Patrick Stewart has finally confirmed the semi-obvious: that he is in the trailer for Dr. Strange in the multiverse of madness, which premiered during the Super Bowl.
Speaking to Jake’s Takes on YouTube, Stewart confirmed that it was indeed his voice that Dr. Strange heard after being escorted into a sinister hall.
“I didn’t really recognize my own voice, it sounded different. I didn’t know if I had a cold or something like that at the time,” the actor said. “But I was amazed – and all they saw was the back of my shoulder and I think my ear, nothing else – that there would be so many connections. I liked that.”
Stewart can be heard saying “we have to tell him the truth” in the trailer, which suggests that his X-Men character, Professor Charles Xavier, will play a role in Strange’s journey through the multiverse. This also signals a bigger potential crossover between MCU and X-Men, which Disney now owns after the acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
It all comes just a week after Stewart said his voice in the trailer was like that presumed performance, chilling rumors that Professor X will appear. It seems so another example of actors lying about their roles in movies.
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters on May 6 and promises to see a number of returnees, including Chivetel Eggiofor’s Mordo, Rachel McAdams’ Christine Palmer, Elizabeth Olson’s Wanda Maximoff and Benedict Wong. Xochitl Gomez plays America Chavez, a member of the Young Avengers (still in the comics) with the ability to drill star holes in the fabric of reality.
In the meantime, read on why Kevin Fagy thinks Dr. Strange is the anchor of the Marvel universeor what one of the Rousseau brothers thinks Disney’s ability to surprise comic book fans.
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Joseph Knoop is a writer / producer for IGN.