There's so much progress that can be made." [221] Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, and also praised the film for Raimi's direction. Doctor Strange in 'Multiverse of Madness' Super Bowl Trailer", "The New Doctor Strange 2 Poster Teases A Connection To The What If? [79][83], Waldron watched the director's Spider-Man films (20022007) so he could identify Raimi's strengths and write toward them. Waldron considered including Namor, a member of the Illuminati in the comics, but Marvel had other plans for him in the MCU. [112], Many of the actors, including Olsen,[113] Cumberbatch,[72] and Wong, were excited to be working with Raimi. 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. 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. [50] Derrickson revealed in October that he had plans for a sequel, expressing his love for the character and the visual possibilities that come with him. [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. [150][151] Craig was reportedly set to portray the character Balder the Brave in the scene. [201], Following the release of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, viewer tracking application Samba TV reported that 2.1 million U.S. households watched the film within its first five days of being available on Disney+, comparable to Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and Eternals (2021). [214] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 82% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 69% saying they would definitely recommend it. [26], Julian Hilliard and Jett Klyne portray the Earth-838 versions of Maximoff's sons Billy and Tommy, reprising their respective roles from WandaVision,[41] while Topo Wresniwiro reprises his role from the first film as Hamir, a Master of the Mystic Arts. [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". [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. [218] Amelia Emberwing at IGN rated it a 7 out of 10 and said that there was "something about this newest chapter" of the MCU, concluding that the film was "a Sam Raimi film through and through". [177], Funko Pops based on the film were revealed in March 2022. [186], Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness held its world premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on May 2, 2022. [192], In April 2022, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the film would not be released in Saudi Arabia due to the inclusion of America Chavez, a gay character, given the region's censorship of LGBTQ references. [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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[64] In December, Feige described the multiverse as "the next step in the evolution of the MCU", and said this film would "crack it wide open" in a way that would have repercussions for the Disney+ series and the next films in Marvel Studios' Phase Four slate. [212], The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 74%, with an average score of 6.5/10, based on 435 reviews. [67], In January 2020, Marvel Studios and Derrickson announced that he would no longer direct the film due to creative differences. Feige also revealed that the film would introduce several surprising new characters to the MCU, including one that Marvel Studios had been looking for a way to use in an MCU film for some time;[66] this was later revealed to be America Chavez, who was included because her powers are related to the multiverse. [99], Principal photography began in November 2020 in London,[100][101] under the working title Stellar Vortex. Disney reported 143 million online views across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google searches, and 55 million broadcast views. The film was directed by Sam Raimi, written by Michael Waldron, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. 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. In the film, Strange protects America Chavez (Gomez), a teenager capable of traveling the multiverse, from Wanda Maximoff (Olsen). [91] These changes include how Strange and Maximoff meet in the film. Star Benedict Cumberbatch had signed on for at least one more Doctor Strange film. [93] While writing his first draft, Waldron felt the film needed to "get drunk [and] find the madness in the multiverse" by introducing alternate universe versions of known Marvel characters. Tickets were still available in the United Arab Emirates, which The Hollywood Reporter stated was an indication that the film could still be released there. He remarked that while he thought Raimi's style in the film was "not enough to make Multiverse of Madness a great movie, it was enough to make it a real Sam Raimi movie". With Wong's help, Strange saves Chavez from Maximoff as she tries to take Chavez's powers, and encourages Chavez to use her abilities. [156] In January 2022, Elfman revealed that he was working on completing the score,[158] which included conducting an orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. [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. [22] Waldron worked closely with Olsen and WandaVision head writer Jac Schaeffer to ensure Maximoff's story was a satisfying continuation of the series, while Raimi also studied the series to make sure the film maintained "a proper through line and character-growth dynamic" for her character. [83][85] Palmer said Waldron's work introducing the multiverse in Loki allowed Marvel Studios to "jump into telling a good story" without having to re-explain those ideas for the audience, and helped bring "a lot of heart to [the] sci-fi concepts". [208] The film grossed $17million in its fourth weekend for a running total of $376.1million, passing The Batman's $369.3million to become the highest-grossing film of 2022 (later surpassed by Top Gun: Maverick). "[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. [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?. [225] IndieWire's David Ehrlich also gave a more critical review, as he felt that Doctor Strange's character had been "diluted" after the events of No Way Home, and said "slowly, gradually, and then with great enthusiasm, what begins as a staid tale of people hurling CGI at larger pieces of CGI while yammering on about whatever new thing is threatening all existence evolves into something less familiar: a violent, wacky, drag-me-to-several-different-hells at once funhouse of a film". 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. It's a somewhat engaging mess, but a mess all the same." [35] It also revealed that Cumberbatch would portray multiple versions of Strange in the film. Recognizing witchcraft runes, Strange consults Wanda Maximoff for help but realizes that she is responsible for the attacks. [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. is a playful expansion of Marvel's multiverse", "How Benedict Cumberbatch's Dr. [79] Another character introduced in the film is Clea, with Charlize Theron cast in the role. She felt it was "more than a glossy Indiana Jones movie" and would be darker than those films,[120][115] with Raimi trying to make "the scariest Marvel movie"[104][105] and create "as much tension for the audience" as possible. [211] As of June12, 2022[update], the film's largest markets are the United Kingdom ($51.4million), South Korea ($49.2million), Mexico ($40.6million), Brazil ($33.1million), and France ($27.7million). Production resumed by March 2021 and concluded in mid-April in Somerset. Waldron and Raimi joined the following month and started over, adding elements of the horror genre that Raimi had worked with previously and making Maximoff the villain of the film, continuing her story from the series WandaVision (2021). [N 3] When Strange refuses to surrender Chavez, Maximoff attacks Kamar-Taj, killing many sorcerers. The website's critical consensus reads, "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness labors under the weight of the sprawling MCU, but Sam Raimi's distinctive direction casts an entertaining spell. Waldron had been watching the film Aliens (1986) as inspiration for the script's thriller tone, and enjoyed how the "badass" space marines "just get slaughtered" by the titular aliens to set the latter up as scarier villains for the rest of that film. [79] Olsen was hesitant about playing the villain after believing that she would just be "in an ensemble thing", but she came to feel that the combination of WandaVision and Multiverse of Madness gave her an opportunity to create a sympathetic character in the series who the audience would therefore have conflicted feelings about when seeing the film. [53] Doctor Strange co-writer Jon Spaihts expressed interest in seeing the character Clea appear in a sequel. [117] The ending of the film was still "up in the air" when filming began, and Cumberbatch said it took some time for the team to decide on one which tied together all of the characters' stories. 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Chavez accidentally transports herself and Strange to Earth-838 while Maximoff uses the Darkhold to "dreamwalk", taking control of her Earth-838 counterpart, who lives a suburban life with her own Billy and Tommy. [145] The cosmic entity the Living Tribunal also makes a brief appearance. The film received praise for Raimi's direction, the visuals, and cast performances, while criticism was mostly directed towards the plot, pacing and runtime. [11] He had been reluctant to direct another Marvel superhero film after the mixed critical reaction to Spider-Man 3 (2007),[77] feeling that he needed a break from that genre,[78] but he accepted the job because of the challenge of getting the film into production right away and because he was a fan of the Doctor Strange character and Derrickson's work on the first film. [152], Doctor Strange composer Michael Giacchino was set to return for the sequel by October 2019, when Derrickson was set as director.
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