Doctor Strange Variants and the Multiversal Challenge in the MCU Lead to Doctor Strange 3

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), there are five Doctor Strange variants. Two destroyed their own universes; one caused another universe’s destruction; one considered harming for power; and one turned into a non-threatening zombie. Generally, Doctor Strange risks the Multiverse due to selfless or selfish actions. However, Strange 616 differs by learning from other variants’ mistakes and avoiding multiversal dangers.

Doctor Strange 3 Confirmed in Development at Marvel Studios by Production Weekly

Doctor Strange 3 is officially in development at Marvel Studios, as listed by Production Weekly. The film will directly lead to the upcoming Avengers movies.

In a vast and infinite multiverse where Doctor Strange variants are prone to making choices that lead to significant issues, how does our version, Strange 616, manage to rise above these challenges? This is why the premise of Doctor Strange 3 holds importance and why using the basis of “Time Runs Out” for his next story is a positive direction chosen by Marvel.

How many Doctor Strange variants exist in the MCU, and what are some of their impactful actions within the Multiverse?

In the MCU, there are five Doctor Strange variants. Among them, two destroyed their universes, one caused another universe’s destruction, and another was willing to harm for Multiversal gain. A zombie variant exists too. Doctor Strange variants often endanger the Multiverse due to selfless or selfish actions.

For Doctor Strange 3, Marvel Studios plans to adapt elements from the Time Runs Out comic event. The story continues from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” where Clea comes from another dimension seeking his help to fix an incursion he caused. Clea is part of the multiversal group The Black Priests, based in the Nothing Space of Destroyed Universes, formed from two dead universes due to an incursion. The film is going to define the dying Multiverse as a result of ongoing incursions, including Doctor Strange’s actions, and explores his threat to the Multiverse as revealed in “Multiverse of Madness.”

According to reports, Marvel is reportedly interested in further exploring Earth-838 in ‘Deadpool 3‘. The film would show how the events of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” left that universe as a dystopian future following the death of the Illuminati.

In the mid-credits scene of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” Charlize Theron‘s Clea, a sorceress from the Dark Dimension and the niece of Dormammu, appears. She opens a portal to her dimension using a magical device, and Clea asks Strange if he is afraid to come with her.

Doctor Strange 3 will begin production in 2025.

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