Marvel Is Wrong, There Can't Be Another MCU Illuminati
Despite Marvel's tease that the Illuminati may return to the MCU in some form, their first appearance in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness actually makes introducing a new version of the team a very bad idea. Doctor Strange's Phase 4 follow-up saw Benedict Cumberbatch's sorcerer hopping across the Multiverse in order to protect America Chavez from the Scarlet Witch. In doing so, he traveled to Earth-838, where he had his first encounter with the MCU's Illuminati team, comprised of a group of heroes from that universe who had banded together to protect their world (and others) from powerful threats.
One of the most shocking moments of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness came shortly after the Illuminati's introduction, where they were brutally murdered by the Scarlet Witch. The team — comprised of Karl Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Professor X (Patrick Stewart), Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell), Captain Marvel ((Lashana Lynch), Black Bolt (Anson Mount), and Reed Richards (John Krasinski) — represented the most powerful heroes that Earth-838 had to offer, and their unexpected demise proved a pivotal moment for the movie. Importantly, the team's members were all variants from Earth-838, meaning that their counterparts in the MCU's main timeline (Earth-616) are presumably still alive.
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After Doctor Strange 2, the Illuminati's MCU future has been all but confirmed, with co-producer Richie Palmer hinting at their potential inclusion in the main timeline. However, the way in which they were introduced — and then summarily executed — in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness actually ruins their chances of a satisfying future in the
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