If the announcement of a new Blade film as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe wasn’t exciting enough, it was revealed that the Doctor Strange sequel will be the first ever MCU horror film.
During Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, the title was announced as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and will play up “the gothic, the horror,” explained director Scott Derrickson, who also helmed several horror films including The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister.
Variety noted that Derrickson explains that the horror-fied sequel will lead Benedict Cumberbatch to dark and damaging places, though he will have company in Elizabeth Olsen, who will reprise her role as Scarlet Witch.
The events of her Disney Plus series “Wandavision” will lead her to Doctor Strange’s doorstep, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige added.
The basic premise of the character’s source material is that he is a world-class surgeon whose abilities are taken away in a horrific accident. After searching the world over to find a way to heal himself, he eventually finds himself under the tutelage of The Ancient One, who trains him in the mystic arts. Now the Sorcerer Supreme, he must battle dark forces from our world and other realms.
Doctor Strange will enter the Multiverse of Madness on May 7, 2021.
