, Strange managed to create a new foe—one that might test him to his limits. If you’ve seen Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, you know the Marvel hero faces a bevy of villains—Gargantos the tentacle monster, the mentally unbalanced Scarlet Witch, and even an extremely evil version of himself.

Daniel Craig almost appeared in Doctor Strange 2 and it's easy to see why fans are taking about it. Major spoilers for Doctor Strange 2 ahead.

That tweet contained a GIF of Craig, implying that he was the actor. However, it turns out that we almost had one more, as it was recently revealed that James Bond star Daniel Craig almost appeared in the film too. Would you have liked to see Daniel Craig play a version of Mr. Fantastic or Balder the Brave in the MCU? Let us know in the comments below! Major spoilers for Doctor Strange 2 ahead. In response to the news that Daniel Craig almost made a cameo appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, digital artist BossLogic took to social media to share an incredible image, imagining what Daniel Craig could have looked like as Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mr. Fantastic. And just to make it all the more of a “What If…?” scenario, digital artist Boss Logic has given us an idea of what he could have looked like.

So, a note for the uninitiated movie watchers who for the first time want to see Benedict Cumberbatch play a comic-book wizard (as he has in several preceding ...

It helps that his horror-comedy track record jibes with the occulty origins and vibes of the Strange character, opening the door for Marvelified riffs on Deadites, Necronomicons and the like. But the shenanigans involve the type of character reveals that get the in-deep MCUers’ cockles in a fever, multiversal variations on the Strange character, a reality where red means go and green means stop, an A+ Bruce Campbell cameo (and one by the immortal ’73 Oldsmobile Delta 88), dialogue such as “This is the Gap Junction – the space between universes,” and not one, but two crazy-powerful magic books, neither of which demand the utterance of Klaatu Barada NAHEMGHHRRN in order to free them from some ancient magical temple. Sex and Skin: None. Doctor Strange does not put the hex in sex. So, a note for the uninitiated movie watchers who for the first time want to see Benedict Cumberbatch play a comic-book wizard (as he has in several preceding movies), a demographic that likely does not exist: Your hope of understanding what happens in this movie is less than nil. OR WAS IT, because we’ll eventually learn that the stuff of dreams is actually the stuff of parallel universes, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves, because we have events from movies from 2016 and 2019 to still talk about here. LET IT HERETOFORE BE DECLARED that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (now on Disney+), being the 28th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a complicated endeavor.

Disney+ has added Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to the official MCU timeline, making their Phase 4 order even more confusing.

The fact that Shang-Chi didn't appear in Doctor Strange either means that the post-credits scene of Shang-Chi took place after Doctor Strange 2, or the events teased in that clip have already taken place at the time Doctor Strange 2 picks up. Both took place before the events of Infinity War, though Ant-Man took place in the months leading up to Thanos' Infinity War attack and Captain Marvel was set in the '90s, decades before either of those projects. While the film featured several cameos from other Marvel actors and characters, they largely took place in an alternate universe, so there was no sense given of when this film took place in the larger scope of the MCU proper, other than the fact that it obviously took place after the multiverse-shattering antics of 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, which featured Doctor Strange in a major role.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness introduced a new character in its mid-credits scene, and it's a powerful and important one.

The mid-credits scene of Doctor Strange 2 introduced a new character, Clea (Charlize Theron), a sorceress who arrived to ask Doctor Strange for help as his actions have triggered an incursion – and here’s who she is and why she’s important to Doctor Strange. Clea met Strange when he was asked by the Ancient One to travel to the Dark Dimension as Dormammu was planning to conquer Earth, and Clea, who was impressed by his courage, followed him and warned him about facing her uncle. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4 is exploring the multiverse, its many dangers, and the variety of characters who live in it, and after taking a look at the chaos it can unleash in Spider-Man: No Way Home, it explored some of its consequences in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), aka The Wasp, could have appeared in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Marvel Studios. Marvel's ...

