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Yes, folks, Benedict Cumberbatch, will be back in our favorite avatar. Dr. Strange The Multiverse of Madness has a release date. Marvel announced that the movie would probably hit theatres on May 2021.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Strange

The concept of Multiverse was first announced in the first Dr. Strange movie. We saw Strange getting a trip across the multiverse. This was when the ancient one wanted him to have an insight into that spectrum. The concept was mentioned again in the End Game. This was when Hulk met with the ancient one during the Battle of New York.

So we will have a proper explanation only in the second part of the movie. The movie will probably feature the return of Dormamu. He is the Lord of the Dark Dimension, and he was halted by Strange in his first attempt to take on Earth. So we might see him again. The revelation that the movie will have Horror elements in it also supports this.

Left: Benedict Wong as Wong

Mordo will also be a character to reckon. He was a devoted student to the Ancient one. But he pulled back after she and Strange defied the natural laws. Now, as Strange returns as Sorcerer Supreme, Mordo will be there at the other end.

The movie will also have Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch in a significant part.

Benedict Cumberbatch will reprise his role as Dr. Steven Strange. There cant be any doubt about that because we cant imagine Dr.Strange without Benedict. Elizabeth Ozlen will also be there as Wanda Maximoff. Chiwetel Ejiofor is expected to turn up as Baron Mordo. Benedict Wong will be back as Wong. Apart from them, Rachel McAdams might play Christine Palmer, and we also hope many from the Marvel universe to make an appearance.

Left: Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch

The Dr. Strange movie was one of Marvels most acclaimed films. It was a hugely successful venture with fans and critics equally loving it. The brilliant performances by the cast also was a reason for its incredible reception. The role played in Endgame only resulted in the love increasing further. So the second installment of the movie will be a one to reckon. We all are waiting to see the first horror outing from Marvel, and we expect it to be nothing less than a masterpiece.

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All of the exciting news surrounding Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has kept fans guessing. Star Benedict Cumberbatch will, of course, return, as will a few others. But could the film acknowledge another Marvel actor, Robert Downey Jr.? Heres what we know.

Both actor are known for their roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Downey Jr. began portraying Tony Stark in the first film of the massive franchise, Iron Man, back in 2008. He then starred in its two sequels as well as all of the Avengers films, Captain America: Civil War, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.

As for Cumberbatch, he has made far fewer appearances in the MCU. His first occurrence came with 2016s Doctor Strange, in which he is introduced as the titular character, who learns about the mystic arts. Aside from a brief cameo in Thor: Ragnarok, he has only been in the last two Avengers movies.

Since hes been there from the beginning, Downey Jr.s part in the MCU is very special to many people. The characters journeys ending begins with Avengers: Infinity War, when he first meets Doctor Strange. The two team up and are together for most of the movie, battling Thanos along with the Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man. When they lose, Strange assures him it was the only way.

In Endgame, Tony is distraught after arriving back on Earth when he realizes theres nothing they can do. But years later, he gets back together with the rest of the Avengers and they take on Thanos once more. This time, Strange arrives (along with many, many others) in time to again advise Tony as he makes the ultimate sacrifice: his own life.

Infinity War and Endgame were massive undertakings. Both resulted in a lot of exciting character team-ups and brought us the epic conclusion to the Infinity Saga that fans had been dreaming of for years. Its no wonder that the latter broke box-office records.

However, significant moments were naturally cut from the film for both time and plot. Among those was a scene in which Doctor Strange was able use an Iron Man suit to protect himself against the torture he endured from Thanos cohort Ebony Maw in Infinity War. Check out the concept art from this cut scene.

Now that Iron Man himself is gone, what of his suits? Despite the fact that the moment has passed for that particular Iron Strange shot, theres always the possibility that it could be resurrected in another form. And now that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is headed into production, were wondering if thats the plan.

The idea of the multiverse opens up so many doors, both literally and figuratively. If they decided to pay tribute to Downey Jr.s character in the upcoming MCU film, due out in May 2021, we wouldnt be all that surprised. After all, the two characters did form quite a bond.

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The upcoming Disney+ series What If? is going to dip into the multiverse Marvel built for itself and look at all kinds of alternate superhero scenarios. What those entail is still up in the air, but most fans want the show to get as wild as possible, including alt scenarios for Spider-Man.

