Doctor Strange 2: What Kevin Feige's Evil Dead II Promise Means

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When Scott Derrickson, the director of the original Doctor Strange movie, stepped down from helming the sequel – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – due to creative differences, Marvel Studios was left in the unenviable position of filling the director’s chair on a fast-tracked, highly anticipated superhero tentpole with a release date quickly approaching. Since the multiverse-bending sequel promises to blend standard superhero action with Lovecraftian cosmic horror, Marvel arguably ended up hiring the perfect replacement: Sam Raimi.

Raimi is renowned for directing both the Evil Dead and Spider-Man trilogies. With the former, he revolutionized low-budget indie horror cinema. With the latter, he revolutionized big-budget comic book movies. If Multiverse of Madness promises to be a combination of the two, Raimi is the best man for the job. When Solo: A Star Wars Story lost its original directors due to their idiosyncratic voice, Ron Howard was hired to turn it into a safe, bland, middle-of-the-road sci-fi actioner. With Multiverse of Madness, Marvel’s head honcho Kevin Feige is taking the opposite approach.

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Instead of tasking his new director with emulating Derrickson’s style, Feige is encouraging Raimi to follow his own creative compass and lean into his own distinctive cinematic voice. In a recent interview with Empire, Feige said, “We want it to be a Sam Raimi movie. We would give notes like, ‘This action is cool – you’re competing with Avengers and Spider-Man, no problem – but don’t forget the Sam Raimi parts.’ You will see just how Sam Raimi it is, in ways that will make fans of Evil Dead II very happy.” Released six years after the groundbreaking