When Marvel Studios first announced Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it was said to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first horror film. Horror director Scott Derrickson was previously known to direct the Doctor Strange sequel, until he left the production due to creative differences. Marvel Studios would eventually get Spider-Man director Sam Raimi to direct the film. Tickets for Doctor Strange 2 went on sale yesterday and Sam Raimi did an interview with Fandango where he teased the horror elements of the film.
"I think what [Kevin] meant, from my point of view, is that this film has a flavor of horror to it," Raimi said in the interview. "I think when the original director, Scott Derrickson, and Kevin promoted the coming of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, they said that it was going to be the first Marvel superhero film that had an element of horror to it. I hope I'm not misquoting them. But even after Scott left the picture due to creative differences, that was still the mandate -- to make the first Marvel film that had an element of horror. So, I kept true to their original statements."
Raimi continued to discuss what Marvel Studio’s Kevin Feige means when he says Doctor Strange 2 will have horror elements."I think that's what Kevin means, because it is spooky at some times and scary at others. It's unknown what you'll find in the multiverse," Raimi added. "It's within that unknown that suspense and darkness exists. A tool to titillate the audience's fear. Plus, Doctor Strange in the comics has always dealt in universes and dimensions that were quite spooky, so we tried to bring some of that into this film."
Raimi is a very well-known horror director and a lot of Marvel fans love his take on Spider-Man. But, the director’s favorite character is Doctor Stephen Strange and Feige wants to see what he will do with the character. Kevin Feige previously did an interview with Rotten Tomatoes and revealed that he is excited for Sam Raimi to put his “Sam Raimi” stamp on Multiverse of Madness.
"So now, being in a position that Sam is back in the Marvel universe and working for us on Doctor Strange, which aside from Spider-Man — both Steve Ditko co-creations — was his favorite character, is really quite remarkable and full circle for me personally from my journey at Marvel," Feige said during the interview. "But really, it's just exciting to get to watch Sam work again and to see Sam Raimi put his Sam Raimi stamp on Doctor Strange, on the Multiverse, on Marvel."
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to be released in theaters on May 6. 2022
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