DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Concept Artist Shares Early Variant Designs

DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Concept Artist Shares Early Variant Designs

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness concept artist Karla Ortiz has taken to Twitter to share some early designs for the titular hero, at least one of which inspired the look of a Strange Variant.

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By MarkCassidy - May 14, 2022 09:05 AM EST

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness introduced us to several Sorcerer Supreme Variants, and concept artist Karla Ortiz has now shared a first look at some of her early designs which would go on to inform their appearances in the movie.

Ortiz says that she was asked to "do a poster that could serve to build hype and potentially inform new looks" very early on in the production process. The design to the right looks like it may have been the basis for Defender Strange, while the one of the left is wearing a similar costume to the Illuminati's Strange we encounter in the 838 universe.

The middle version is Ortiz's early take on a "Master costume", and while she doesn't specify, that floating head in the background might well have been a precursor to the Sinister Strange Variant with the third eye that 616 Strange battled in the final act.

Check out the artwork in the thread below.

In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, with Michael Stühlbarg, and Rachel McAdams. The film is directed by Sam Raimi, and Kevin Feige is the producer. Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Eric Hauserman Carroll and Jamie Christopher serve as executive producers. The screenplay was written by Michael Waldron.

The Doctor Strange sequel is now playing in theaters.

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MeAreLegend
MeAreLegend - 5/14/2022, 9:50 AM
Nice! I genuinely think that his costume might be in my Top 5 MCU or even Comicbook movie costumes of all time!
SpaceParanoids
SpaceParanoids - 5/14/2022, 10:11 AM
What a messy film.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2022, 10:31 AM
81% drop from Friday to Friday. Same second Friday drop as BVS.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 5/14/2022, 10:50 AM
@regularmovieguy -


It's gonna be a big drop.



Huge first weekend rush to avoid all the spoilers.



So the people hearing that this isn't a huge cameo fest won't be in a rush to see it


Plus doctor strange isn't A list....yet.




Seeing it again tomorrow 😎
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2022, 10:53 AM
@AmazingFILMporg

Might be the first CBM to land in the 900 mil bracket. 👍🏻
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 5/14/2022, 10:57 AM
@regularmovieguy -


Also it's going up against Firestarter....



How can strange compete with that...😐
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2022, 11:04 AM
@AmazingFILMporg

Lmao I haven’t seen a single trailer for it but may end up watching it on peacock.

Sounds pretty bad.
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/14/2022, 11:25 AM
@regularmovieguy - I've seen the trailer and won't be as good as the original with Drew Barrymore.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2022, 11:33 AM
@marvel72

I’ve never seen the original either. Need to check it out.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 11:37 AM
@regularmovieguy - WE. CANT. GO. BACK. TO. 2019.

Its been over two years already, one would expect both studios and fans understand this already, but nope.

And in this movie's case, the mixed reception.
A shame really, both for Sam, and because the studio wont take any risks in future movies.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2022, 12:16 PM
@TheHumanSpider2

Eh…the movies going to be a big financial success. The studio has to be pleased.

The script was the biggest issue with the movie, that and I’m not exactly sure Multiverse of Madness lives up to its title. Trailers had people expecting a crazy crossover event and it was more of a Scarlet Witch chase through the 816(?) Universe.

Just felt like the story nor the character arcs were as ambitious as they could’ve been.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2022, 12:17 PM
Also, I don’t think this is a blemish on Raimi’s resume. Big $$maker.

“ WE. CANT. GO. BACK. TO. 2019.”

