The first adventure of marvel cinematic universe on the big screen in 2022 is ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, the second installment of the “solo” adventures of the superhero played by benedict cumberbatch.
With sam raimi behind the scenes replacing Scott Derricksonthe filmmaker who dealt with ‘Doctor Strange’, this new addition to Marvel’s Phase 4 also features the return of elizabeth olsen like Scarlet Witch and the promise of turning the franchise upside down. It will be this month of May when we can see it, but much is already known about it.
The history
Doctor Strange travels the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary with the help of mystical allies new and old. There it will be noted that the story takes place after what happened in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, where everything was about to blow up due to the interference of Peter Parker when he was performing a complicated spell.
Cast and protagonists of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’
Benedicu Cumberbatch once again recovers the character that he has been playing for Marvel 2016 and that triggered his popularity. Of course, years before he had become known worldwide for leading the cast of the television show ‘Sherlock’. He was also nominated for an Oscar once for his work in ‘The Imitation Game’ and is expected to get a second for ‘The Power of the Dog’.
At his side stands out the return of Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda in his first appearance since the ‘Scarlet Witch and Vision’ series, a good additional claim for the public to be looking forward to seeing ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’.
The cast is completed with the returns of Chiwetel Ejiofor like Mordo, Benedict Wong like wong, Rachel McAdams like Christine and Michael Stuhlbarg as West, in addition to the signing of Xochitl Gomez to get into the skin of America Chavez.
Director
Sam Raimi became known in the world of cinema thanks to ‘Infernal Possession’, which would end up becoming a trilogy thanks to ‘Terrifyingly Dead’ and ‘Army of Darkness’, although many may remember him more for another trilogy, the one dedicated to Spider-Man with Tobey Maguire giving life to the Marvel superhero.
Titles like ‘Rápida y mortal’, ‘A simple plan’, ‘Drag me to Hell’ and ‘Oz: A World of Fantasy’, his last feature film until the one at hand. Of course, he has not stopped directing since 2013 until this sequel to ‘Doctor Strange’, to which he arrived after the departure of Scott Derrickson, since he has participated in series such as ‘Rake’, ‘Ash vs. Evil Dead’ or ’50 States of Fright’.
The team
In addition, Raimi returns to work here with Danny Elfman, a regular composer for Tim Burton’s films who has already composed the music for ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Spider-Man 2’. For his part, the assembly is carried out by another of his collaborators such as Bob Murawski and he takes care of photography John Mathiesonwho already has experience in superhero movies in titles like ‘X-Men: First Generation’ or ‘Logan’.
It is also worth noting that the script has been written by michael waldronshowrunner of ‘Loki’ and also creator of the wonderful series ‘Heels’, and the newcomer Jade Halley Bartlett.
Trailer, images and poster
When is ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ released in theaters?
The theatrical release of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ is set for May 6, 2022, practically a year after the date initially planned. The coronavirus pandemic led Marvel to reorganize its release schedule and Sam Raimi’s new feature film was one of many affected by it.