Elizabeth Olsen Stopped Reading DOCTOR STRANGE 2 Drafts Due To Constant Changes; Confirms Daniel Craig's Role

Elizabeth Olsen Stopped Reading DOCTOR STRANGE 2 Drafts Due To Constant Changes; Confirms Daniel Craig's Role

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness star Elizabeth Olsen has reflected on the sequel's seemingly endless rewrites, confirming that early plans called for Daniel Craig to make a cameo appearance.

By JoshWilding - May 25, 2023 10:05 AM EST
Source: Happy Sad Confused

While it was already apparent from watching the movie itself, we've learned in recent months that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness went through a lot of rewrites.

The Illuminati's roster was fluid right up until the sequel's release and a combination of the pandemic and Marvel Studios still figuring out its Multiverse plans resulted in a muddled movie, albeit one which was still very good. 

Now, the Scarlet Witch herself, Elizabeth Olsen, has reflected on the chaotic production while talking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. 

Asked how much of what we saw in theaters resembled the initial script, she responded, "It resembled more than I thought it was going to. I mean, there were definitely moments where...there's a point in making the movie where I just stopped reading drafts."

"I was just like, 'This is going to change again," Olsen admitted. "Just keep me posted with the information I need and you guys fill in the blanks that you need. But I'll just keep my lane.' That one was a wild ride."

Among the changes were plans which called for Daniel Craig to play a Variant of Thor's brother, Balder the Brave. While the former James Bond has denied he was set to appear, concept art has proved otherwise and it's believed his commitments to No Time to Die put the brakes on him being able to briefly join the MCU. 

"Yes, that's what I thought was going to happen," Olsen confirmed when pushed for details on Craig's long-rumoured cameo. "I saw the art. They made a costume. They had a design."

As fun as it might have been to see Balder impaled on his own sword by Wanda Maximoff, we can't help but think this was for the best. After all, the door is now open to Craign taking on a bigger role in the MCU down the line, whether it's as that Asgardian or someone else altogether. 

What did you think about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?

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OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 5/25/2023, 11:02 AM
I maintain that I loved Multiverse of Madness, but I don't deny some of the criticism coming its way, mainly that Dr Strange got sidelined in his own movie. You can tell the "are you happy ?" line was written in at the last second to give Strange a little more spotlight in his own movie.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 5/25/2023, 11:09 AM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - I need to watch it again. It was the first (and to date, only) MCU movie that I kinda ruined with my own expectations. There was just a lot less . . . madness than I'd hoped for.
Fogs
Fogs - 5/25/2023, 12:02 PM
@ClintThaHamster - At the time I wasn't expecting much actually, but I'll admit I got kinda pissed when I saw the amount of TV commercials with the Illuminati as if they were that relevant to the story as Peter2 and 3, and not just glorified cameos as I already knew by having watched it already.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 5/25/2023, 1:36 PM
@ClintThaHamster - Granted, with a title like that, the expectations were always going to be sky high. They kinda painted themselves in a corner with that one. For my part, I was totally expecting the movie to have that one "multiverse trip" scene and then spend the rest of the movie in 1 or 2 universes, so that didn't surprise me much...

But it's a little embarrassing that A24 studios did a crazier multiverse movie than Marvel Studios and Dr. Strange combined with years of planning ahead...
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 5/25/2023, 2:00 PM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - One of the benefits of not being beholden to a massive shared universe, I reckon. EEAAO had much lower stakes, so they could take much larger risks. I will say his, between MoM and EEAAO, my wife only said "what the [frick] did we just watch" at the end of one of them.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 5/25/2023, 2:23 PM
@ClintThaHamster - True, I don't think I would have accepted Racaccoonie and sausage fingers as well as I have if it would have been in a Dr. Strange movie. But shared universe or not, Marvel could have still taken a little more risk than "green means stop, red means go"
abd00bie
abd00bie - 5/25/2023, 2:52 PM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - I was expecting a horror movie we were promised, we got .. not that
LSHF
LSHF - 5/25/2023, 3:37 PM
@ClintThaHamster - I didn't have any expectations, so it wasn't ruined for me. Sorry that happened to you.
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 5/25/2023, 3:49 PM
@LSHF - That's usually how I roll. I actually enjoyed Quantumania quite a bit, at least partially because I expected it to be total dog shit.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 5/25/2023, 5:06 PM
@abd00bie - TBH, that was back when Scott Derrickson was still directing, and if you watch that announcement again, you'll see the blatant disconnect between what Scott and Kevin are saying.