NWH made 1.8 bil this past December. Without China. The Batman made 750 mil WW. We are back at least in terms of CBM box office.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 12:19 PM
@regularmovieguy - I think that’s the lowest it can make and be called ok-ish but really good legs. If it stops in the 800’s that would be terrible. More massive drops will do it. Usually just first to second is massive (usually being a strong word)
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 12:25 PM
@regularmovieguy - It depends, we dont know how big the budget was (6 weeks of reshoots are expensive...REALLY expensive), so there is that, and on the other hand, we dont know the expectations the studio had, we know producers have 2 lines of cocaine, and will think whatever they are making is going to be the next Avatar.
$900M (more or less what MoM will end up doing) is an impresive number for this new era for movies, but the studio maybe expected more, on one hand because of this being an event movie (unlike Black Widow, Shang Chi, and The Eternals), and on the other, because of how expensive it was.
As this Deadline article points out, Black Widow came out during the middle of the pandemic, had a dual release...and still had a minor second weekend drop...and we are talking about a movie which was cheaper, and was a solo (also, a lot worse than MoM, but aparently GA dont think that way). I recomment the full article, btw

https://deadline.com/2022/05/box-office-doctor-strange-2-firestarter-1235023217/

I dont know how Disney will react, but I'm willing to bet they are not putting horror elements or explicit violence on an MCU movie ever again.

I just hope they dont blame Sam, because he is actually the one who made this movie at least entertaining, but we know how Hollywood works, they probably will, just like Sony did in 2007.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 12:27 PM
@regularmovieguy - And we need to stop with the "NWH, though", one movie, ONE MOVIE, in over two years.
It was the exception, not the rule.

@TheWalkingCuban - I think $850M are locked at this point, unless the word of mouth is even worse than we think.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 12:32 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - and 850 is terrible make no mistake, albeit way above the first film, this movie should at least make 950. Sky’s def not the limit anymore. But as we said a billion is not the bar of excellence, and as noted above, it would be interesting to finally see a cbm end in the 900’s… if it were to that is.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 12:45 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - People need to start to understand that a billion is the exception, not the rule, we are not in 2019 anymore, a movie hitting $1B is going to be a huge event from now on.
Jurassic World 3 might make a billion (MIGHT), but I wouldnt be surprised if Avatar 3 is the next movie to do it...we are talking about TWO MOVIES IN ALMOST THREE YEARS reaching that milestone.

I dont hink $850M is terrible, it is what it is, it all boils down to how much the studio spent on it, which could've been close to $400M, considering the reshoots...reshoots that were a mistake in the first place, but the studio already wanted a 2 hours long movie to get more showings, when we already have confirmation the original cut was 2 hours and 40 minutes, and was more than likely a better movie (not saying it would've made more money, it probably had more horror elements, and GA are hating that).
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 5/14/2022, 12:50 PM
@TheHumanSpider2

Jurassic World will break a billion.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 12:52 PM
@regularmovieguy - Probably.
If that were the case, we are talking about three movies breaking the billion mark in three years...does that sound like the rule to you, or more like the exception?
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 12:54 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - terrible legs I should say. As far as a Strange sequel making 1 billion, that’s more a that would be awesome scenario to my way of thinking. I’ll tell you why it’s hard for folks to accept your view, it’s because NWH was practically 2 billion, so for everyone to treat it as an Infinity War/Endgame level movie makes a billion sound like a cakewalk. The new blockbuster range seems to be 700m-1b while the event film can be who frikkin knows, capturing the zeitgeist.

