LOKI Head Writer Teases SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME And DOCTOR STRANGE Sequel's Impact On The MCU

LOKI Head Writer Teases SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME And DOCTOR STRANGE Sequel's Impact On The MCU

Loki Head Writer Michael Waldron shared an interesting response when asked if the movies mentioned above have a "dramatic impact on the MCU," while also teasing the fallout from this Disney+ series...

By JoshWilding - Jun 13, 2021 03:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Loki
Source: Collider

We don't know whether Marvel Studios plans to explore the concept of a Multiverse on a long-term basis or if it's simply a fun diversion in Phase 4 as the fallout from Avengers: Endgame plays out. Either way, big things are clearly on the horizon in Loki, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Loki Head Writer Michael Waldron actually penned the screenplay for the Doctor Strange sequel and was recently asked by Collider whether fans can expect these upcoming movies to have a "dramatic impact" on the MCU as we know it. 

"Oh boy," he responded. "You're right. I think that you don't bring Sam Raimi on to make a movie unless it's going to be a big movie." 

That's quite a tease, though Waldron would go on to hint at the ramifications Loki will have on future movies, particularly that Doctor Strange follow-up. "I think one of the joys of being a writer in the Marvel world is getting to make terrible messes and leave them for your predecessors. Although, occasionally, you find yourself being your own predecessor," he explained.

"For instance, you write the Loki show and then you end up writing Doctor Strange 2, having to clean up your own mess and that can be a lot of fun."

We've all been speculating that it'll be the Scarlet Witch who causes the "madness" in the Multiverse, but what if it's the God of Mischief instead? That would make sense on a number of levels, especially if the Time Variance Authority is destroyed or revealed to be a little more sinister than it first appears.


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5. Did The Marvel Television Shows Take Place In A Branched Reality?

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Well, this would certainly be one way to explain their place in the MCU. 

Like it or not, we've really not seen anything to suggest that the likes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Daredevil are considered canon by Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios. In fact, if you look at the Darkhold, for example, the opposite is the case. Even in Loki, there was no mention of Agent Coulson's resurrection (which would have been a great way for Mobius to taunt the God of Mischief). 

Using a throwaway Easter Egg to explain that those shows took place in branching timelines or even another part of the Multiverse would mean they did happen - which keeps fans happy - but not in a way that stops Feige from doing what he wants with the likes of Luke Cage, Ghost Rider, and the Inhumans.

So, Daredevil may have battled Wilson Fisk in one reset timeline, but in the actual MCU...he'll be Peter Parker's lawyer in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
 

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RageDriver2401
RageDriver2401 - 6/13/2021, 3:41 AM
"You're right. I think that you don't bring Sam Raimi on to make a movie unless it's going to be a big movie."

Yea everybody knows who's DA MAN.
inkniron
inkniron - 6/13/2021, 3:44 AM
How does one leave a mess for their predecessor unless your predecessor is also your successor?
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 6/13/2021, 6:51 AM
@inkniron - man’s been spending that much time locked away trying to understand quantum mechanics and time travel, that he doesn’t know if he lives in the past or the future anymore…
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 6/13/2021, 3:45 AM
He means successor and not predecessor right? Otherwise his statement does not make sense.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 6/13/2021, 3:53 AM
I like the idea of the Loki show or its premise being the reason for the other Netflix and other shows taking place in a branch reality.

kind of giving them a soft reboot if they do enter the main timeline. I'd love to have the same actors back in. Not too bothered about Iron Fist, but he wasn't terrible either.
Evansly
Evansly - 6/13/2021, 6:30 AM
@Jaykay21 - Iron Fist needs someone who actually cares about the story and the MCU will give him that. The actor isn't terrible but was given hardly anything to work with which was clear when he was seen in Luke Cage. He will need significant training and get to the gym but he could definitely do well in the role. And if he doesn't there are solutions to that
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 6/13/2021, 3:58 AM
So is he saying Loki impact Multiverse of Madness? It was already expected, but this just pretty much confirms it.
Repian
Repian - 6/13/2021, 4:30 AM
The return of Doc Ock could be connected to the Loki Show. Perhaps at the time of Doc's death, someone intervenes and saves his life. That should not happen and that creates a ramification in time and in the Multiverse.
Spike101
Spike101 - 6/13/2021, 6:12 AM
@Repian - a lot of know it all’s would disagree with you however I see it as completely plausible. Once they start messing with time and the multiverse anything is possible no matter how unlikely it might seem.
NathanielX
NathanielX - 6/13/2021, 7:54 AM
@Repian - To be fair his machine and the Avengers time machine looked quite similar-
GirshwinDavies
GirshwinDavies - 6/13/2021, 4:40 PM
@Repian - A Raimification**
Ojeet78
Ojeet78 - 6/13/2021, 5:31 AM
So i watched the first episode of Loki, and one of the timekeepers looks a lot like Jonathan Majors , the guy they cast as Kang the Conqueror. Is there a possibility we'd see him here before Ant-Man or even namedropped.
Wasnt a big fan of the episode but Im heavily invested in the ramifications and think that subsequent episodes will ramp up the crazy.
inkniron
inkniron - 6/13/2021, 8:11 AM
@Ojeet78 - They did and it might be but it's probably just Ast.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 6/13/2021, 5:52 AM
I think I'm going to save myself all the theorising and guessing on how this show connects to everything else. The whole WandaVision Bohner reveal still stings.

such wasted potential.
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