Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Film · 2022 · 126 minutes · Phase Four
Stephen Strange teams up with Wanda Maximoff to protect America Chavez, a teenager with the untrained ability to travel between universes, after her powers draw the attention of a mysterious multiversal threat. As Strange journeys through unfamiliar and dangerous alternate realities, he discovers that the true danger is Wanda herself, whose grief and the Darkhold's corruption have pushed her fully into villainy as the Scarlet Witch, determined to seize America's power to be reunited with the sons she lost. The film pushes Strange to reckon with alternate versions of himself and the consequences of the reality-bending spell he cast to help Peter Parker.
Follows on from
- Doctor Strangedirect-sequel — Continues Stephen Strange's story as Sorcerer Supreme, following directly from his mastery of the mystic arts and the multiverse concepts introduced in the first film.
- WandaVisiondirect-sequel — Picks up Wanda Maximoff's arc immediately after WandaVision: her grief-driven discovery of the Darkhold and descent into the Scarlet Witch identity directly drives her actions and villainy in this film.
- Spider-Man: No Way Homecrossover — Strange's guilt over the multiverse-destabilizing spell he cast in No Way Home, and its role in destabilizing the multiverse, is a driving element of the plot.