Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
WARNING : Major spoilers forDoctor Strange 2 !
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswriter Michael Waldron react toSpider - Man : Far From Home ’s function of the term “ Earth-616 . ” With a playscript byLokicreator Waldron , director Sam Raimi ’s thou returnto the superhero literary genre feature many callback to marvel projects MCU and otherwise . The picture show also builds upon what was once considered a discarded occupation in 2019’sFar From Home .
InMultiverse of Madness , Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) and America Chavez ( Xochitl Gomez ) escape their Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch ( Elizabeth Olsen ) and land in a seemingly Utopian universe where they are detained by the Illuminati . There , a variant of Dr. Christine Palmer , who specializes in multiverse research and analysis , explains Strange and America traveled to Earth-838 from the MCU ’s Earth-616 . InFar From Home , Quentin Beck / Mysterio ( Jake Gyllenhaal)claims to have followed an Elemental from Earth-833 to Earth-616 ( Peter Parker ’s reality ) . However , it ’s break that Mysterio is not a sailing master of the multiverse but rather a former disgruntled Stark employee . Nevertheless , Mysterio ’s Trygve Lie tracks inMultiverse of Madness , and rooter are wondering why .
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In a late consultation withRolling Stone , Multiverse of Madnessscribe Waldron talked about the MCU ’s Sacred Timeline / chief Earth being designated 616 . give absolutely nothing away and without taking a firm position , Waldron teased that possibly Mysterio knew more than he let on . interpret the full citation below :
" I guess it begs the question , What did Quentin roll in the hay ? He was a smart guy cable . Um , is it just a coincidence ? That ’s … I do n’t know . But what ’s your out ? "
While the mention of Earth-616 inFar From Homecould very well be a coincidence , Multiverse of Madnessdoes give Waldron and audiences an out . ahead of time on in the film , America tellsStrange and Wong ( Benedict Wong)that one ’s dream — even Wong ’s clown nightmare — are visions of things happen to their variants throughout the multiverse . This is why Strange dreamed of Defender Strange and America at the start of the film . So , it ’s entirely potential that a Mysterio throughout the multiverse knew about Earth-616 , maybe that variance even had genuine powers , and the late Quentin Beck ’s dream are what inspiredFar From home base ’s lies .
Far From Homewasn’t the only MCU film that referenced Earth-616 . The term was written on a chalkboard by Erik Selvig ( Stellan Skarsgård ) inThor : The Dark World . In the world of Marvel Comics , Earth-616 is consider the reader ’ main timeline and fan have always assumed “ Earth-616 ” was an inconsequential Easter egg in films likeFar From HomeorThe Dark World . brush aside the retiring joke that the MCU is Earth-19999 because Marvel Studios plans for the serial of movies to run for thousands of years , Kevin Feige and fellowship have confirmedthe MCU multiverse was part of discussionsearly on . Even if the original programme was n’t to make the MCU Earth-616 , it is now and everything ( basically ) tracks inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
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Source : Rolling Stone
