While we may never know what Scott Derrickson had planned for his Doctor Strange sequel, rumours have pointed to it embracing some of the horror vibes from the Sorcerer Supreme's comic book adventures by pitting him against Nightmare. Now, Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is clearly set to take us on a very different sort of adventure.
However, while many of you will know Raimi for his work on the original Spider-Man trilogy, the filmmaker is also no stranger to horror, helming the original Evil Dead and producing countless entries in the genre.
Elizabeth Olsen recently spoke to Vanity Fair and was asked about writer Michael Waldron's comments about Doctor Strange being "Indiana Jones in a cloak." In the WandaVision star's opinion, it's a valid comparison, but she feels there's a "darker" side to the character and that's reflected in the sequel itself (which Olsen insists is actually scarier than those adventure movies).
"I think it’s scarier than Indiana Jones. I think it definitely feels more Sam Raimi than that. So maybe that was the goal, but it definitely became something darker I think," Olsen said. "Yeah, not like [Raimi's] western [work]. Yes, the horror genre feeling of constant fear and thrill and misleads and playing with camera, playing with how the perspective of the depth of field in order to make the audience feel more anxious. I think it's more than like a glossy Indiana Jones movie."
She added, "I love Indiana Jones, but I feel like it has a darker thing going on."
Very little has been revealed about the sequel, but we are expecting to follow the Sorcerer Supreme and Scarlet Witch as they travel through the Multiverse alongside America Chavez. Whether they'll all have the same goals remains to be seen, especially as Wanda will most likely be looking for Billy and Tommy.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to be released in theaters on March 25, 2022.
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