There hasn’t been much official news about the MCU sequel. Back in January, an unofficial synopsis emerged for Doctor Strange 2, to be taken with a grain of salt: “After the events of Avengers: Endgame, Dr. Stephen Strange continues his research on the Time Stone. But an old friend turned enemy seeks to destroy every sorcerer on Earth, messing with Strange’s plan and also causing him to unleash an unspeakable evil.” Whether this synopsis is correct or not, it doesn’t give us a lot of information about the tone of the MCU sequel, which is where Olsen’s Glamour article comes in. During her profile interview, Olsen had this to say about the superhero flick: “It’s a bonkers movie, they’re definitely going for that horror show vibe.” It sounds like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is going to push the envelope of what is possible in the MCU reality, just like Doctor Strange and WandaVision before it. Considering that WandaVision got pretty trippy at parts and Olsen is still describing Doctor Strange 2 as “bonkers,” it sounds like the upcoming film is going to be an experience. While we don’t know much yet about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the WandaVision certainly set some expectations about what to expect from the sequel. The Disney+ series ended with Wanda Maximoff in a remote cabin, studying Agatha Harkness’ Darkhold magic book, aka the Book of the Damned. We later see Wanda leafing through the book’s contents via an astral form while her physical self putters about the cabin—a trick made MCU famous by the Sorcerer Supreme himself, aka Stephen Strange. As we discussed in this article, the closing scene is likely a huge indication of just how much the Darkhold will be key Marvel’s Doctor Strange sequel, and how large a part Wanda may be playing in the film.
