Sam Raimi on Doctor Strange 2 Theories, the Real Villain, and Horror Element

The tickets for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness have officially gone on sale ahead of its release in a month’s time.

To celebrate getting one step closer to the multiverse, director Sam Raimi spoke with Fandango, commenting on a few theories that fans have had about the film ever since the trailer dropped, including Professor X and Illuminati’s appearances.

When asked if one could expect cameos similar to Spider-Man: No Way Home, Raimi explained that although the film broke open the idea of other characters visiting our universe, with Multiverse of Madness, it’d be the first time that the characters from our universe will set out to explore the multiverse.

“So, it’s going to be a continuation, but that, I think, is one of the biggest appeals. Finding other realities, and how they rhyme with our own, or how they are completely the opposite, or variations thereof. I think therein lies the interest of this picture.”

As Raimi didn’t mention any names, he was asked about Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier and the Illuminati reference in the trailer, to which he commented,

I couldn’t promise you that Patrick Stewart’s in the picture. That’s all that Marvel will let me say.

However, Raimi promised that the film would be a blend of the comics’ “spooky” and “scary” elements as the characters would be unaware of what unknown mysteries exist in the multiverse. This “suspense and darkness” is used in the film as a tool to play with the audience’s fear.

The director explained that the multiverse will have different variants of Doctor Strange and Wanda Maximoff, some good while others on their worst behavior. Speaking of who the real villain of the film is, Raimi’s answer spared no one,

“Well, there’s iterations of our characters throughout the multiverse. So, if I were to say Strange… I’m not really supposed to answer this question, but I might be saying altered Strange. Same with Wanda and Mordo. But I would say, at different times, all of the above.”

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set for its theatrical release on May 6.

About Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the sequel to the  2016 movie Doctor Strange. The film is directed by Sam Raimi with a screenplay by Jade Bartlett and Michael Waldron.

It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Xochitl Gomez.

The sequel revolves around the dangerous consequences of Doctor Strange opening the multiverse.