New Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer is a psychedelic treat

Marvel Studios dropped a spectacularly psychedelic new trailer for the upcoming Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity simply because the Tremendous Bowl was getting underway.

(Some spoilers for prior installments within the MCEU under.)

As I’ve written beforehand, we all know that the brand new Dr. Unusual movie is about after the occasions of Spider-Man: No Method House, WandaVision, and the primary season of Loki. The latter launched us to the Time Variant Authority (TVA), with our mischievous protagonist encountering a number of variations of himself from totally different timelines, together with a feminine incarnation named Sylvie (Sophia di Martino). The finale featured a confrontation with a variant of Kang the Conqueror, who had been controlling the Sacred Timeline—till an impulsive act by Sylvie unleashed extra timelines than the TVA might prune, destabilizing the multiverse.

What If…? launched us to Unusual Supreme, an evil alternate model of Steven Unusual who gained monumental energy by absorbing different mystical beings, thereby tearing actuality aside. The Watcher ultimately recruits Unusual Supreme to be one of many Guardians of the Multiverse who collectively defeat Ultron. As for the occasions of No Method House, Unusual’s multiverse meddling in that movie goes to have unexpected repercussions that may doubtless play out in Multiverse of Insanity.

From the official synopsis: “After the occasions of Avengers: Endgame, Dr. Stephen Unusual continues his analysis on the Time Stone. However an outdated friend-turned-enemy places an finish to his plans and causes Unusual to unleash unspeakable evil. Journey into the unknown with Physician Unusual, who, with the assistance of mystical allies each outdated and new, traverses the mind-bending and harmful alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.”

We noticed the “outdated buddy” in query when the primary trailer dropped in December: Karl Mondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Unusual’s fellow Grasp of the Mystic Arts, who grew disillusioned with the order and who now hunts down different mages to remove their energy. Unusual seeks out Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) as an ally as actuality begins to unravel. Benedict Wong is again as Wong, now the Sorcerer Supreme (as a result of Unusual disappeared for 5 years within the wake of the Snappening), and we catch a glimpse of Rachel McAdams’ Dr. Christine Palmer in a marriage costume.

This new trailer has a superb chunk of the identical footage, however it amps up the motion as creatures from different dimensions start to seem—ruining Christine’s marriage ceremony within the course of, it appears. We see Mondo telling Unusual that he have to be held accountable for meddling with the multiverse, adopted by scenes of Unusual in chains being introduced earlier than some form of tribunal.

We get a greater take a look at Unusual Supreme (“Issues acquired out of hand…”), and it seems to be like Wanda, too, would possibly encounter one other model of herself, which might trigger her to query her loyalty to Unusual. “You break the foundations, you change into a hero,” Wanda says. “I do it, I change into the enemy. That does not appear truthful.” Plus, we get the briefest glimpse of America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), an adolescent who can journey between dimensions. That is a helpful energy to have when actuality is unraveling.

As for that “mysterious adversary”—who is aware of? However the solid additionally consists of Michael Stuhlbarg as Nicodemus West, a rival surgeon acquaintance of Unusual. He appeared briefly within the first trailer, standing simply behind Unusual in a tuxedo. Followers of the comics will acknowledge him because the surgeon who operated on Unusual after his accident however who was unable to restore the nerves, placing Unusual on the highway to changing into Sorcerer Supreme. Within the comics, West additionally trains below the Historic One, and finally the 2 conflict when West steals a particular elixir—an encounter that proved deadly for West. It is pure hypothesis, however the brand new trailer has a closeup of what seems to be mismatched eyes, and West was born with heterochromia (a really groovy mutation, because the younger Professor X would say).

Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity hits theaters on Could 6, 2022.

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