While the majority of the dream What If? plots are about Captain America, Loki, or Tony Stark, others want to look a little deeper into who could have turned into Spidey.

Even though Into the Spider-Verse already explored this in refreshing new ways, the MCU hasnt gone in a similar direction yet. Some fans want to see what a Ned Leeds version of Peter Parker would look like.

As played by Jacob Batalon in the movies, would he participate in such a story?

No one should think there isnt any logic to the idea of a Ned Leeds Spider-Man existing in one of the alt-realities. After all, he was already a lot like Peter Parker in being a science nerd and could have just as easily been bitten by that radioactive spider.

Once Ned learned about Parker being Spider-Man, former became latters confidante and helped work to defeat Vulture. Trying to keep the secret of Parker being Spider-Man, though, was arguably as much of a burden as being the superhero himself.

Eventually, Ned died in the snap, but ultimately resurrected thanks to the Hulk. Its strange the world is still three years away in real life from the year when Ned will be resurrected (2023). Regardless, it seems hell be back in all the upcoming Spider-Man movies on the agenda.

Thoughts go to what Ned will do in the next sequel now that Parker was revealed as Spider-Man in Far From Home. Theres even been suggestions Marvel will take from the comics and have Ned become one particular villain.

A while back, Batalon went on the record as saying he wants Ned Leeds to become Hobgoblin, a villain this character becomes in the comics. Despite Ned being brainwashed into becoming this baddie, its something the MCU decided to leave aloneat least for now.

Batalon clearly wants to play a bad guy since theres probably only so much to be done in character development for Ned as he is. Whether Marvel will give Batalon this chance is up in the air, unless they think having him involved in What If? would be a better bet.

There is an argument to be made of wanting to see Ned as Spider-Man rather than Hobgoblin. Another good reason for this is Batalon isnt known for having a physical shape typical of Marvel superheroes. Not that this should play any factor for the sake of diversity. Since What If? is going to be an animated series, he could do voice work easily.

Any involvement is anyones guess since all of the first seasons plots are being kept under wraps. Chances are, Ned is going to stay as Spider-Mans ally, unless theres a monumental twist in him taking over the Spidey duties until Parker can clear his name.

Everyone thinks of Spider-Man as looking mostly ripped, something Ned Leeds in the movies really isnt. Reportedly, this was deliberate in the movies to help differentiate the general look between Parker and Leeds and not discriminate with any cast member.

Seeing Leeds as a multiverse Spider-Man would still be interesting indeed, including seeing Batalon as the character without being in perfect shape. Being able to see a more real Spider-Man body shape would be worth a brief look without any ribbing being necessary as seen in Into the Spider-Verse.

If nothing else, lets hope Batalon has a chance to expand on the Ned Leeds character in future movies. Hes been taken for granted far too much in being an important figure in the new saga.

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After two major replacement that led to some adequate controversy, it seems like the Doctor Strange sequel is ready to take off. The filming had to face some considerable delaying, and now we have some significant details about the film.

Doctor Strange in The Multiverse Of Madness is all set to be a part of the fourth film of Marvels fourth phase. The sequel is scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 7, 2021. The film is going to be out after two big projects Black Widow and The Eternals.

Although Scott Derrickson is no longer going to be behind the cameras for this film, he earlier hinted towards the fact that this film is the first scary MCU movie and that it will embrace both the Gothic and the horror. This is the unusual feature that made Scott fall in love with the sequel.

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As far as the antagonist of the sequel is concerned, fans are speculating that the unleashing evil of the sequel might be the Nightmare. He can appear as the main villain in Doctor Strange 2. There was a big rumor that hint towards the possibility of a big MCU return. So, something big is yet to come. Nightmare is also related to Wanda, so he might be appearing there as well.

Scott Derrickson will continue to be the executive producer of the film; however, he had to step down from the role of the director due to some creative differences. There are no hard feelings between him and the studios, and he still continues to hype the upcoming new Marvel films as well. The studio has also replaced the writer as per the latest rumors go.

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City Theatricals Multiverse Receiver Cards are products that any lighting user can use to implement wireless DMX/RDM into entertainment projects or lighting equipment in a simple way. Multiverse Receiver Cards are now available in either the 2.4GHz or 900MHz* band through City Theatrical distributors worldwide.