Sam Raimi's more of a campy horror/spooky vibe, which I thought MoM was right on, with the huge torn eyeball and Scarlet Witch in general. Her crawling out of the gong was sick !
dragon316
dragon316 - 5/25/2023, 5:21 PM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - marvel is making pattern of main character in there own movie being sidelined as sidekicks
Itwasme
Itwasme - 5/25/2023, 6:29 PM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - I agree that the overall feeling was disappointment from most people. There were lots of expectations, but all-in-all it was a solid, self-contained story that worked pretty well. Film was a critical and financial success. I get why there was so much expectation, but I do feel like that was done by the fans.
Itwasme
Itwasme - 5/25/2023, 6:31 PM
@ClintThaHamster - I think its more that you were hoping for a different form of madness. MoM really speaks to Scarlet Witches mental state than anything else. In that context the title fits very well.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/25/2023, 11:03 AM

I thought MoM was a very good entertaining movie. Sure it had it's flaws, but what's perfect? So many rabid dedicated MCU haters on this site make the movie out to be a sh!tty flop. Sorry knuckleheads. The movie was good and did well financially too.

And it spoke to 2 things for me.

1) I can't wait to see what Dr. Strange & Clea are up to next.

2) I really want to be the meat in that yummy Olsen/Theron sandwich.

AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 5/25/2023, 11:04 AM
@DocSpock -


I loved that it maintained the sam raining feel. It felt like his film.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/25/2023, 11:34 AM
@AmazingFILMporg -

I agree. I really like Raimi's style.

I still think his 1st 2 Spidey movies are among the best CBMs ever made and still hold up as top notch 2 decades and many CBMs later.

MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 5/25/2023, 11:40 AM
@DocSpock - i liked it more than others but i def know why others complain alot and i do see the flaws.. but it was an enjoyable movie, Olsen killed it (literally) as SW; she just keeps getting better, and i look forward to more SW, Dr Strange, Wong and Clea.

Also, i just need Lizzie, you can have Theron
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/25/2023, 11:46 AM
@MotherGooseUPus -

Okay, I'm in a tequila & peanut butter cookie fueled sharing mood.

Fogs
Fogs - 5/25/2023, 12:03 PM
@DocSpock - Yeah, totally. It's a good film. Not great, not mediocre either.

We should know what mediocre MCU looks like by now.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/25/2023, 12:11 PM
@Fogs -

True. Eternals & Quantumania certainly nailed the mediocre target.

Fogs
Fogs - 5/25/2023, 12:23 PM
@DocSpock - Among some others, yeah.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/25/2023, 12:46 PM
@DocSpock -
I thoroughly enjoyed MoM. Well written, well acted, competently executed and different than other MCU offerings. Haters gonna hate after all.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/25/2023, 12:47 PM
@DocSpock -
I can't get through Quantumania. Worse by far than Eternals. Poorly written, poorly executed and poorly acted.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/25/2023, 12:51 PM
@Goldboink -

I hear ya. I have not bothered to rewatch it on TV. That is a first for me in the MCU. I found it rather tedious.

AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 5/25/2023, 11:03 AM
This film was ok. I had a good time.




But I do wonder why so many changes were implemented?🤔
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/25/2023, 11:13 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - Phase 4 films had this weight to "implement the multiverse" and did it in the most BORING WAY (outside of Loki).

DS2 sped through the multiverse as a concept. The best part of the "multiverse" in the movie was barely over a few minutes


They failed as a whole at making anyone care. All those changes to a script for what?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/25/2023, 11:36 AM
@DocSpock - Money talks for sure. I enjoyed the movie. It's an entertaining film elevated by an amazing performance. But I take issue with the concept that its built around. I left entertained but not in any way more interested in what it or the MCU had to say about the multiverse.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 5/25/2023, 11:44 AM
@GhostDog -

I can understand that. I'm kinda already sick of the multiverse/time travel/variants thing to be honest.

Instead of building the looming threat like they did with Thanos, it seems like they are cramming us full of sideways multiverse stuff that is just becoming tedious.

We couldn't wait for the Thanos Infinity War to happen.

I can't wait for the Kang multiverse thing to be over.

My brain already wants to move on to the MCU age of X-Men & Fantastic 4.

Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/25/2023, 12:48 PM
@AmazingFILMporg -
They brought Raimi on late in the game and then the Pandemic gave them the time to do a studs up rewrite.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/25/2023, 11:03 AM
That has got to be frustrating as a performer. With each draft comes a pivot to the performance over and over.
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