Spider-Man: No Way Home saw Peter Parker seek out Doctor Strange's help in hiding his secret identity from the world. Unfortunately, the spell went wrong and Multiversal madness ensued; from there, the only way to save reality was to make everyone forget Peter exists, though the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer suggests the aftermath is still to come.
During a recent interview with Variety, Benedict Cumberbatch was asked to share his thoughts on the Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios threequel and weighed in on Strange's costly mistake.
"I’m very spoiled because Tom Holland and I had petitioned that the neighborhood superheroes should cross paths again. To have those three films culminate in that moment was extraordinary to be a part of," the actor recalled. "And to let my character make some hefty mistakes out of love - really, out of generosity towards someone he realizes he really cares for."
"From a stand-alone success of a movie, of a franchise, it’s phenomenal. I genuinely sat there entertained, thrilled, really moved. I laughed a lot. I cheered. It’s a fantastic feeling to be back in a cinema, being able to do that and to prove that not everything has to be streamed," Cumberbatch continued. "And I think that’s important moving forward. It’s not just for exhibitors but for the social gain, the excitement of being in a crowd of people experiencing that live thing of watching it."
It's true the former Sorcerer Supreme was acting out of kindness in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but if that's going to lead to the Multiverse being torn apart...well, it's a decision he could live to regret.
We still don't know what sort of consequences the world forgetting Peter is going to have, while those cracks in the Multiverse during the movie's final act could be what leads to the Scarlet Witch's rumoured rampage through multiple realities. The TVA is no longer around to keep different timelines in check after what happened in Loki, so something tells us the MCU will only get crazier from here.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to be released on May 6.
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