He wanted to do something similar with Maximoff by introducing the Illuminati as a group of characters that fans would be excited to see and then have Maximoff kill them all. [67] Raimi noted that where No Way Home saw characters from other universes enter the MCU, Multiverse of Madness features characters from the MCU entering the multiverse and exploring different universes. 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The Illuminati of Earth-838 also includes Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, portraying a different version of the character that he previously played in 20th Century Fox's X-Men film series; Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter, after voicing another version in the animated series What If? He explained that it was their intention for the film to serve as a guide into a "much creepier side" of the MCU, even after Derrickson's departure,[73] and they wanted to explore the "mind-bending frightening side" of the multiverse. And if you've got the Book of the Damned whispering in your ear long enough that your kids are out there and you could go get 'em, maybe that can push you to do some terrible things. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on May 2, 2022, and was released in the United States on May 6, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. It also partnered with Mori Building Company, a Japanese urban landscape developer, which turned its caf and menu into an interactive photo op experience to promote the film. [58] Feige revealed that the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021) would directly set up the film, with Elizabeth Olsen reprising her role of Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch from the series. [158] Besides Giacchino's Doctor Strange theme, the score also features the song "WandaVision!" That Strange is killed and Chavez accidentally creates a portal that transports herself and Strange's corpse to Earth-616,[N 1] where that universe's version of Strange rescues Chavez from another demon[N 2] with help from the Sorcerer Supreme, Wong. [40], Industrial Light & Magic, Digital Domain, Framestore, Luma Pictures, Capital T, Sony Pictures Imageworks, WetaFX, Trixter, Crafty Apes, and Preception worked on the visual effects of the film. He also thought the film was "unsatisfying in some respects", but praised the final act, which he felt starts to "play more to Raimi's strengths [it's] looser, more kinetic and occasionally goofy despite [the] big stakes". She transports Maximoff to Earth-838, where she sees Billy and Tommy recoil from her in fear while crying for their real mother. [166] Daniel Chin of The Ringer felt the trailer had "creepy imagery" and that it was "expected to separate itself from other Marvel projects even further by weaving in horror elements", while also noting how the film won't have to introduce the multiverse, and can instead explore it even further, and also how it'll be the "first real attempt to blend existing story lines from its Disney+ series with its big-screen properties", while he thought made it the "first major crossover event in Phase 4". [67], In January 2020, Marvel Studios and Derrickson announced that he would no longer direct the film due to creative differences. [123] Filming occurred at Broomfield Hill Car Park in Richmond Park for the week of March 25. [79] Elaborating on that tone, Olsen said they were going for a "horror show vibe",[119] comparing it to Raimi's Evil Dead films with aspects of the horror genre such as "constant fear". Krasinski's footage was filmed during reshoots to replace a planned cameo appearance by Daniel Craig, who chose not to film the role because he did not believe a single day of filming was worth the risk of catching COVID-19 and spreading it to his family. [163] Inverse's Alex Welch felt it was a "suitably psychedelic teaser, full of revelations and fun moments that should leave Marvel fans gobsmacked", and suggested the film would tie together "many of the multiversal threads left hanging" from No Way Home, WandaVision, and the first seasons of Loki and What If?. (2021); Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau / Captain Marvel, an alternate version of her character from Captain Marvel (2019); Anson Mount as Blackagar Boltagon / Black Bolt, an alternate version of his role from Marvel's ABC television series Inhumans (2017); and John Krasinski as Reed Richards, a member of the Fantastic Four. [206] In its second weekend, the film grossed $61 million, becoming one of the MCU's biggest second-weekend box office drops. The 67% decline was attributed by Deadline Hollywood to the "bad word of mouth" on the film and its CinemaScore grade, while EntTelligence saw more than 17% downsize of available seats for the film, resulting in a lessen showtimes which also led to the decline. [82] Raimi was relieved by this delay,[80] which gave him and Waldron the opportunity to start writing the script from scratch in a reasonable time, and make the film their own. [84] He described Multiverse of Madness as Raimi's return to "big superhero movies", and said it would have every aspect of a Sam Raimi film,[85] including a "slightly scarier direction" which he felt Raimi had a strong track record with. Feige compared these sequences to the films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Gremlins (1984), and Poltergeist (1982), and said Derrickson was good at being "legitimately scary" due to his background making horror films. He also looked at how the character had developed through his other MCU appearances,[88] and Raimi praised how Waldron's imagination and knowledge of Marvel history contributed to the script. [203] The film grossed $42 million in ticket presales through Fandango, and sold the most tickets on the platform since Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), while also surpassing ticket presales for The Batman (2022) within 24 hours. Raimi, Feige, and Cumberbatch were all excited for the idea, despite Raimi initially wanting to avoid a zombie sequence to not repeat what he had done previously with zombie films. [18] Derrickson wanted the sequel to be the first scary Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film and explore more of the gothic and horror elements from the comic books than the first installment did,[18][57] with co-producer Richie Palmer explaining that the film would use the multiverse to explore "each definition of the word madness" and the idea that "the scariest monsters are the ones that dwell within us". 