The Multiverse just got bigger with Marvel Studios officially releasing the trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Benedict Cumberbatch is back as Stephen Strange in the sequel to the 2016’s Doctor Strange, and in case fans think they’re seeing double, they aren’t wrong.
The two-minute trailer for the Doctor Strange sequel was first revealed as part of the post-credit scenes in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Anyone who has watched the film would have already seen Doctor Strange struggling with a Multiversal-level threat. But, the trailer is now out on the internet for everyone to see, confirming a May 6, 2022, release date. And that's not all, because Marvel has also revealed the first official poster for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which is equally abstract.
The trailer begins with a line from Spider-Man: No Way Home, with Doctor Strange further confirming that he didn’t “mean for any of this to happen.” He refers to the botched spell that sets off the Multiverse and brings in several villains to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fans are then offered a glimpse of the meeting that they have been waiting for since WandaVision premiered on Disney Plus. Doctor Strange goes to meet Wanda, in the same location that fans saw her in as part of the post-credits scene in WandaVision, seeking her help.
While fans have already seen what unleashing the Multiverse means in Spider-Man: No Way Home, it seems like things will get further “out of hand” in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The trailer offers vertigo-inducing glimpses of the Multiverse madness, with Doctor Strange going places that he should potentially avoid. The only solace for him is that he isn’t alone. But, that isn’t necessarily a good thing.
The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer introduces fans to the live-action version of evil Doctor Strange, who was last seen in What If…? The trailer for the much-awaited film confirms that the Disney Plus animated series is canon in the MCU. It is revealed that the “biggest threat” is in fact Strange himself, and fans who have seen the What If…? series will know why.
As part of episode 4 of What If…?, Doctor Strange attempts to use all forms of dark magic to prevent Christine Palmer's death. In his quest, he manages to gain immeasurable power but still loses the woman he loves because she is repulsed by him. So powerful is his magic that he manages to crack the realm of reality and destroy the entire universe. It seems like he has found a new home in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and it remains to be seen whether he will be a foe or an ally.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness premieres in theatres on May 6, 2022.
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