In an interview with Polygon, Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness writer Michael Waldron talked about how he scribed this sequel “with Sam (Raimi) in mind,” the director had “a real hesitancy” to embrace his signature style.
“I was totally writing with Sam in mind the entire time. I had watched all his movies. I tried to really get an ear for the dialogue in his movies, because I wanted it to feel like a Sam Raimi film. But Sam, to his credit, had no interest in coming in and just playing the hits. Sam did not come in and say, I need you to give me a zombie. And in fact, when I presented the idea of Dead Strange to him, there was a real hesitancy on his part, because he didn’t want it to seem like he was just saying, ‘I want to do my Sam Raimi thing.’ “
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Waldron said that Raimi wasn’t on board with the idea until it was clear that it was part of the larger themes of Doctor Strange ignoring what everyone else tells him the rules are and doing whatever he thinks is necessary to achieve his goals. “So when we could justify it in that way, then Sam was on board,” Waldron said. “It was like All right, now let’s have some fun, let’s really go all in.”
“In my mind, Stephen Strange and Wanda are the only two sorcerers strong enough to even dreamwalk to begin with, It’s such an impossible spell to achieve, let alone maintain. I think Strange, in my mind, is probably the first guy to ever attempt to possess his own corpse. It’s the Break glass in case of emergency on the very back page of the Darkhold. And those spirits of the damned are like, Absolutely not, you cannot do this.”
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Where Can You Watch Doctor Strange 2?
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is currently available to watch in theaters worldwide. It will arrive on digital on June 22 and on Blu-Ray on July 26.
Marvel Cinematic Universe 2022 Release Timeline
- Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness [Movie]
Release Date – 6th May 2022 - Ms. Marvel [Series]
Release Date – 8th June 2022 - Thor: Love And Thunder [Movie]
Release Date – 8th July 2022 - Marvel Studios’ Halloween Special [Special]
Release Date – October 2022 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever [Movie]
Release Date – 11th November 2022 - The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special [Special]
Release Date – December 2022 - What…If? Season 2 [Series]
Release Date – Late 2022 - I Am Groot [Shorts]
Release Date – Late 2022 - She-Hulk [Series]
Release Date – Late 2022
