Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Stephen Strange who is set to join forces with Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff aka The Scarlet Witch in ‘Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness‘ will have some new faces joining them in their fight to restore balance to the universe. If the latest reports, viral tweets and screenshots of the film’s credit reel are to be believed, then some Hollywood heavyweights may just be joining the franchise.
The latest rumours hint that Oscar winners, Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio will feature as variants in the upcoming film. While Tom plays a variant of Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man, Leo will feature as Spider-Man. The film is also expected to star John Krasinski as the variant of Reed Richards, aka Mr Fantastic, a rumour he has been denying over the past months.
(Rumor) Possibly the first image of Tom Cruise on set #DoctorStrange2 in (Motion Capture) for his Iron Man https://t.co/nlvjj7sBAm
— Moth Culture (@Moth_Culture) 1642477894000
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— Iron Wolf (@IronWolfNetTTV) 1642575908000
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— Aaron S Bailey ⚡ (@AaronBaileyArt) 1643085021000
Besides the new faces, the film is also expected to bring back many familiar heroes including Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. A recent picture posted by the Portuguese dubbing artist Mariana Torres gave rise to the rumours, especially after she shared the frame with Manolo Rey, who has dubbed for Tobey Maguire. The picture was captioned ‘Good things are coming.’
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— Home Verse – MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 UPDATES & LEAKS (@home_verse) 1642934763000
Other actors anticipated to make a comeback are Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, Sophie Turner as Jean Grey, Sir Ian McKellen as Magneto, Chris Evans as Johnny Storm, Ben Affleck as Daredevil, Halle Berry as Storm, Patric Stewart as Professor X, Edward Norton as Hulk and many others.
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— All The Superhero Rumors (@Allsuperrumors) 1642646246000
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— Toshak Hada (@ToshakHada) 1642847016000
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, directed by Sam Raimi is expected to be unlike any other Marvel film to date. Dropping hints about what to expect in the upcoming film, Olsen told Vanity Fair, “Yes, the horror genre feeling of constant fear and thrill and misleads and playing with the camera, playing with how the perspective of the depth of field in order to make the audience feel more anxious…”
The film that is slated for a May 6, 2022 release will also see Benedict Wong return as Wong, Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer, and newcomer Xochitl Gomez as Miss America aka America Chavez.