Multiverse Receiver Cards (City Theatrical Part Numbers 5906 for 2.4GHz band or 5907 for 900MHz band) are full Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM receivers without the housing, XLR connectors, and user interface as used in wireless DMX receiving products like the Multiverse Node and Multiverse SHoW Baby. Multiverse Receiver Cards include an internal antenna and a connection to an optional external antenna. Configuration for Multiverse Receiver Cards is done via RDM with DMXcat Multi Function Test Tool, or with City Theatricals USB Configuration Program for PC/Mac.

In addition to receiving wireless DMX and outputting wired DMX, the Multiverse Receiver Card can output 0-10V, and has four PWM control outputs.

While Multiverse Modules require a full circuit board level implementation by professional lighting manufacturers, Multiverse Receiver Cards can be used by any lighting user to implement wireless DMX/RDM into their lighting equipment, whether props, costumes, or lighting fixtures. Multiverse Receiver Cards can be used as part of a full Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM system to connect up to 10 universes of wireless DMX/RDM to a single Multiverse Transmitter. Lighting manufacturers can use the 0-10V and PWM output capabilities to quickly add wireless DMX control to their products.

Multiverse marks the fifth generation of City Theatrical's engineering development for wireless DMX, with the mission of being able to deliver more data using less radio energy. Multiverses patent-pending wireless DMX/RDM technology allows larger and larger systems to be scaled up without producing harmful amounts of radio energy that could disrupt other wireless systems in the venue.

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One of the DC Universes greatest projects in recent years came in the form of the Arrowverses recent crossover event, Crisis on Infinite Earths. The story brought in several projects for DC Comics both past and present, from the days of Smallville and Birds of Prey to the DCEU and shows like Titans.

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Yet with all of the changes that came with the crossovers finale and Oliver Queens sacrifice, the newly remade multiverse including Earth-Prime is not without more dangers. As new threats emerge, lets take a look at five villains who could appear on Earth-Prime, and five who could appear in the new multiverse.

One of the most destructive, unstoppable and dangerous villains of the DC Universe who should appear in the Earth-Prime universe is Doomsday. With Superman and Lois set to premiere in the Arrowverse, the show is the perfect way to begin laying down the seeds of ideas that Doomsday now exists on Earth-Prime.

The infamous Death of Superman storyline involves the Justice League failing to stop Doomsdays path of destruction, with only Superman able to stop him at the cost of his life. Adapting this into the Arrowverses newly created Justice League would be great for a new crossover in the future.

One thing that would make sense for multiversal villains to appear is using characters that have come and gone from the Arrowverse and introducing new iterations of these characters in the shows of the multiverse. A show like Titans, for example,would be the perfect place to introduce Brother Blood into the multiverse.

A major foe of the Titans, Brother Blood appeared in Arrow season 2 as a political figure who worked and was later slain by Slade Wilson. This new iteration can take more inspiration from the comics, as the leader of a cult who battles the Teen Titans on several occasions.

After the events of Crisis, it is apparent that now Earth-Prime is the lynchpin of this new multiverse created by Oliver Queen. With that in mind, there is no better villain to introduce into the Arrowverse than Imperiex. The villain is the embodiment of entropy and is pure energy housed within a suit of armor.

The story involves Imperiex trying to restart the universe with a new big bang after the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths. As it destroys planets in its way, the survivors and the heroes of Earth band together to fight the threat to the universe.

One thing that season 3 of the multiverse level show Titans could do is introduce more villains into shorter story arcs or perhaps long-running arcs along with other villains in the season. One villain who has recently had encounters with team leader Dick Grayson in the comics that would be perfect for the show is Scarecrow.

Dr. Jonathan Crane, the man obsessed with fear, is driven to find Nightwing after Robin refused to give in to fear while fighting the villain years earlier as Robin. This would be the perfect villain to introduce into Titans now that Dick has accepted his role as a hero and the team leader Nightwing.

One major story component being explored in the series Supergirl right now is the evolution of Brainiac 5, who has struggled not to become like his mother and his ancestor, Brainiac, who had an obsession with collecting cities and not holding life as valuable to preserve. With that in mind, one villain that would be great to introduce into the larger Earth-Prime universe would be his ancestor, Brainiac.

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A major foe of Superman, Supergirl and the heroes of Earth, Brainiac has nearly brought Earth to the brink of destruction many times. He would be great on shows like Supergirl, Superman and Lois, and of course a larger crossover.

One villain who had a brief appearance on The Flashs second season but hasnt had a full-scale storyline or appearance in a live-action setting is Atomic Skull. Both iterations of the villain have a connection to STAR Labs in one way or another, but the basic outline for these villains taking on this mantle is that some sort of accident or explosion causes them to gain superhuman strength and translucent skin, showing their skulls.

Battling Superman and other heroes, the Atomic Skull appeared on Earth-2 as one of Zooms soldiers of metahumans, but he could make an appearance on Doom Patrol or Titans in a new setting.

One powerful alien threat that the new Justice League of Earth-Prime could face now that the heroes are united is Despero. An alien tyrant and warlord, Despero becomes obsessed with conquering Earth and destroying the Justice League after rebel forces contact the league to help free them from Desperos grip of tyranny.

A very power villain with a third eye that gives him mental control over people, he has battled the entirety of the Justice League and held his own, with Martian Manhunter, in particular, having many battles with the villain, becoming instrumental in one of his defeats by tricking his mind into believing hed gotten his hearts desire.

One villain that would be great to see explored in the new multiverse is Monarch. This villain is unique in that he is a villain from a dystopian future in the DC Universe. It is revealed that he is a mystery hero from the present-day DC Universe who grows to become the villain one day.

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It is eventually revealed Hank Hall has become this villain in the future. Considering the troubles Hank has faced on Titans in the last couple of seasons, it would be interesting to see a future version of Hank force the hero to examine his choices and future as a whole.

The villain who deserves a live-action debut and would fit in perfectly on Earth-Prime is Poison Ivy. A longtime Batman foe, the character has undergone many changes over the years, going back and forth between villain and hero. Obsessed with protecting nature from humanity whom she views as a threat, the scientist turned metahuman with connections to the green is a powerful force of nature.

The villain could appear on Batwomanand it would be great to see her evolution from villain to possibly an anti-hero as she and Batwoman come to some delicate understanding of one another.

One villain who has a major connection to the Titans universe of the new multiverse who would be great in the shows third season is Psimon. A physicist named Simon Jones who was transformed by Trigon while experimenting with contacting other dimensions to become a powerful telepath with telekinetic powers.

Eventually, he became the leader of the villainous team known as the Fearsome Five, a group founded by Doctor Light, another villain who appeared on Titans. The third season could be shown setting up the Fearsome Five, one of the Titans' most powerful foes to face in the comics overall.

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The last few years of the Arrowverse concluded a long growing storyline that saw one of the multiverses greatest threats, the Anti-Monitor, finally reveal himself and nearly destroy all of reality. Thanks to Oliver Queen and the heroes of the multiverse, a new multiverse was born, with the Anti-Monitor defeated and a new Earth-Prime built in the process.

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With this powerful foe defeated finally, the question now remains: what villain can replace the Anti-Monitor and influence the stories of the remaining heroes of Earth-Prime? Lets take a look at ten villains who could replace the Anti-Monitor in the Arrowverse.

While the majority of the major crossover storylines in the last couple years focused on multiverse travel, destruction and rewriting reality itself, a concept that could be explored further in a crossover setting would be time travel. One DC villain that could embody that perfectly would be Monarch.

Now there have been a couple of different versions of Monarch. The first was a futuristic villain who had once been the hero Hank Hall, aka Hawk of Hawk and Dove, but there was also the Nathan Adam version of Monarch as well. The futuristic villain created out of a former hero would be an interesting concept to explore.

One powerful foe that would make for an interesting story arc across multiple shows in the newly formed multiverse would be Superboy-Prime. The original Superman of Earth-Prime in the comics, his world was destroyed during Crisis on Infinite Earths, and he stayed behind in a paradise dimension after the Anti-Monitors defeat alongside Kal-L of Earth 2, his wife Lois and Alexander Luthor Jr. of Earth 3.

