The MCU now has an Illuminati. Well… had an Illuminati, as nearly the entire team was wiped out by the Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, now streaming on Disney Plus. As viewers of the film know, the MCU version of the secret squad of heroes …
Read More »A Moon Knight villain with a secret MCU past makes his Marvel Comics return
June 1’s Strange #3 (opens in new tab) ends with the set up for #4’s big villain, Shadow Knight – an evil, sinister version of Moon Knight who will attack Clea Strange at the command of the magical mafia known as the Blasphemy Cartel, and whose presence in the title …
Read More »The Scarlet Witchs Doctor Strange 2 villain turn is historically accurate but its time to do better
Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, has been built up as a key figure in the MCU over the last few years, and the currently in theaters Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness shows exactly how she fits into the overall scheme of things. But her current MCU journey somewhat …
Read More »Gargantos – the Doctor Strange 2 monsters Marvel history and name change explained
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney Plus, meaning a whole new audience is meeting Gargantos, the cyclopean, tentacled monster attacking New York City in one of the film’s early action scenes. “Who the heck is Gargantos?” you may be asking, as all appearances seem …
Read More »The Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff has a brand new Marvel comic book status quo
Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, is a rising star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to her hit Disney Plus streaming series WandaVision and an appearance in the upcoming movie sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And as complex as Wanda’s MCU history is, with reality-warping experiments, Infinity …
Read More »Iron Man gets attacked where it hurts in Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers
Doctor Strange is dead, leaving Marvel’s Earth without its top magic defender, so it’s up to the Avengers to fill that gap. But they’re Earth’s mightiest heroes, not Earth’s magic heroes, right? Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers cover by Steve Skroce (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) In …
Read More »Rethinking the Scarlet Witch as the likely next Sorcerer Supreme … again
Doctor Strange is going to die… We have no doubts about that. Such are the lives (and often the many deaths) and careers of Marvel and DC superheroes and villains, where being dead is often a temporary inconvenience. Only the exact nature and ultimate duration of his death remains to …
Read More »Even Mads Mikkelsen doesnt know if Darth Vader is in Star Wars: Rogue One much
Star Wars: Rogue One (opens in new tab) is “going back to the beginning,” but Mads Mikkelsen said he didn’t get to meet Darth Vader when we sat down with him to talk about his new movie Doctor Strange (opens in new tab). Sadly, the Hannibal star admitted he doesn’t …
Read More »Doctor Stranges supporting cast get their own mind-bending posters
No sooner had the new Doctor Strange trailer (opens in new tab) landed, than a whole host of new posters made an appearance as well. Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange is included, but I’m more interested in the supporting cast’s trippy posters. Rachel McAdams’s Christine Palmer and Benedict Wong’s, err… Wong …
Read More »Benedict Cumberbatch says Sherlock is “a LOT stranger” than Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch has been drawing parallels between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange (opens in new tab). His conclusion? There aren’t many. When asked at the San Diego Comic Con whether playing Sherlock prepared him for the role of Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme, he responded: “No, not really. Dr Strange is…” “Strange?” quipped …
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