DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Resurfaced Plot Leak Reveals MCU's Mordo's Original Fate

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: Resurfaced Plot Leak Reveals MCU's Mordo's Original Fate

A resurfaced plot leak for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness reveals scrapped plans for the MCU's Mordo and a different member of The Illuminati. Needless to say, spoilers follow from here...

By JoshWilding - May 11, 2022 11:05 AM EST

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness underwent what sounded like a lot of reshoots, and director Sam Raimi and writer Michael Waldron have both talked openly about the script being written on the fly. Last August, a detailed plot leak for the sequel found its way online and has now resurfaced due to the fact that it was about 95% accurate to what we ended up watching in theaters.

For the most part, the differences are minimal. It's clear Marvel Studios felt the need to better explain some moments or to just trim some fat from the story, such as Rintrah's expanded role and Wong being in attendance at Christine Palmer's wedding. However, one of the biggest reveals comes in the form of an alternate opening for the movie that would have explained the fate of the MCU's Mordo.

He was completely absent from the Doctor Strange sequel with the spotlight instead put on a Variant, Master Mordo, from The Illuminati's reality. However, in an earlier cut of the movie, we'd have seen the MCU's Mordo hunting Wanda Maximoff through the forest with a magic bow in hand. She beheads him, making it clear from the start that the Scarlet Witch is the lead villain here. 

Marvel Studios may have decided that Doctor Strange learning Wanda's true intentions was a little more impactful, and we're hoping this means they could have future plans for Mordo. 

The other big reveal in this plot leak is that Bruce Campbell was indeed set to play Balder the Brave before Thor's brother was swapped out for Mister Fantastic. Wanda impaled the Asgardian in this version of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and as there's no mention of Black Bolt, we're assuming that both John Krasinski and Anson Mount were added during the reshoots that took place last year.

It's always fun to find out what might have been, of course, and we hope these deleted scenes see the light of day when the sequel arrives on Digital and Blu-ray a little later this year.

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CurlyBill
CurlyBill - 5/11/2022, 11:05 AM
Really wish they would have kept Cambell as Balder instead of what they ended up doing.
Watchingme
Watchingme - 5/11/2022, 11:06 AM
@CurlyBill - You dont like Reed and Black bolt?
LeonNova
LeonNova - 5/11/2022, 11:10 AM
@Randomusername - As cool as it was to see them, having our first introduction to them in the MCU being them getting easily and brutally murdered did kind of rub me the wrong way.
Watchingme
Watchingme - 5/11/2022, 11:14 AM
@LeonNova - I didin't axed you. I axed him.

But I agree.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 5/11/2022, 11:06 AM
Mordo hunting Wanda Maximoff through the forest with a magic bow in hand. She beheads him

It's a Sam Raimi movie; Mordo's lucky that's all that would have happened to him in an Evil Forest.
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 5/11/2022, 12:59 PM
@Reeds2Much -

Repian
Repian - 5/11/2022, 11:18 AM
For Doctor Strange 3, I hope to see Master Mordo join Dormammu. The Mordo body submitted to the Dormmamu entity, creating the form of the comics.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 5/11/2022, 11:25 AM
@Repian - thats what I'm hoping will happen as well. Both villains haven't really had the chance to shine, and giving Ejifor both roles finally gives him something major to do as well
SoulReaver
SoulReaver - 5/11/2022, 12:25 PM
@Repian - I was actually hoping this would happen, but with Mads Mikkelsen instead
inkniron
inkniron - 5/11/2022, 11:23 AM
I'm glad they didn't whack Mordo. He has truly been criminally underused when it comes to Doctor Strange.

Balder on the other hand would have been way more welcome to me than what we got. No need wasting characters in bit roles when there are plans for their mains to have a bigger role.
cyclopsprime
cyclopsprime - 5/11/2022, 11:30 AM
@inkniron - you all ways start the base work with the first film
OmegaBlack13
OmegaBlack13 - 5/11/2022, 11:27 AM
Should’ve replaced Captain Carter with Balder. I know we don’t necessarily know the 838 version, but I have trouble buying that any version of Peggy (or Cap for that matter) would fall victim to the hubris the Illuminati is built around.
kg8817
kg8817 - 5/11/2022, 12:35 PM
@OmegaBlack13 - The Ultimate version of Cap was full of hubris and arrogance. I don’t think it’s out of realm that variants of both of them would be similar.
newhire13
newhire13 - 5/11/2022, 2:58 PM
@OmegaBlack13 - They’re making this for a general, none comic book reading audience too though. People would instantly care way more about Carter than Balder.
SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 5/11/2022, 3:08 PM
@OmegaBlack13 - Agreed. As cool as it was to see live action Captain Carter, I've never liked the idea of Captain America (or a CA variant) being in the Illuminati.
dracula
dracula - 5/11/2022, 11:29 AM
Would have been a waste of a character
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/11/2022, 2:06 PM
@dracula - maybe buy it would’ve looked cool
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/11/2022, 11:47 AM
The attack on Kamar Taj looked like reshoots imo.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 5/11/2022, 11:51 AM
that was the one thing I was iffy on with the movie, Strange states that Mordo dedicated his life to kill him, despite the fact that the last time we saw him back in 2016 he just left in not so friendly terms. I hope they bring him back in the third one to adress/resolve some of that.
FishyZombie
FishyZombie - 5/11/2022, 5:04 PM
@Spidey91 - more than probably any other mcu hero, it's clear Strange and Wong have gone through some extensive adventures in between their appearences. Guess their big showdown happened offscreen.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/11/2022, 12:27 PM
I assumed he would factor in that way without being killed so quick. Mordo being a DISRUPTER in Wanda’s endeavors by hunting her and he and Strange having to begrudgingly team up.
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