Sam Raimi on Reuniting With Marvel's Kevin Feige for Doctor Strange 2

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Director Sam Raimi opens up about working with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige again for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Benedict Cumberbatch spearheads the upcoming project, which will take the MCU's prime May release date. Not much is known about the film's plot specifics, but its narrative will be directly connected to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Fans can also expect a darker, scarier MCU movie, as it leans into Raimi's signature filmmaking style.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness marks Raimi's directorial return following several years of hiatus. His last movie was 2013's Oz The Great And Powerful, but when the MCU gig came up, he was more than excited to tackle it. The Marvel Studios sequel was actually supposed to be helmed by original Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson, but after he left the project, Feige and his team started to search for a replacement. They thought Raimi would be great, with Feige having worked with him before on Sony's Tobey Maguire-led Spider-Man trilogy in the 2000s. Luckily, things worked out and Raimi signed on.

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Speaking with Empire Magazine as part of the outlet's coverage of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, both Feige and Raimi talk about reuniting for the sequel. Feige was thrilled to reconnect with the director during their initial meeting. Meanwhile, Raimi was also happy to work again with an «old friend.» Read their full comments below:

Kevin Feige: Our executive producer, Eric Carroll, and Richie Palmer [producer] were calling around to see who was interested, and Sam’s agent said, ‘What about Sam Raimi?’ We thought, ‘That would be incredible, but there’s no