‘Doctor Strange 2‘ became one of the biggest films of the year. Fans are already anticipating the third part of the film franchise as they can’t get enough of Doctor Strange’s adventures. The plot of the movie and specially the ending filled the fans with suspense. But it seems like it could have been worse.
Recently, during the film’s audio commentary, screenwriter Michael Waldron revealed a darker fate was in store for Doctor strange. So, what could’ve happened?
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What Could’ve Been The Darker Alternate Ending of ‘Doctor Strange 2’?
‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness‘ ends with the main character succumbing to the effects of the Darkhold by the end of the movie. But the screenwriter of the film Michael Waldron shared that the character was about to suffer a much darker fate in the ending. The incursion universe which made Strange meet a twisted version of himself, known as Sinister Strange, who meddled with dark magic, was a major factor.
According to Waldron, it sounds as though Sinister Strange could have traded places with the lead character. “Strange gets trapped in that [incursion] universe,” he revealed of the alternate plan. “And then [Sinister Strange] turns around, and the third eye opens.”
Even that’s not all! Another twist would have been announced with Vincent Price’s iconic laugh. It would have echoed the horror icon’s vocals in the Michael Jackson song, ‘Thriller‘.
What Does The Ending Mean For Stephen?
As of now, fans have accepted the character falling to his knees in the middle of NYC as his third eye manifests. “That’s the bill coming due,” Waldron told ComicBook. “As Wong says, ‘You used the Darkhold to possess your own corpse.’ Surely, there must be some fallout. It was a little bit of a throwback to [director Sam Raimi’s] old ‘Evil Dead’, and that groaner of an ending, or it’s just like, ‘Oh my God, things turned out bad in the end.’ So, yeah. We’ll see what all that means for Stephen.” Anyway, it looks like we got more of a hopeful ending for the movie.
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