![]() The paralyzed Professor X gets his neck broken, and Captain Marvel is crushed beneath rubble.īut, if there is a consolation to be found: these are just single versions of characters who live on in other dimensions. Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch arrives and murders each of them one by one, often in especially brutal ways: She magically seals Black Bolt's mouth, causing his voice to backfire and blow apart his head Captain Carter is bisected by her own shield Mister Fantastic is shredded into rubber bands with a particularly nasty balloon-pop of his skull. Just as soon as the MCU give us all of these Illuminati heroes, it also takes them away. Is this the same Captain Carter we saw in What If …? Or are there many different Captain Carters out there, with this being just one of them? We first met this alternate universe version of Hayley Atwell's British agent in the animated What If …? series on Disney+, which explored what might have happened if Peggy Carter had received the super-soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers.Ĭaptain Carter now appears as a member of the Illuminati in this particular dimension, but it's worth remembering that there are a seemingly infinite number of dimensions. The beloved X-Men franchise has finally merged with the MCU. Charles Xavier, worlds are literally colliding. When Patrick Stewart himself rolls out as part of the Illuminati in Doctor Strange 2, reprising his long-held role as the leader of the good mutants, the telepathic Dr. Then Marvel Studios’ parent company, Disney, acquired Fox Entertainment-bringing the X-Men franchise back into the Marvel portfolio. That meant for years, there could be no official crossover with the MCU. The X-Men are Marvel Comics mainstays, but the film rights to the mutant characters has been perpetually held by Fox. But by choosing Mount to play the part of Black Bolt again, Doctor Strange 2 seems to be acknowledging that the Inhumans show is canon in at least this alternate dimension. That show, along with the long-running series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has never been fully embraced by the movies as MCU canon. ![]() Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige had long wanted to make an Inhumans movie, but the property was diverted to television instead. In Doctor Strange 2 he is played by Anson Mount, who portrayed the same character in the short-lived TV series based on Inhumans, which aired eight episodes in 2017. the Sub-Mariner, who ruled over Atlantis.Īs the king of his people, Black Bolt has historically been part of the Illuminati in the comics. Tony Stark was a key figure, as a founding member of the Avengers. In Marvel Comics lore, though, it refers to an alliance of superheroes, mostly comprised of the leaders of other teams. The term “illuminati” is a loaded phrase now (thanks, Qanon weirdos!). Obviously, what lies ahead deserves a Spoiler Alert: Read no further unless you've seen the film, or don't mind having its surprises revealed. It happens again at the very end even diehard Marvel fans may be puzzled by a mega-cameo that comes just as the credits begin to roll. This sentiment is especially strong around the second act of the film, when Benedict Cumberbatch's dimension-hopping Sorcerer Supreme encounters some very familiar but nonetheless unexpected characters. If those two words don't cross your mind at least a few times during Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, then the new Marvel Studios movie probably isn't doing its job.
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