Doctor Strange 2 Plot Is Influenced By Several Key MCU Movies
Director Sam Raimi recently shared that the plot for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was influenced by several important MCU films. The follow-up to 2016's Doctor Strange takes place after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, in which Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) cast a spell to protect Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and accidentally opened the multiverse, causing alternate realities to clash with their own. In the upcoming film, the sorcerer teams up with fellow sorcerer Wong (Benedict Wong), Avengers teammate Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), and newcomer America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) to fix the problem with the multiverse.
The film will feature a comprehensive cast of characters, including variants, alternate versions, and cameos of prominent Marvel heroes and villains. This will include the return of Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) from the first Doctor Strange film, as well as new versions of older characters such as Professor X, portrayed by Patrick Stewart, who first played the character in the original X-Men film series, and Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell), who made her debut in Marvel's animated Disney+ series What If...?. As a result of the multiverse premise, the sequel's storyline promises to be intricate, weaving in a large cast of characters.
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Raimi recently sat down with Screen Rant to discuss Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The director was asked about how Loki and Spider-Man: No Way Home's stories influenced his new film. Raimi explained that although Loki and No Way Home were important in plotting the upcoming film, other MCU projects also played a part in
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