Doctor Strange's inclusion hints at addition of Spider-Man multiverse villain?

highly-anticipated upcoming Spider-Man film, which remains untitled as of yet, was recently making helines after Hollywood Reporter revealed that Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) has joined film's cast. Benedict as Strange is said to play role of Spider-Man's mentor, which was earlier played by Iron Man/ Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr). However,  inclusion of  Marvel supernatural hero in film is possibly hinting at inclusion of Spider-Man's infamous villain, Morlun. Here's how:

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Spider-Man 3 Villain revealed?

upcoming installment of Spider-Man has intrigued millions of fans across globe with its unexpected ties, with decisions like bringing Jamie Foxx as Electro and Doctor Strange as Spidey's mentor. Benedict Cumberbatch aka Strange is also set to commence shoot of upcoming MCU film Doctor Strange and Multiverse of Mness. film is said to explore alternate realities and a supposed cross-section is also said to be on cards. 

Thus, speculations are rife that Spider-Man 3 will also explore multiverse, which justifies inclusion of Doctor Strange in upcoming installment. w, with Doctor Strange leak, it is assumed that yet ar villain, apart from Electro, is set to take on Spider-Man in 2021 film. villain is ne or than infamous Morlun. Although official anuncement about Morlun's inclusion has been me by makers, se are mere speculations. 

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Who is Morlun?

Created by J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr., Morlun is a popular Spider-Man villain whose presence is marked in Spider-Man comics when y explore  multiverse. Morlun has a strong resemblance to a gothic Dracula who is a psychic vampire that hunts down spiders, along with Inheritors, in multiverse. villain appeared in 2014's Spider-Verse comic by Dan Slott. It inspired 2018's Spider-Man film titled Spider-Man: Into Spider-Verse, wherein spider-heroes of  multiverse took on Morlun and Inheritors.

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Meanwhile, upcoming untitled Spider-Man film is jointly produced by Sony and Marvel Studios. movie is slated to hit silver screens in December 2021. However, release date of film might be postponed due to on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

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