Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness just had new info revealed, including a key detail that relates to Spider-Man: No Way Home.
According to a Fandango report, where Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set on the MCU timeline has just been revealed. Apparently, the sequel is set a few months after Spider-Man: No Way Home, so we can assume that Doctor Strange has had a bit of time since he helped alter the fabric of the multiverse.
“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness picks up roughly a few months after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, and it will pit familiar Marvel characters like Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Wong (Benedict Wong) against their greatest enemy yet…”
During the interview, Sam Raimi also detailed another key difference between the movies— No Way Home saw characters from the multiverse coming into the MCU, while Multiverse of Madness will see our MCU characters venture out into the multiverse.
“I guess I would say that … Spider-Man [No Way Home] broke open [the idea that] characters from the multiverse could visit our universe. But this is the first time that characters from our universe will go out into the multiverse and experience other universes.
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.”
Fandango also asked Raimi about the infamous Patrick Stewart cameo as Professor X. While Sam isn’t able to answer the question Patrick Stewart himself has already slipped up on his possible appearance.
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“Fandango: One moment in the trailer that fans were very excited about was the appearance of what appeared to be Patrick Stewart’s Xavier on this council, perhaps a reference to Marvel’s Illuminati. What can you tell us about this council and how they factor into the film?”
“Sam Raimi: I couldn’t promise you that Patrick Stewart’s in the picture. That’s all that Marvel will let me say.”
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to release in theaters May 4th, 2022.
