Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness not only explored the multiverse and its many dangers but also gave a whole new meaning to dreams in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and through that, it made two Iron Man moments more heartbreaking. The MCU’s Phase 4 is introducing new events, characters, and concepts, and the main one so far is the multiverse, which was teased in the TV show Loki and explored deeper in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, all of them impacting the future of this connected universe.
Directed by Sam Raimi and set after the multiverse chaos in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness saw Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) protecting America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), a teenager with the power of traveling between dimensions by punching open portals, from a dark force that has been hunting her across dimensions. This threat is revealed to be none other than Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), who is looking to acquire America’s powers so she can reunite with her children, Billy and Tommy, who she created during her time in Westview in WandaVision. America’s introduction led to the MCU explaining a couple of things about its multiverse, including something very important about dreams.
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Right at the beginning of Doctor Strange 2, Strange has a dream about a variant of himself running away from danger with America, and when she arrives at the MCU’s main timeline and meets Wong (Benedict Wong) and Strange, America explains to them that dreams and nightmares are much more than that: all those events are real, but they’re happening in another reality within the multiverse, so
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