Doctor Strange 2 Cut Scene Saw Scarlet Witch Decapitate 616 Mordo
WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Doctor Strange 2
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness nearly saw the Scarlet Witch decapitate the MCU’s Earth-616 version of Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Baron Mordo. The first Doctor Strange film introduces Mordo as an ally and advocate of Stephen Strange. After finding out that the Ancient One drew power from the Dark Dimension and witnessing Strange use the Eye of Agamotto to broker a deal with Dormammu, he leaves the Masters of the Mystic Arts. That film’s post-credits scene sees Mordo stealing Jonathan Pangborn’s magic before claiming there are too many sorcerers in the world, suggesting he could be the sequel’s villain.
While Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch serves as the villain of Sam Raimi’s Multiverse of Madness, audiences also see Ejiofor’s character return, albeit a different version of him. Partway through the film, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange and Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez escape the Scarlet Witch by traveling through the MCU’s multiverse to Earth-838. There, they meet Master Mordo and the utopian society’s star-studded Illuminati. However, most of the Illuminati are swiftly slaughtered by Scarlet Witch when she dream walks into that reality’s Wanda. That said, Multiverse of Madness almost featured both versions of Mordo, with the original being murdered early on in the film.
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After releasing in theaters in May, Multiverse of Madness became available to stream on Disney+ and purchase on digital on June 22. In the audio commentary from the digital release (via The Direct), Raimi and writer Michael Waldron discuss an opening scene between Wanda and Mordo that was scrapped
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