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How Doctor Strange 2 Resolves the First Movie's Post-Credits Cliffhanger (Theory)

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Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange is one of the most important players in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Phase 4 expands into 2022. Having first played the master magician in the 2016 solo movie Doctor Strange , the hero had supporting roles in four other live-action films before this year's solo sequel - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . Alongside Cumberbatch's hero in the original solo film were Rachel McAdams' Christine Palmer and Benedict Wong's Wong, both of whom will be back this time around. Wong even got promoted to Sorcerer Supreme. Also along for the ride is Chiwetel Ejiofor's Karl Mordo, although this movie has only shown the Master Mordo Variant that Strange will fight. ADVERTISEMENT While  Doctor Strange 2 will at least feature a Variant of Mordo, there's still the MCU's Mordo out there after the end of the first  Doctor Strange film. On top of that, there's a major unresolved plot thre...

Marvel Reportedly Resolves Problems With Black Panther 2's Letitia Wright

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever  has gone through the wringer. The unfortunate passing of star Chadwick Boseman pivoted director Ryan Coogler's drafted script for the sequel into a narrative that would retire the leading character of King T'Challa. Regardless of the obstacles, Coogler reshaped the narrative in a way that  "feels  spiritually and emotionally correct"  for his ensemble. Even with the script issues resolved, the sequel's woes continued past pre-production. Leading woman and rumored heir to the throne Letitia Wright stirred controversy when she liked tweets suggesting Marvel  "cancel Black Panther 2 immediately"  and recast her role of Shuri. ADVERTISEMENT This controversial behavior apparently came to set as well. Reports circulated that Wright allegedly espoused her opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine during filming in Atlanta, GA, which the actress has since stated were  "completely untrue."   Thes...