Doctor Strange 2 Writer Discusses Potential For An MCU Secret Wars Storyline

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Since it debuted in theaters worldwide earlier this month,Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has left more than a few questions unanswered. In addition to the multiple cameos and loose endings, the film included the first-ever mention of the incursions, a new idea that could radically change the future of the MCU's Multiverse Saga.

The incursions are a crucial concept in the MCU and refer to the moment in which the multiverse timeline contracts. While they are briefly mentioned in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the 2015 comic book miniseries Secret Wars provides further insight into their origins and the true consequences that incursions have on the fabric of time. The fact that the film decided to introduce the concept teases the possibility of a Secret Wars storyline.

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In a recent interview with Gizmodo, writer Michael Waldron addressed Marvel's choice to include the notion of incursions in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and what implications it may have on the saga. While not directly mentioning an upcoming live-action adaptation of Secret Wars, Waldron did explain that previous Marvel Studios projects introduced concepts and immediately teased what would come next, such as Avengers mentioning space as a way to foreshadow Thanos. «Well, I guess I think of it akin to it in the way that as soon as the MCU introduced the notion of space, of going to space, they teased Thanos almost immediately. There was Thor. And then Avengers was the first movie where there was a threat from the stars. And here comes Thanos. Obviously, there was a big build from there,» Waldron said. «So I think that maybe I always thought of the