Elizabeth Olsen Says DOCTOR STRANGE Sequel Has "Bonkers" Horror Vibe; Check Out Her Glamour Photoshoot

@TheDoctor1225 - Like "Edgar Wright didn't want it to be in the MCU or have MCU elements," the "Marvel didn't want horror" is a convenient reason that "makes sense" to fans, but has no real basis in reality (beyond Kevin Feige stressing it isn't entirely a horror film as implied at SDCC). Derrickson has not said why he left, but he cryptically criticized two elements of blockbuster filmmaking around the time he left: studios having release dates and sticking to them regardless if the film is ready or not, and bringing in new writers every time there's a problem (Dr. Strange 2 got a new writer one month before Derrickson left).

We may never know what happened, but reading between the lines, I think the film had multiple problems to either Derrickson or Marvel had with it, Marvel wanted to bring in a new writer to solve it, and Derrickson didn't want to essentially start all over again working with a writer if the release date was going to stay the same. Whether some of those issues were horror related, maybe, but it's an easy fan simplification that ignores the more complex reasons why he could have left.

P.S. Bringing in new writers is why Edgar Wright left too. Once he was just the director and not writer/director, he felt like that took his heart out of it.