Sam Raimi Never Thought A Doctor Strange Movie Would Be Made
Sam Raimi reveals he never thought a Doctor Strange movie would be made given the character's lack of name popularity at Marvel Studios. After making his name in the horror genre, Raimi would try his hand at the comic book world by creating his own hero with 1990's Darkman after failing to secure the rights to both The Shadow and Batman. He would properly establish his strength in the genre with the Tobey Maguire-led Spider-Man trilogy, most of which were critically acclaimed and helped redefine the modern superhero genre.
Raimi is returning to the comic book world with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Phase Four's dive into alternate reality storytelling. The film picks up the story from WandaVision, Loki season 1 and Spider-Man: No Way Home as Benedict Cumberbatch's titular sorcerer grapples with the consequences of opening the doors to the multiverse and must face a mysterious new adversary with the help of Benedict Wong's Wong, Xochitl Gomez's America Chavez and Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is right around the corner, but one creative behind it didn't think it could ever happen.
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With less than a month remaining until the film's arrival, AMC Theaters caught up with Sam Raimi to discuss Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. In looking at the character's history, Raimi says he never thought a Doctor Strange movie would be made given the character's lack of widespread popularity seemingly keeping the chances low. See what Raimi shared below:
"[Doctor Strange] was like a second or third tier character
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