Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

"I'm sorry, Stephen. Your desecration of reality will not go unpunished."

- Karl Mordo to Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is an upcoming superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name. The film is a sequel to Doctor Strange, Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and Spider-Man: No Way Home and a crossover/sequel to the first season of Loki. It is the twenty-eighth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the eleventh installment of Phase Four. The film is set to be released on May 6, 2022.

The film is directed by Sam Raimi and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo, Benedict Wong as Wong, Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez, with Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West, and Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer.

Synopsis
In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

Cast

 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange / Stephen Strange/Sinister Strange / Stephen Strange/Defender Strange
 * Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch / Wanda Maximoff
 * T.J.Williams    as Brody Jackson/Mighty-Dragon
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo
 * Benedict Wong as Master Wong
 * Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez
 * Michael Stuhlbarg as Doctor Nicodemus West
 * Rachel McAdams as Doctor Christine Palmer
 * Topo Wresniwiro as Master Hamir
 * Adam Hugill as Rintrah
 * Yenifer Molina as Gargantos
 * Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier/Professor X
 * Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau
 * Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter/Captain Carter
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki
 * Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie Laufeydottir
 * Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius
 * Bruce Campbell as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Laura Dern as a to-be-confirmed character
 * Victoria Sterling as a to-be-confirmed character

Locations

 * Earth
 * New York City, New York
 * New York Sanctum
 * Kathmandu, Nepal
 * Kamar-Taj
 * Wanda Maximoff's Hideout
 * Westview, New Jersey (mentioned)
 * Multiverse
 * Mirror Dimension
 * Astral Dimension
 * Dark Dimension

Events

 * Westview Anomaly (mentioned)
 * Battle of Westview (indirectly mentioned)

Items

 * Cloak of Levitation
 * Sling Ring
 * Eye of Agamotto
 * Tao Mandalas
 * Eldritch Whip
 * Darkhold
 * Vibranium
 * Captain Carter's Shield
 * Captain Carter's Uniform
 * Staff of the Living Tribunal
 * Charles Xavier's Wheelchair
 * Time Stone (mentioned)
 * Runes of Kof-Kol (mentioned)

Vehicles
To be added

Sentient Species

 * Humans
 * Frost Giants
 * Mutants

Organizations

 * Masters of the Mystic Arts
 * New York City Police Department
 * (billboard)
 * Illuminati

Mentioned

 * Vision

Production
On April 20, 2017, Deadline reported that Scott Derrickson would work on the film after he finished his work on the television series .

On October 19, 2017, Kevin Feige stated that the film would be released a number of years after its predecessor, Doctor Strange.

On March 31, 2018, C. Robert Cargill, who was a co-writer on the first Doctor Strange film, revealed plans for the film to ideally feature Karl Mordo and Nightmare as villains.

On June 28, 2018, Kevin Feige revealed that there were plans to make a sequel to Doctor Strange.

On December 11, 2018, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Scott Derrickson would be returning to direct the sequel. It was also reported that the film's script would be worked on throughout 2019 and that the film was expected to begin production in early 2020 for an expected release in May 2021.

On July 20, 2019, at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Kevin Feige revealed that the title of the film would be Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and that it was scheduled to hit theaters on May 7, 2021. After Feige revealed the title of the film, Scott Derrickson stated "If I'm gonna do it, it has to go into the territory that drew me into the Doctor Strange comics in the first place, which is how they dipped into the gothic and the horror and the horrific, and we're going to make the first scary MCU film." It was also announced that Elizabeth Olsen would be reprising her Marvel Cinematic Universe role of Wanda Maximoff in the film, as it would connect to the events in the Disney+ series WandaVision.

On October 17, 2019, Collider reported that Marvel Studios had tapped screenwriter Jade Bartlett to write the film.

On November 7, 2019, Kevin Feige revealed that the film would tie-in with the Disney+ series Loki.

In January 2020, it was reported that the film would start production on May 4, 2020 and that it would shoot in, and.

On January 9, 2020, Variety reported that Scott Derrickson had stepped down as director due to creative differences, but that he would remain on the film as an executive producer, which Derrickson himself affirmed. It was also reported that there wasn't expected to be any delays when it came to production.

On February 5, 2020, Variety reported that Sam Raimi was in talks to replace Scott Derrickson as the director of the film. It was also reported that Rachel McAdams would not be reprising her role as Christine Palmer in the film, despite an earlier report that she would be returning.

On February 7, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Michael Waldron, head writer and showrunner of Loki, had been tapped to write the film, replacing Jade Bartlett. That same day, C. Robert Cargill clarified that neither he nor Scott Derrickson ever wrote a draft of the screenplay prior to their departure from the film and that Waldron's script would therefore not be derivative of their work.

On April 3, 2020, it was announced that due to the, the film had been pushed back from its initial release date to November 5, 2021.

On April 14, 2020, Sam Raimi revealed that he would be directing the film.

On April 24, 2020, it was announced that the film had been pushed back to March 25, 2022, after its November 5, 2021 release date was assigned to Spider-Man: No Way Home.

On June 25, 2020, Chiwetel Ejiofor revealed that he would be reprising his role as Karl Mordo in the film.

On September 2, 2020, it was reported that the film would begin production in the in November. The next day, it was reported that the working title of the film was "Stellar Vortex".

On October 1, 2020, Benedict Cumberbatch revealed in an interview that the film was scheduled to begin production in late October or early November.

On November 20, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the film had started production.

On December 10, 2020, Deadline reported that Rachel McAdams would be reprising her role as Christine Palmer in the film, despite an earlier report that she would not be returning. That same day, during Disney’s 2020 Investor Day, Kevin Feige announced that Xochitl Gomez would portray America Chavez in the film and that the film would connect to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home.

On January 6, 2021, in an interview during Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Elizabeth Olsen revealed that the production of the film had been suspended due to a lockdown that was implemented in England as a way to try to slow the spread of COVID‑19.

On February 11, 2021, it was reported that Adam Hugill had joined the cast of the film and that he would portray Rintrah.

On February 18, 2021, in an interview with Inverse, Danny Elfman revealed that he would be composing the score for the film.

On February 25, 2021, it was reported that the film would wrap production on April 23.

On April 17, 2021, it was reported that the film was shooting scenes in.

On July 14, 2021, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Tom Hiddleston was expected to reprise his Marvel Cinematic Universe role of Loki in the film.

On August 4, 2021, it was revealed that the film had shot scenes in, , and.

On October 18, 2021, it was announced that the film had been pushed back from its March 25, 2022 release date to May 6, 2022.

On November 12, 2021, The Hollywood Reporter reported that the film would undergo six weeks of additional shooting that would be comprised of both additional photography and reshoots.

On January 12, 2022, Deadline reported that the film had wrapped up additional shooting on January 8.

On February 13, 2022, the film's official trailer was released and it revealed that Patrick Stewart would portray Charles Xavier/Professor X in the film. Stewart previously portrayed the character in the non-MCU films ', ', ', ', ', ', and . That same day, the film's official poster was released and it revealed that Peggy Carter/Captain Carter would appear in the film.