Having been a pivotal figure in the rise of the modern superhero blockbuster with his original Spider-Man trilogy, director Sam Raimi returns to the Marvel universe this May for the hotly-anticipated Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. And, if that prospect wasn’t tantalising enough, the latest comments from Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige are sure to prove pleasing to Raimi fans as the super producer compares the movie to the classic Evil Dead II.
“[We want] it to be a Sam Raimi movie,” said Feige in an interview with Empire. “We would give notes like, ‘This action is cool – you’re competing with Avengers and Spider-Man, no problem – but don’t forget the Sam Raimi parts.’ You will see just how Sam Raimi it is, in ways that will make fans of Evil Dead II very happy.”
Raimi stepped in to direct Multiverse of Madness following creative differences between Marvel and original Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson. and Feige went on to explain how they went about enticing Raimi into the director’s chair for the first time since 2013’s Oz the Great and Powerful.
“Our executive producer, Eric Carroll, and [producer] Richie Palmer were calling around to see who was interested, and Sam’s agent said, ‘What about Sam Raimi?’ We thought, ‘That would be incredible, but there’s no chance of that.’ But he wanted to come in and meet. And in the first meeting, it was amazing to reconnect with him, and see his enthusiasm to jump back into this world.”
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In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is directed by Sam Raimi and stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Benedict Wong (Wong), Rachel McAdams (Christine Palmer), Chiwetel Ejiofor (Mordo), (Nicodemus West) and Elizabeth Olsen (Scarlet Witch) as well as MCU newcomer Xochitl Gomez (The Baby-Sitters Club) as America Chavez.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set for release on May 6th 2022.