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[194] The film had been set to release in several Persian Gulf countries on May 5, before advanced tickets were removed from cinema websites in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar. While searching for help, Strange and Chavez are apprehended by Earth-838's Sorcerer Supreme, Karl Mordo, and brought before the Illuminati, a group consisting of Mordo, Peggy Carter, Blackagar Boltagon, Maria Rambeau, Reed Richards, and Charles Xavier. [7] The story of Multiverse of Madness is still set up by WandaVision, but the film was developed to also work for viewers who did not watch the series. He was in contact with No Way Home writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers throughout the writing process, and after the release date change they adjusted their respective scripts so instead of Multiverse of Madness "blowing the lid on the multiverse" it would pick up after No Way Home with Strange already having multiverse experience. [47] Bruce Campbell, a frequent collaborator with Raimi, briefly appears in both the main film and post-credits scene as the vendor of an Earth-838 food stall called Pizza Poppa. [139], Patrick Stewart, who portrayed Charles Xavier / Professor X in the X-Men film series, was revealed to be appearing in the film in an undisclosed role with the release of the full trailer in February 2022;[140][15] Stewart was believed to be reprising the role of Xavier,[141] which had previously been the subject of speculation. [69] It was important to Olsen that the film not repeat what was done in WandaVision and instead be an evolution of the character, and she requested several adjustments to the script to avoid moments that she found too similar to the series. [114] The director said many "dimensionalized visuals" were used during shooting to tell the film's story,[74] as he was able to use his preferred camera techniques such as using the camera and perspective to create a feeling of anxiety for audiences. 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It grossed $90.7million on its opening day, which included $36million from Thursday previews. He praised Raimi's directing style of the film that he regarded as one of "the most singularly identifiable vision of an MCU director". [190][191] It was originally set for release on May 7, 2021,[18] but was pushed back to November 5, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[82] before it was further shifted to March 25, 2022, after Sony rescheduled Spider-Man: No Way Home to November 2021. He believed this was Doctor Strange Supreme, an alternate version of the character introduced in What If?. [217] Deadline Hollywood's Pete Hammond also praised Raimi's direction and storytelling, which he thought was a "successfully entertainingly" mix of "kind of dark, terrifying" storytelling with established MCU characters, and felt it was similar to his previous horror films, such as The Evil Dead (1981). [74], Olsen shot for three weeks before pandemic restrictions increased near the end of December due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom, with another lockdown in England announced from January 6, 2021. The film received praise for Raimi's direction, the visuals, and cast performances, while criticism was mostly directed towards the plot, pacing and runtime. The preview was the second-best preview during the pandemic behind Spider-Man: No Way Home and the overall eighth-largest preview performance, while the opening-day gross was the seventh-highest in industry history. The latter was completed on January 8. This led to the introduction of the Illuminati, a secret society from the comics. [14] The reshoots reportedly wrapped during the week of December 13,[136] but additional filming continued in early January 2022. [96] Cumberbatch revealed that month that filming would start in London by the beginning of November,[97][98] with the production not impacted by a national lockdown in England that was set for November 5 to December 2 due to increased COVID-19 cases. [22], After a planned appearance by Cumberbatch in WandaVision was removed late in the development of the series, rewrites to the Multiverse of Madness script were required which Feige described as a "wonderful combination of very dedicated coordination, and chaos". [61][14] After Loki's first-season finale was released, Tom Hiddleston was reported to be reprising his role as Loki in Multiverse of Madness,[62] but ultimately did not appear. [65] Later in the month, he clarified that the sequel would not be a horror film, as some reports had described it following the Comic-Con announcement, but it would be a "big MCU film with scary sequences". [181][182][183][184] Three episodes of the series Marvel Studios: Legends were released on April 29, exploring Doctor Strange, Wong, and Scarlet Witch using footage from their previous MCU appearances. [91] These changes include how Strange and Maximoff meet in the film. [144] The trailer also revealed that Topo Wresniwiro would reprise his role of Hamir from Doctor Strange. Chang praised the performances, particularly Cumberbatch's and Olsen's, while also praising the visuals and the film's approach to the multiverse, which he felt allowed it to "pose a few playful questions about fate, predestination and human decency", and its difference from traditional "quip-a-minute tone that is the Marvel enterprise's preferred comic idiom". [48] Scott Spiegel, another frequent collaborator with Raimi, voices one of the Souls of the Damned that attack Strange when he possesses a corpse. [220], The Hollywood Reporter's John Defore wrote that while longtime Raimi fans may "be deflated" by the Kamar-Taj battle scene in Multiverse of Madness, the