Ooof! A bit of a shake-up for the MCU as Doctor Strange And The Multiverse Of Madness is now without a director…
Scott Derrickson, who directed the first movie, has taken to Twitter to announce that he is no longer bringing Marvel’s ‘first horror’ to the big screen.
Here’s what he wrote on Twitter:
Marvel and I have mutually agreed to part ways on Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness due to creative differences. I am thankful for our collaboration and will remain on as EP.
— N O S ⋊ Ɔ I ᴚ ᴚ Ǝ ᗡ ⊥ ⊥ O Ɔ S (@scottderrickson) January 10, 2020
Now, what this means as of now is anyone’s guess, but it kinda makes this all seem a bit more relevant from last year’s SDCC, doesn’t it?
In hindsight, we should have seen something like this coming ever since last year’s SDCC. pic.twitter.com/vCUjmkUAKw
— MisterBatfleck (@Mister_BatfIeck) January 10, 2020
Was it because MCU boss Kevin Feige didn’t want a Marvel horror? was it because he didn’t like the direction the movie was going under Derrickson? Or was it something else completely? We can but speculate at this point but I’ve a feeling the truth of the matter will eventually come out.
Marvel seem adamant that the movie will still hit its May 7th, 2021 release date at this point.
In related news, the movie is still casting and the most recent call is for two villains.
One is a 30s-40s female open ethnicity villain and the other is a 30s-40s African-American villain.
Speculation has it that the African-American role will be for the main villain Nightmare, who Derrickson added to the sequel after not being allowed to include him in the first movie.
The female role is likely to be Lilith.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong and Rachel McAdams are all (at the point) back for the sequel. Chiwetel Ejiofor is expected to once more play Mordo, but in a smaller role due to prior commitments around the same time as filming on Strange 2 will be happening.
‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness’ is currently set to begin filming on May 4th in London, Los Angeles and New York.
The film will release on May 7, 2021.
Source: Discussingfilm
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