Ī teenager with the ability to travel between dimensions by punching open doorways.
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo: A former Master of the Mystic Arts and mentor-turned-enemy of Strange, who is hunting other sorcerers.Olsen also portrays an alternate version of the character.
Olsen was largely unaware of the Multiverse of Madness story while filming WandaVision and tried to ensure Maximoff's role in the film honored the events of the series rather than having the series be affected by the film. The film continues Maximoff's "ownership of what makes her unique and the accountability of her life experience" that began in the series WandaVision (2021), with an example of this being a return to an accent that is more true to her Sokovian heritage after some of the previous MCU films had moved to an Americanized version. Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch:Ī former Avenger who can harness chaos magic, engage in telepathy and telekinesis, and alter reality, whom Strange seeks for assistance regarding the multiverse.Cumberbatch also portrays multiple alternate versions of the character, including "Sinister Strange", "Defender Strange", and "Supreme Strange". Waldron also hoped to explore what effect the events Strange has gone through in his previous MCU appearances would have on him. Writer Michael Waldron compared Strange to Indiana Jones as a hero who can "take a punch", but with the intellect of chef Anthony Bourdain, and added he is a "great adventure hero you just like to watch kick ass". Stephen Strange:Ī neurosurgeon who became a Master of the Mystic Arts following a career-ending car accident. Shooting also occurred in Surrey and Los Angeles.ĭoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 6, 2022, as part of Phase Four of the MCU.Ĭumberbatch and Olsen announcing the film at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con Production resumed by March 2021 and concluded in mid-April in Somerset. Filming began in November 2020 in London but was put on hold in January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Derrickson stepped down as director in January 2020, citing creative differences, with Waldron and Raimi joining the next month and starting over. 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. He signed to return as director in December 2018, when Cumberbatch was confirmed to return.
In the film, Strange and his allies travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary.ĭoctor Strange director and co-writer Scott Derrickson had plans for a sequel by October 2016. The film is directed by Sam Raimi, written by Michael Waldron, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the sequel to Doctor Strange (2016) and the 28th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange.