Fri. Mar 29th, 2024


Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness featured a wide variety of Easter eggs in the film, but according to one of the co-producers of the film, there was a hidden reference to the iconic villain Doctor Doom that many fans missed out on.

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In a Director’s Commentary segment on the recently released film (via The Direct), director Sam Raimi and co-producer Richie Palmer spoke about the movie. In a scene that shows Reed Richards (played by John Krasinski) joining his fellow Illuminati members via a teleportation device that is actually a reference to Doctor Doom.

“It’s exciting that costume designed by Ryan Meinerding, is a really special treat,” said Palmer. “The detail of the teleportation device he uses to get into the scene is something we took from the comics, that’s Doctor Doom’s Time Platform.”

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While Doctor Doom has never been mentioned outright in the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans have long been speculating on just when the legendary villain will eventually debut. With a planned Fantastic Four film set to release sometime in the future, it’s unknown whether or not the villain will appear anytime soon or not.

By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.