Following an initial teaser – packaged as a post-credits scene in Spider-Man: No Way Home –, we finally have a full trailer for the much-anticipated, Endgame-scale MCU entry, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Strange looks to deal with the consequences of his actions from No Way Home, including terrifying creatures, characters from alternate timelines, and shattering realities all wrecking havoc on our world. As anticipated, this means major cameos… including who appears to be Patrick Stewart’s Professor Charles Xavier! Does this mean the X-Men might be folded into the main continuity? Probably not, but a fan can dream.
However, it does look like Multiverse of Madness will be introducing the Multiversal Illuminati, a secret organisation of the worlds’ greatest minds and leaders of the main areas of the Marvel universe, who get together whenever there’s a world-ending threat.
And from the appearance of Ultron centurion-looking robots escorting Strange, it also looks like the presence of the Iron Legion is teasing the introduction of an Iron Man variant (Tom Cruise’s Tony Stark, perhaps?). After all, the Illuminati has included Iron Man, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Namor, Black Bolt, Black Panther, and more, so it’s not much of a stretch.
The trailer also shows Sinister Strange, and teases who could be Defenders Strange as some of the alternate Stephen Strange’s. There’s multiple Wanda’s, the promise of Scarlet Witch’s villain arc, shots of Ta Lo, what could be a return to the TVA, the introduction of America Chavez/Miss America, and a burning figure that could either be Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel or WandaVision‘s Monica Rambeau. There’s even the briefest glimpse of an animated universe as Strange and America fall through Star Portals.
With all that, this 28th franchise entry certainly opens up a whole host of new avenues for the future of the MCU. Basically, this full trailer reaffirms that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is going to be the biggest crossover event to date.
Watch the trailer below. Multiverse of Madness lands in cinemas May 6th.