The Darkhold that Scarlet Witch employs will be more important than expected in Doctor Strange 2. Now, Marvel Studios has confirmed her role.
the podcast of phasezero spoke with the veteran prop master of Marvel Studios, Russell Bobbitt. The film professional announced that the dark hold will be much more important than we expected in Doc Strange 2the sequel to Sorcerer Supreme.
When asked about the collaboration with sam raimi while Bobbitt worked on WandaVision Y Lokithe prop master claimed that the Darkhold actually came from previous work done to Doc Strange 2. That’s the connection! This decision was made because the book had a “bigger” role in Marvel Studios’ sequel to the wizard than in the series. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).
“The Darkhold book came from the Doctor Strange 2 props team,” said Russell Bobbitt. «We asked where he was going to have more presence. Obviously, he will have a greater weight in the sequel to the Sorcerer Supreme than in our television series. That’s why we do collaborate with Sam Raimi. We did it together. In fact, they did it for me: they sent it to me, I used it and I returned it.
The role of the magic book in the sequel to the Sorcerer Supreme
It is true that the Darkhold did not have much of a presence in WandaVision. However, he laid the groundwork for the development of some key elements in the life of Wanda Maximoff. From those pages, we discover the legend about the Scarlet Witch thanks to the narration of agatha harkness. And on the other hand, in the post-credits scene, Wanda studies the book and begins to hear the voices of her missing children across the multiverse. Something that will be transcendental in Doc Strange 2.
The presence of the Darkhold as something key in Doc Strange 2 had not been confirmed until now. Thanks to Marvel Studios prop master Russell Bobbitt, we already know that the book will be hugely important to the sequel’s story. Another thing will be how the book itself comes into play within the plot, especially since the multiverse opened its doors in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Perhaps the magic that she employed Stephen Strange in the arachnid film is related to the Darkhold? We will see…