Doctor Strange 2 Originally Included Wasp's Grisly Death
The head writer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness says the original script included a grisly death for the Wasp. The second film in the Doctor Strange series released in theatres on May 6, helmed by Spider-Man trilogy director and horror icon Sam Raimi. Currently, Multiverse of Madness holds the title of highest-grossing film of 2022, having made over $944 million worldwide.
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange and Elizabeth Olson as the film's villain, Wanda Maximoff/the Scarlet Witch, Multiverse of Madness was filled with MCU cameos as Strange joined America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) in hopping through the multiverse. When Strange and Chavez enter a universe deemed Earth-838, they encounter the Illuminati, a group of superheroes who successfully defeated Thanos in their own timeline. The Illuminati is comprised of Charles Xavier/Professor X, Captain Carter, Karl Mordo, Black Bolt, Maria Rambeau/Captain Marvel, and Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic — all of whom are viciously massacred by Scarlet Witch as she attempts to take Chavez's powers.
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In Multiverse of Madness's audio commentary (via The Direct), head writer Michael Waldron says that, originally, the Wasp was included in the Illuminati. Along with the rest of the Illuminati, the Wasp was also killed by Wanda, who was written to have shrunken down, only to be «smushed» between Wanda's hands like a bug. Producer Ritchie Palmer says that there was some concern after writing the Illuminati scenes into the script, worrying that Marvel would find the sequence to be too violent or gory. While the end of the Illuminati was still included in Multiverse of Madness, the Wasp
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