Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for the Loki Season 1 finale.
Add another MCU favorite to the ensemble cast ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While all eyes are on the Sony-Marvel collaborationSpider-Man: No Way Homeas an amalgam of Marvel characters from a variety of movies (namely the three different versions ofSpider-Manfranchises), it now appears that next March’sDoctor Strange 2will also bring together some fan-favorite characters in exciting ways.
THRreports thatTom Hiddleston’s Loki is expected to appear inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which wrapped filming earlier this year and findsBenedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange co-starring alongsideElizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff. Indeed,Doctor Strange 2was expected to follow directly in the footsteps ofWandaVision, as Marvel’s Emmy-dominating seriesended with Wanda becoming the Scarlet Witchand harnessing a wealth of powers. The title for the Marvel sequel suggested that perhaps Wanda opened up the Multiverse, but now we know that’s not the case.
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Indeed – and again spoiler warning for anyone who has not seen theLokiSeason 1 finale – the final episode ofLoki’s first season saw the timeline fracturing for good, and ended with Hiddleston’s Loki in a different timeline than the one he’s been in for the majority of the season. Marvel confirmed thatLokihas been renewed for Season 2at the end of the episode, but before we get to the continuing adventures of Loki on the timeline, he’ll pop up in some capacity in theDoctor Strangesequel.
Legendary directorSam RaimihelmedDoctor Strange 2, and it’s a good thing because this movie is sounding like it’s going to be a major lynchpin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film also has some serious connective tissue toLokias the script was written byLokihead writerMichael Waldron.
Additional cast forDoctor Strange 2includes the return ofRachel McAdams,Benedict Wong, andChiwetel Ejioforfrom the first movie.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis set for release on August 16, 2025.
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