Is Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Already Setting Up The MCU's Next Endgame?

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This article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness isn’t the first Marvel Cinematic Universe project to explore the concept of the multiverse. But even so, it still introduces plenty of new lore to the MCU, much of which will likely be very important in future projects.

One of the most highly anticipated aspects of Multiverse of Madness is its introduction of the Illuminati, a new team of earth’s mightiest heroes from an alternate universe. The group itself and many of its members will be very familiar to die-hard comic fans, as will some of the worldbuilding that comes with their introduction. As such, there’s been plenty of speculation on the internet about what implications the new film has for the future of the MCU — and all signs point towards one very important comic storyline, which could very well be adapted into the Avengers: Endgame of the MCU’s new saga.

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The Illuminati of Earth-838 featured in Multiverse of Madness consists of several familiar faces, including Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, Black Bolt from the much-maligned Inhumans TV show, and even John Krasinski as Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic. And while these cameos were a huge surprise for moviegoers, they made perfect sense to Marvel experts — after all, they’re all founding members of the Illuminati’s comic incarnation.

In the comics, the Illuminati is not a group from an alternate universe, but a secret alliance of heroes said to be founded several years before their actual first appearance. The group consisted of Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Mr. Fantastic, Professor X, Black Bolt, and Namor the Sub-Mariner,