The premiere of ‘Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness’ is just around the corner. It will be this coming May 6 when the long-awaited film by sam raimi hit theaters, but at Espinof we have already had the opportunity to participate in a virtual press conference that included the participation of many of those involved in this new Marvel adventure.
Next we are going to review the juiciest thing that both Raimi and the screenwriter said there michael waldronthe president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feig and the actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, and Xochitl Gomez.
Raimi’s Approach
Raimi began by highlighting that “the most important thing is to have great actors, then to know that the most important thing is that they recognize the humanity within themselves, that’s how people connect with these superheroes”. In addition, he stressed that the best technology companies have done it all “much simpler“, also noting the following about the movie’s connection to horror:
When Kevin announced that it would be the first horror movie, I was thrilled that he called me in to direct it. I was able to take those horror movies that I did when I was young, how I learned to create suspense, to play with the public, not to scare them now… but now! I was able to apply that to the scary scenes in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.’
About him dramatic axis of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,’ screenwriter Michael Waldron noted that “the first movie was about Stephen Strange entering this magical world, learning about it and beginning to master it. This is the first movie about then that is his, so we can focus on that magic and how this brilliant surgeon has gone on to be a wizard who has been through a lot. How good is it? We see him in the fullness of his powers. The same goes for Wong and Wanda.“.
What awaits the characters
Regarding Wanda is very curious to know how the story continues of the character after the events narrated in ‘Scarlet Witch and Vision’. Elizabeth Olsen noted that “in the film people are going to see the continuation of her coming to terms with who she is, the journey she has chosen to get to that point. It will be clearer than ever” and that “My goal is to defend your perspective. I think she’s constantly processing and during her moments of greatest loss something comes up. She has become a constant and we have expanded it here“.
In this regard, Raimi highlighted an important detail about Wandabecause he believes that “is the classic character who loves not very intelligently but very well. I think a lot of her aspirations in the movie sometimes lead to less happy times for her.“For her part, the actress also highlighted the following about Wanda’s future:
I think through the way she processed her destiny after ‘Scarlet Witch and Vision’ we find her in a position of strength and with a value system that she trusts. Everything is connected.
However, the leading role of the film falls again on Benedict Cumberbatchwho highlighted his character that “he is much better collaborating with others than being the one in control“, also commenting on how much he has enjoyed playing different versions of the character, but above all “what the Stephen Strange we know learns from those experiences“In addition, he made the following reflection on how his career has changed thanks to Marvel:
It has given me the possibility and the freedom to support, grow and finance smaller projects, stories and sensitive and difficult topics that I would not otherwise be able to carry out, neither as a producer nor as an actor. I am incredibly grateful for that opportunity, not to mention this character is so complex, so rewarding and so much fun to play. I love being Doctor Strange.
In ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ we will also see how Wong has evolved, who is defined here as “the sorcerer supreme who doesn’t mess around“by Benedict Wong. Of course, there may be more curiosity about America Chavezthe new great Marvel character played by Xochitl Gomez.
The actress, known for her participation in the first season of ‘El club de las kangaroos’, insisted on the importance of “America will preserve that youth that characterizes it“, further confessing that all his co-stars were great, but that he noticed above all the method of Elizabeth Olsen:
In particular, he watched Lizzie, especially while she was performing and preparing to do the scene. She is such a powerful woman, especially to me as a young girl, that she constantly looked up to her. I noticed that five minutes before a difficult scene, she would jump in at that moment. I realized that if she did it, I probably should too, and so I did, and she helped me. I’ve learned a lot from her and she doesn’t even know it.
Obviously now Olsen is aware of that, as is Kevin Feige of how important it is that the MCU movies “represent the world as it is, the one outside our windows. It is something that comes from the comics and that we want to represent faithfully“. In addition, regarding the character of America, he highlighted that it was vital to represent the LGTBI component of the same born in the vignettebut also that what is really dramatic about the character’s life is “who jumps through the multiverse many times“.