Disclaimer: I follow the numbers. If Saturday pulls it up, I reserve the right to change my mind again. If things look good they look good, if they don’t they don’t, and the story won’t be all told til it’s all told.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 12:55 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - point taken, this was the way before. Then we got spoiled, and then Captain Tripps was unleashed among the populace
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 1:01 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - "The new blockbuster range seems to be 700m-1b"
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 1:19 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - well the Batman, 007, fast and furious, and probably strange 2 at this juncture, are in that category. The first 3 have been above and below that, Strange has only been below it so it’s still a win.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 1:39 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - Speaking of 007, the studio itself claimed they still lost money, despite that amazing $750M BO...
Studios need to stop throwing $250M at movies, and realise those days are over.
I heard the next Godzilla vs Kong movie is going to have a $100M budget...a few more "failures", and maybe they'll learn.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 1:51 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - unfortunately you may be right, but only half right because the problem is theater and streaming is not 100/100, it’s 50/50 (I have no idea what it really is but you’ll see my point shortly) because guess what Hollywood, the population did not double! So they only put a few movies in theaters because of pandemic trends and stream the rest, yet the ones they ones they put in theaters at least make a little money while steaming is not adding enough new subscribers to justify that strategy. It’s almost as if there’s way too much content for any of em, theater or streamer, to really make tons of money. In fact that’s a conclusion I might stick with. It’s all about scrolling through TikToks and reels and YouTube etc with so much free entertainment why pay for anything? One girl yesterday told me she finally sat down and watched tv, I thought she meant TV lol no she meant Netflix (let’s not go on a Netflix tangent, just making a point), people are starting to give less of a crap about stuff.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 2:16 PM
@TheWalkingCuban - Reason why I think streaming will become the norm in the near future, we already have dual releases or 45 days exclusivity windows...people have a lot more content to choose from, its cheaper, and easier to access.
I think MoM will be on D+ by mid-june, and Disney will slowly adopt the Warner aproach of releasing movies on streaming after 45 days of exclusivity.
While studios only get 50% of the BO (25% in the case of China), they get 100% of the subscriptions for their streaming services, let alone if they charge an extra fee to watch premieres (like Black Widow or Mulan).
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 2:23 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - sad day
SpaceParanoids
SpaceParanoids - 5/14/2022, 3:46 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - You have to wonder, after the studio involvement, and the mess that this movie is, if that is why Derrickson left the project.
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 6:21 PM
@SpaceParanoids - Seeing some of the ideas buried under all the studio mandated action sequences and short runtime, my guess is that Derrickson not only wanted to make a horror movie (instead of a Marvel movie with horror elements), but a character study about Dr Strange himself.
The movie we got have Strange trying to deal not only with the fact that he cant be with the woman he loves (in this or any other universe), but he still cant get over feeling guilty about his sister...this movie just throws these ideas, but does absolutely nothing with them, we have characters in this movie asking one of the most powerful beings in the universe if he is happy (when he clearly isnt) and the movie doesnt do anything with that...Derrickson not only directed the first movie, but also wrote it, and took the time to gave us scenes like these



After the events of Infinity War and Endgame, I think Derrickson was going to dig deeper in this...sure, it was to save the entire universe, but Stephen is the direct responsable for killing Tony, if killing some random thug made him feel guilty, how was he going to feel about killing "Earth's greatest defender"?
SpaceParanoids
SpaceParanoids - 5/14/2022, 6:31 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - Correct. That character study and horror film is precisely what it should have been.
The movie plays disjointed like any movie made by commmittee.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 5/14/2022, 10:42 AM
Seeing this twice made me regret everything. The more you watch this, the more the cracks begin to show. Keep making Disney+ commercials disguised a s movies ^_^
SpaceParanoids
SpaceParanoids - 5/14/2022, 11:09 AM
@bobevanz - That’s becoming more and more the standard with every Disney Star Wars and Marvel movie as of late.
I saw Endgame twice in the theaters and started noticing big issues right away.
And I don’t even want to address those Marvel+ shows.
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/14/2022, 11:27 AM
WandaVision is the only Disney Plus show I could rewatch.

I really liked Doctor Strange And The MultiVerse Of Madness.
Blergh
Blergh - 5/14/2022, 11:38 AM
I want that poster as a variant cover on a BluRay!
TheHumanSpider2
TheHumanSpider2 - 5/14/2022, 11:41 AM
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 5/14/2022, 12:15 PM
@TheHumanSpider2 - OT: I had a bad feeling about the front loaded Thursday to Sunday drop aaaaand this Friday dropped 81% below the opening Friday. If Saturday stays on pace then Strange 2 will wind up with less than 300 million by sunday. A BvS level drop percentage wise even if actual numbers are bigger, meaning it could end up with 360 domestic. I no longer foresee a billion. So I’m at least gonna go ahead and eat crow on second weekend drop but I’m not eating crow for the billion because Ive switched sides: I don’t think it’ll make a billion. Now I’ll be HAPPY to eat crow😁
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