Doctor Strange 2's Illuminati Scene Even Shocked Sam Raimi
Warning: the following article contains major spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness screenwriter Michael Waldron reveals that the Illuminati death scenes even shocked director Sam Raimi. Although the multiverse has previously been seen in the MCU in projects like Loki and December's wildly successful Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness takes the concept to an entirely new level. The film sees Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) face off against Wanda, aka Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), after she embarks on a deadly, universe-hopping quest to reunite with her two children by any means necessary.
The subject of many rumors before the film's release, Marvel's Illuminati make their long-awaited MCU debut partway through the film, when Strange and America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) travel to Earth-838. The secretive group consists of Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mordo, John Krasinski as Reed Richards, Lashana Lynch as Captain Marvel, Hayley Atwell as Captain Carter, Anson Mount as Black Bolt, and Patrick Stewart as Professor X. Fans barely have time to process the fun cameos, however, before Scarlet Witch arrives and swiftly dispatches of each and every member of the Illuminati in startling, gory fashion.
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In a new interview with IndieWire, Waldron explains that his bold decisions regarding the deaths of the members of the Illuminati even shocked the film's director. Waldron reveals that he made the deaths gruesome in the script specifically because Raimi, well-known for his work in the horror genre, was attached to direct. Waldron goes on to explain that he believes
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