Waldron continued: "Yeah, I think I watched Aliens and was just thinking about the way those Marines get massacred, and, yeah, I was glad it worked. And I just thought, 'Well, why don't I take a swing and drop the Illuminati in there?'" head writer Michael Waldron said ( via The Direct). Didn't really have a second half of the second act and had no idea where the hell I was going.

The character was a part of the film in the earlier drafts and could have been linked to the Illuminati in the crucial sequence of the film.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness successfully appeased the fans with those cameos; however, the response to it has been divisive as fans expected to see a lot more of them. Waldron: I was just trying to get through the first draft of the script desperately in August of 2020. Didn't really have a second half of the second act and had no idea where the hell I was going. People were thrilled to see the Illuminati assemble on-screen in Multiverse of Madness. But their murder came as a shock to them just ten minutes later. If Wasp had made it in the film, it would have been her who would have made the cut for the worst demise, wherein Wanda would have humiliated Wasp's most significant powers. I think I watched Aliens and was just thinking about the way those Marines get massacred, and, yeah, I was glad it worked.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness introduced a live-action version of the Illuminati to the masses, including returning characters from other ...

Let us know your thoughts either in the comments section or by hitting our writer @AdamBarnhardt up on Twitter to chat all things MCU! Kevin always encouraged us to push it further. "Those Jonathan Hickman Illuminati comics were some of the greatest comics ever written, I think those New Avengers comics from the Secret Wars era," Palmer adds.

A breakdown of every character that was cut from Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

For instance, eliminating the additional Variant of Wong and Christine likely led to a tighter film and one that focused more on Strange, Wanda, and America Chavez. The fact that the film went in a different direction is actually a good thing. While Derickson never got the chance to actually shoot his Doctor Strange sequel, the concept of dreams did play a role in Raimi's take on the film. However, a deleted Doctor Strange 2 scene confirmed that her heel turn was supposed to be conveyed even earlier. It's unclear why Wasp didn't make it past the first draft, but it could have been due to scheduling issues with getting Lilly in for filming. Still, there is evidence to suggest that a Loki cameo had been in the works. Writer Michael Waldron revealed on the film's commentary track that Hope Van Dyne's Wasp was originally part of the Illuminati roster. Evangeline Lilly's character was also supposed to fight Wanda too, coming at the Scarlet Witch in full, pint-sized, force. “It did change a little bit from what I was originally told, [which was] that it would be three different versions, and we wound up with two different versions in the end. Surprisingly, this member of Earth-838's secret society wasn't just considered in concept art or first drafts of the script. In addition to Rachel McAdam's Christine Palmer, Benedict Wong's Wong, and Xochitl Gomez's America Chavez, the former Sorcerer Supreme also shared the Doctor Strange 2 spotlight with Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff, fresh off of her own solo project, WandaVision. In addition to playing Earth-616's version of Strange's love interest who marries someone else, McAdams also played a Variant of Christine on Earth-838.

Led by director Sam Raimi, he's joined by writer Michael Waldron and producer Richie Palmer as the three break down the movie, giving insight to a lot of ...

At one point, Waldron had a different reveal for the ending of the movie. And there's a funny story where Charlie actually has the prop of the fork from Army of Darkness that he brought to set that day… They changed it around for a few reasons, one of which was so the story of Strange vs. The scene didn't build tension or raise the stakes, so it was cut. It's the fork that the tiny Ash's use on real Ash's butt. This character is essentially the personification of law--more importantly, multiversal law. That was Raimi's idea as he said, "Get me a leg on a broom!" The movie's writer, Michael Waldron played the best man in the wedding scene, but most of his scenes were cut, according to him on commentary. "Yeah, we like update with images from some of the more recent Disney+ series and movies and make sure that it's always up-to-date with some of the coolest images from our movies," explained producer Richie Palmer. "This one, we did something special. Movies Anywhere hooked us up with a code of the movie for this coverage. However, it also arrived on various digital retailers available for purchase, and with purchase, you actually get access to the audio commentary for the movie. I think it was Sam [Raimi] and Bob Murawski, our editor, and Kevin [Feige] came together and said, 'You know, we should do something special for Doctor Strange and put in more images of Doctor Strange and Wanda in there than we've ever seen before.