Benedict Cumberbatch’s Master of the Mystic Arts and Xochitl Gomez’s newcomer America Chavez find themselves imprisoned in the latest images from the upcomingMCUsequel,Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The images, which have been released exclusively byEmpire, find the good Doctor in handcuffs as he is brought before a mysterious council for all of his multiversal tamperings.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswill follow the events of small-screen Marvel adventuresLokiandWandaVision, as well as the recent record-breaking big-screen outingSpider-Man: No Way Home, and finds Dr. Stephen Strange joining forces with both old and new mystical allies as the multiverse continues to collapse onto the MCU. Doctor Strange must travel into the multiverse to face a mysterious new adversary, who just so happens to look a lot like Doctor Strange himself…
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswill be the 28th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is being directed byEvil DeadandSpider-Man 2filmmaker Sam Raimi from a script written by Jade Halley Bartlett and Michael Waldron. The sequel seesBenedict Cumberbatchreprise the role of Stephen Strange, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor as Karl Mordo, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch, Benedict Wong as Wong, and Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer.
The sequel will also introduceXochitl Gomez as America Chavez, a teenager who possesses the ability to punch open doorways between dimensions. As demonstrated by one of these new images, America Chavez may come to regret joining the superhero fray, as she finds herself in a glass cage alongside Strange.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is Expected to Feature Several Crowd-Pleasing Cameos
Rumors and speculation continue to swirl aroundDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, with the MCU sequel expected to feature all kinds of crowd-pleasing cameos. One such moment has been teased in the recent trailer, as well as these latest images, with Doctor Strangerumored to have been imprisoned by The Illuminati, a superhero team comprised of Professor X, Namor, and Mr. Fantastic among others.
Benedict Cumberbatch has teased some of these surprising “encounters,” as well as offering some insight into the journey Doctor Strange will embark on inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. “There’s a lot of reckoning,” the actor said. “And a lot of self-discovery. Strange is almost a stranger to himself before this film unfolds and reveals what, essentially, is in his nature, that he then has to either confront or resist or fall into or become.”
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis likely to cause some serious fallout on the MCU, with Cumberbatch revealing that the conclusions may not be what many expect. “There are some very bold ideas, and some extraordinary tests of Strange and encounters,” Cumberbatch continued. “There are some very unexpected conclusions.”
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis scheduled to be released on June 15, 2025, as part of Phase Four of the MCU.
