Even with the knowledge already out in the world that director Scott Derrickson was putting the pieces together for his Doctor Strange sequel, there was still news for Marvel to share at its Comic-Con panel, including the fact that it's called Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.
"Just because – spoiler alert – [Spider-Man: Far From Home] Quentin Beck makes up lies about the multiverse doesn’t mean it isn’t real," studio boss Kevin Feige said. And that's not all. With Benedict Cumberbatch brought up on stage (to receive a chorus of "Happy Birthday"), Derrickson revealed a few more details, including the fact that he wants to make this the scariest MCU film (while still keeping within the PG-13 rating that the movies typically carry across the pond).
"He’ll be facing unexpected things," Cumberbatch said of his character. "I think he’ll be in a position rather like the audience of not knowing what’s coming at him. There was a lot of authority I thought in the Avengers iterations of Strange, so we’re going back to kind of destroy him, I think."
There were still more revelations: Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch will also appear, and Feige told the audience that Disney+ series WandaVision will play a major part in the movie's plot.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness is due on our screens on 7 May, 2021.