The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness movie is available in theaters now, but there are those who haven’t seen the movie yet. There is also the case of people who have seen it but have doubts. With that in mind, we have created this summary here Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which contains spoilers. And if you want to have it all chewed, it’s best to read each topic below:
What is the approximate rating of Doctor Strange 2?
In Brazil, the indicative classification of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is from 14 years. However, it must be made clear that the film pushes the limits of this classification. Like this? Well, in addition to scenes that are practically reminiscent of horror movies, we also have scenes with characters dying in very violent ways. Recently in the United States, some fans started arguing about whether the age rating was correct (the film is rated PG 13 there).
What year does Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness take place?
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Doctor Strange’s final adventure took place in SpiderMan: No Return Home, where he helped Peter Parker to solve the problem of having opened the doors of the multiverse to the villains of its most classic franchises. The film was shot between the months of September through December 2024 (recalling that Marvel Studios is in the “future” since Avengers: Endgame). And that makes us believe Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness takes place sometime in 2025 as there is no longer the snow we see at the end of the Webslinger film.
What is happening to Doctor Strange?
In the film, Doctor Strange meets America Chavez, a new character who has the power to open portals between different universes, allowing him to travel throughout the multiverse. However, the girl is being hunted by monsters and the hero decides to help her, after all the monsters are trying to absorb her power, which could lead to a multiversal danger. In it, Stephen Strange embarks on an adventure that takes him to another universe.
Is Doctor Strange the Sorcerer Supreme?
As revealed in SpiderMan: No Return Home, Doctor Strange is no longer the Sorcerer Supreme after being turned to dust by Thanos’ snapshot in Avengers: Infinity War. That made Wong, his assistant, took over the role. In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Wong remains the Sorcerer Supreme.
Warning this is where the spoiler part begins!
Who is the villain in Doctor Strange 2?
In fact, the film has a major villain. Wanda Maximoff, the wellknown Scarlet Witch, is responsible for sending monsters to capture America Chavez. Her goal is to absorb the power of traveling across the multiverse in order to find a way to replace a variant of her own and take her place as a mother. So in her mind she would bring back her children who were wiped out in the events of WandaVision.
What are Doctor Strange’s cameos in the Multiverse of Madness?
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The film features many variants and cameos. Here we have some of them:
Strange defender: The first variant we see is Defender Strange, a version of Doctor Strange in costume from the ‘Defenders’ phase of the comics. The team consisted of Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor and Silver Surfer.
Shuma Gorath: The character ShumaGorath appears as one of Wanda’s minions attacking New York while Dr. Christine Palmer. However, he has none of his powers and doesn’t even take that name. Basically, it’s a visual reference to the character.
Bruce Campbell: The actor is known for starring in the Evil Dead films of Doctor Strange 2 director Sam Raimi. In this film he is the pizza seller for Universe 838.
Baron Mordo: This is a variant of Baron Mordo on Earth838 played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. It is he who introduces the Illuminati in the film.
DR Christine Palmer: The character played by Rachel McAdams There are two versions of this function. The first is the one who gets married in the main universe, while the second is a version of Earth838 working in the Baxter building.
Captain Carter: The character is played by Hayley Atwell, who is a variant of Peggy Carter after applying to the Super Soldier Project in place of Steve Rogers. Like most members of the Illuminati team, she is a victim of the Scarlet Witch.
black ray: Played by Anson Mount, the same actor from the Inhumans series, Black Bolt presents himself as the king of his kind and is one of the most powerful members of the Illuminati. However, he ends up being defeated by Wanda as well.
Captain Marvel: Captain Marvel of Earth838 is played by the actress Lashana Lynchwho played Maria Rambeau in Carol Danvers’ solo film.
Reed Richards: The leader of the Fantastic Four is played by John Krasinsky, the director of A Quiet Place. The crowd is that he’s coming back as a character soon.
Charles Xavier: Patrick Stewart returns in this feature to play Professor X, but uses a floating and yellow wheelchair and pays homage to the ’90s animated series version of the XMen.
Sinister Stranger: THAT Dark Stranger is another version of the character lived by Benedict Cumberbatch. However, he used the Darkhold and this caused side effects like the birth of a third eye and also a more sinister appearance (hence the name). He has the best fight in the movie.
weird zombie: Contrary to popular belief, this is not a Marvel Zombies variant, just a decaying version of Defender Strange that is eventually taken over by Doctor Strange using the Darkhold.
clean: Doctor Strange’s greatest love interest in comics has finally made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. She only appears in the postcredits scene and is played by actress Charlize Theron.
How many postcredits scenes are there in Multiverse of Madness?
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has 2 postcredits scenes: The first has the involvement of Charlize Theron how cleanciting a raid (read more about it here).
The second postcredits scene is just a joke with Bruce Campbellin relation to ‘evil Dead‘, with the pizza seller celebrating the end of his threeday penance and hitting himself.
What is Doctor Strange’s third eye?
Like Sinister Strange, the variant of Darkhold created by Chthon, our Doctor Strange is given a third eye at the end of the film, which could have major implications for Doctor Strange 3.
It turns out that this is the sign that the hero has been corrupted by the Book of Sin and its sinister variant. It remains to be seen whether this will turn him to the dark side like Wanda did.
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In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the Marvel Universe unlocks the Multiverse and takes it much further. Prepare for a journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, aided by allies new and old as he traverses dangerous alternate realities to face a new foe.
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness‘ is seen and judged by Sam Raimi.