However, his sanity begins to crumble in the paradise dimension and is convinced to break into the Post-Crisis reality. His pounding on the barrier of reality alters many events, which would be interesting to see play out here.

One villain who would work really well in a plot to possess and cause havoc across the new Earth-Prime in a crossover event would be Eclipso. Originally thought to be simply the dark half of a man named Bruce Gordon, Eclipso was retconned to be a vengeance demon bound to the black crystal known as the Heart of Darkness.

Seeking to possess powerful beings, he has been known to attempt corrupting the heroes of the DC Universe, from Superman to Captain Marvel and even during the Rebirth era the entire Justice League. This would make for an interesting turn for the Arrowverse heroes.

A villain who is fairly new to the DC Comics universe but would be an interesting follow-up to the actions of the Anti-Monitor and Crisis on Infinite Earths as a whole would be Perpetua. Perpetua is a powerful entity that was one of several entities made to create new life in various multiverses in the greater Omniverse.

However, Perpetua was considered the bad seed of the entities in charge of making the multiverses and tried to take over. Her sons betrayed her, however, including the Monitor, and had her sealed in the Source Wall. She broke free in the modern-day DC Universe.

After battling villains with dreams of multiversal dominance and destruction, taking a step back to fight a foe who seeks nothing but global dominance would be a refreshing take on the crossover events of the Arrowverse. One such foe that the heroes of Earth-Prime could face would be Mongul.

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Mongul is a longtime Superman and Justice League foe. The tyrannical ruler of a planet, his goals have tied into possessing the world-sized superweapon known as Warworld and using it to assert his control over the universe, including Earth. With Superman taking a larger role in the Arrowverse, this would be a good villain to step up.

Aside from Brainiac himself, one interesting villain who comes from the same line of the Coluan people would be Brainiacs son/clone, Vril Dox, aka Brainiac 2. The great-grandfather of Brainiac 5, Vril was originally adopted to be Brainiacs son, but in later retcons, he has become Brainiacs clone and son back and forth.

Vril has an interesting storyline, constantly coming back and forth between being a hero and anti-hero to becoming an outright villain. He has led rebellions against the Computer Tyrants of Colu and has seen himself become a ruthless tyrant in the future thanks to the hero Waverider, so his story could be multilayered in the Arrowverse.

After all of the sacrifice and loss that came with the rebirth of a new multiverse and Oliver Queens passing, one villain who would represent the most emotional and physical threat to the heroes of Earth-Prime would be Imperiex. A villain who is the physical embodiment of entropy, this being of energy housed inside of a powerful suit of armor sought Earths destruction.

For what purpose? To restart the universe with a new big bang of course. Something the Arrowverse just went through. The plot of this villains appearance includes the entire universe banding together to stop this threat altogether.

One villain who is tough to know whether or not hed be available for an appearance in the Arrowverse is the all-powerful villain Darkseid. The grand leader and tyrant of Apokolips and the villainous New God at war with New Genesis and High Father, he is also a longtime Superman and Justice League foe.

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With powerful Omega Beams and an army of parademons and evil generals, Darkseids quest for the Anti-Life equation would be interesting to see play out in the Arrowverse, possibly leading into Final Crisis itself. However, it is unclear what his status is with teases for the villain seen in the DCEU over the years.

One powerful foe that would be great to see and could possibly tie into John Diggles transformation into Green Lantern would be Despero. A powerful tyrannical ruler from space, Desperos powerful third eye allows him to take control over the heroes of Earth and others as well and has become a powerful foe of heroes like Martian Manhunter, The Flash and Green Lantern over the years.

With so much chaos and upheaval in the world now that Earth-Prime has formed, Despero would be the perfect powerful threat to prey upon the heroes as they adjust to this new reality.

The one villain who would have the greatest presence and ties to the Arrowverse at the moment would be Brainiac. An all-powerful AI/Bio-organic machine with the desire to obtain all knowledge and collect entire cities and miniaturize them into glass domes, Brainiac is not only a longtime foe of Superman and his allies but is the ancestor of Brainiac 5 that the hero has feared becoming for the last few seasons of Supergirl.

A truly powerful threat to the DC Universe, his attempts at destroying Earth and collecting cities, and possibly introducing the bottled city of Kandor in the process, would make for great crossover potential storylines.

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