director shows flashes of his "distinctive style" in the following scenes. [179] Later that month, Disney showcased the opening sequence of the film at CinemaCon. Production resumed by March 2021 and concluded in mid-April in Somerset. [89], Waldron described Maximoff as "the biggest best bullet" that they had,[90] and said she was destined to become a villain in the MCU, as she did in the comics, especially after the end of WandaVision revealed "to her that the family she's built is not real. Co-producer Richie Palmer also voices one of the Souls of the Damned. [167] Also in December, merchandise began to be made available with the reveal of Marvel Legends figures based on the film. [229] The special on this film, Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, was released on Disney+ on July 8, 2022. [6] Gargantos' eye was modeled after that of Olsen's in order to foreshadow her role as the film's antagonist. They explain that through reckless use of their universe's Darkhold in an attempt to defeat Thanos, Earth-838's Strange triggered a universe-destroying "incursion". [196] Deadline Hollywood reported in late April that the film was unlikely to be released in China after a newspaper box for The Epoch Times, a newspaper that opposes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was noticed in the film's trailer. [227] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap also gave a negative review, comparing the film's use of the multiverse to that of Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), and wrote "Daniels' boldly inventive indie movie explodes with wit and nerve and character most of which are prominently missing from this latest MCU adventure", and also criticized the screenplay of the film, which he thought was "so crowded with plot and incident and magical doodads that there's no room for the characters", though he praised Elfman's score and the visuals. [51] Derrickson expressed interest in featuring the villain Nightmare,[52] and further exploring the characters Jonathan Pangborn and Hamir after their small roles in the first film. [170] The Verge's Charles Pulliam-Moore said the trailer did a better job conveying the film's plot than the teaser, and he felt the film would be the "culmination of all the big-picture troubles" teased in WandaVision and Loki. In the film, Strange protects America Chavez (Gomez), a teenager capable of traveling the multiverse, from Wanda Maximoff (Olsen). The film's title was announced in July 2019 along with Olsen's involvement, while Jade Halley Bartlett was hired to write the film that October. [219] Nicholas Barber of BBC.com called it "as gleefully outlandish as any independent cult movie". [197] In mid-May, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the situation was complicated but noted that the film was already commercially successful without a release in China. The film grossed $10.3million from its previews in Latin America, including from Mexico ($3.5million) and Brazil ($2.7million). He criticized the characterization in the film, and felt that "the story keeps coming back to incredibly shallow character traits like Wanda's grief, Strange's unspoken love for Christine, or America's uncertainty about her own powers" instead of focusing on the potential of the multiverse, and criticized the use of CGI, though he added that the film did contain Raimi's "visual flair". [70] Cumberbatch was not consulted regarding the director change and said he was sad to hear about it, but he respected the decision and how it was handled. He explained that he had been "kept in the loop" on how the Avengers films were using Strange due to his close relationships with Joe Russothe co-director of Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019)and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige. Nonetheless, its handled with lightness and fun". [63], Jade Halley Bartlett, an "up-and-coming screenwriter", was hired to write the sequel's screenplay in October 2019. Jett Klyne and Julian Hilliard, who respectively portrayed Maximoff's sons Tommy and Billy in WandaVision, were reportedly on set at the farm,[127] and were confirmed to be in the film in April 2022. He concluded his review by saying that "infinite realities tend to reduce the dramatic impact of any one single reality, and reduces what there is at stake in a given situation. [46] The character Clea is introduced in the mid-credits scene, portrayed by Charlize Theron,[8] and Waldron makes a cameo appearance as a guest at Palmer's wedding. [N 3] When Strange refuses to surrender Chavez, Maximoff attacks Kamar-Taj, killing many sorcerers. [116] Raimi encouraged improvisation,[72][114] explaining that the cast could adapt their interactions due to their knowledge of their own characters, and that the script often changed shortly before filming for those scenes began. [54] In April 2017, Derrickson was reported to be returning for a sequel, beginning work after fulfilling his commitments to the television series Locke & Key. [162] Matt Webb Mitovich of TVLine called it a "rousing, thrilling trailer" and noted the ending that revealed an alternate version of Strange. Strange, Chavez, and Palmer enter the space between universes to find the Book of Vishanti, which is the antithesis to the Darkhold, but Maximoff appears and destroys it. "[135] The Hollywood Reporter later reported that the reshoots would allow the film to have "more fun with the multiverse" by adding more cameo appearances and variants of established characters, similar to No Way Home and the first season of Loki. [26] The Illuminati sequence was filmed in pieces, with many of the actors not being on set together. [186], Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on May 2, 2022. [158][80] Elfman's frequent collaborator Steve Bartek worked on the score remotely over Zoom. [68][69] Cargill explained that he and Derrickson conceived a story that went in a different direction from what Marvel wanted,[70] and the pair had not yet written a draft of the screenplay so the final film would not be derivative of their work.
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