Doctor Strange 2: All you need to know about Marvel's first ever horror film

While it me half amount of Marvel Cinematic Universe’s top-grossing solo movies, like Black Panr and Captain Marvel, 2016’s Doctor Strange was a solid box office hit. Benedict Cumberbatch me Sorcerer Supreme a globally recognized icon, and audiences were excited to see more of his trippy, mind-boggling ventures. Recently, Marvel has anunced second sequel of Doctor Strange film for a 2021 release. Strange’s pivotal roles in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame will go a long way towards drumming up interest in sequel. So, here are a few things that have been confirmed for Doctor Strange 2.

It will be titled as Doctor Strange In Multiverse Of Mness

Almost every Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel has come with a colon, followed by film’s subtitle. For eg. Captain America: Winter Soldier, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok until w, Marvel Cinematic Universe’s titling formula has been taken from comic book medium. But this time y have titled it as Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Mness. As title suggests, film’s plot will explore existence of multiverse that was first teased in original film Doctor Strange.

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Revealing that nightmare will be villain

According to reports, Scott Derrickson wanted to introduce iconic villain Nightmare in first Doctor Strange movie, but re was room for him in movie that was obligated to tell Sorcerer Supreme’s origin story. This, paired with fact that Doctor Strange sequel will apparently be a horror movie, has got some fans speculating that Nightmare will be film’s primary villain.

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It will mark Marvel Cinematic Universe’s First Horror Film

Marvel has described Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Mness as MCU’s first horror movie. Kevin Feige likes to say that every film in franchise is a different genre like Ant-Man is a heist movie, Captain Marvel is a ‘90s action movie, Black Widow will be a spy thriller and this will be its first foray into horror genre.

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It is expected to be released on May 7, 2021

Doctor Strange in Multiverse of Mness will be hitting atres on May 7, 2021. In its release window, Doctor Strange sequel will face competition from Matrix 4, John Wick: Chapter 4, Jurassic World 3, and Fast and Furious 10.

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