“Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness”: 5 revelations made by Sam Raimi about the new Marvel film

This May 6th, the “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness”, the long-awaited sequel to the fascinating Marvel character, in which the Scarlet Witch and according to the previews and rumors, it will bring back many old and well-remembered characters not only from the UCM but from Marvel history.

A few days before its premiere, Sam Raimi, the director of the film, has advanced to Rolling Stone magazine something of what we will see in this new film installment. Among these revelations, the filmmaker has said that ´Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madnessit is “probably the most complex movie I’ve ever had anything to do with. It’s not just one character, or even five characters, but multiversal versions of those characters, and each one has a story.”.

It should also be noted that the filmmaker, remembered for directing the Spiderman trilogy of Tobey Maguirehad not directed a film since 2013, when he was at the head of “Oz the powerful”.

First WandaVision

It is no secret to anyone that the pandemic delayed filming, premieres, forcing the film industry to move dates, and a whole schedule related to its products. This is what happened with Marvel, which due to the delay in the filming of “The Multiverse of Madness”, decided to shoot and premieres the series first for Disney “WandaVision”.

“I’m not quite sure what WandaVision’s schedule was or how it changed. I just know that half, or maybe three quarters of our writing process, I first heard about this show that they were doing and that we would have to follow it.Raimi said.

Raimi also stated that knowing that “WandaVision” would be released before the sequel to Doctor Strange, he had to study the history of the series starring Elizabeth Olsen. However, he clarified that he did not watch all of the story but instead wrote down the key moments that could connect with the continuation of his film.

Filming without a finished script

At another point in the talk, Raimi says that although the pandemic was negative in several aspects; For him, it was like a blessing because it gave him time to adjust Michael Waldron’s script.

The director revealed that they were filming, even when the script was not yet finished, but despite that, everything went well. “It was a fun juggling game”, Raimi said, about the consequences of branding first “WandaVision”. But that was not all, “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, that in principle would arrive after the sequel to Strange, also ended up arriving in theaters before.

“We had to make sure, for example, that Doctor Strange didn’t know more than he had about the multiverse from No Way Home. And yet, we had to make sure that he didn’t ignore the things that he had already learned. So it was all dictated by what had become before.” Raimi explained.

The many faces of Doctor Strange

sam raimi He also referred to the different transformations that it will go through benedict cumberbatch in the aftermath of Doctor Strange and praised her acting talent. The director specified that the British actor will surprise the audience with the nuances that he has given to his famous character.

Michael Waldron’s screenplay

Raimi also praised the work of the screenwriter michael waldron In this sequel to Doc Strange. “The guy is great. He brought an incredible imagination and in-depth knowledge of Marvel history.“, said. In that sense, the director said that the script goes hand in hand with the essence of Stan Lee’s characters: “his human aspect, his flaws, his mistakes, his personality peculiarities. Michael loves that Doctor Strange is a bit selfish and has a problem with insecurity.” he explained it.

About the new shots

At the end of 2021, Benedict Cumberbatch revealed in an interview with the morning show: 3rd Hour of TODAY, that the sequel to Doctor Strange had required new shots, so the cast had to return to filming during those months.

Raimi addressed the inclusion of this new material, explaining that this came after a test screening in which he realized the story needed to be adjusted. “This is what test projections are for. You learn what is confusing in a complex image, or you learn things that have stuck around longer than expected. You recognize when something is too slow… etc.” said the director.

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