Doctor Strange 2 Writer Stands By Scarlet Witch's Dark Evolution
The following article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMarvel Studios' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was released this past Friday and has accumulated an impressive $500 million worldwide. Director Sam Raimi marked his return to the MCU with the new film, joining screenwriter Michael Waldron to create one of the more controversial MCU projects to date.
Raimi brought his unique direction to the Doctor Strange sequel, infusing the film with his iconic horrific vision, which labeled it for many as Marvel Studios' first true horror flick. The horrific elements at play were evident, but the leading cause behind the fear was a notable MCU character, Wanda Maximoff. The Elizabeth Olsen character embodied the persona of the Scarlet Witch, murdering anyone who impeded her attempt to travel the multiverse in search of her children.
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The violence was pretty graphic compared to other MCU projects, especially the Scarlet Witch's vicious handling of the Illuminati. Many were surprised by the character's violent plunge into darkness, but Waldron defended the arch based on the events in Marvel Studios' original series WandaVision. While speaking with Variety, Waldron noted that her tremendous grief and possession of the Darkhold were the driving forces that unleashed the depravity within her character.
«Having watched and experienced and studied 'WandaVision,' I felt like she was at the point, in possession of the Darkhold, where she was ready to break bad,» expressed Waldron. «She had reached that point that she reaches in comics, and that we could believably pull it off.» Audiences, however, felt the shift in Wanda's
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