Benedict Cumberbatch has possibly, maybe, potentially hinted that the Marvel Cinematic Universe will introduce the Multiverse.
If Marvel is opening the door to the Multiverse, it means future films could introduce alternate versions of the heroes MCU fans have come to know and love.
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Appearing on 'Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years – The Evolution of Heroes', one of the special features on Thor: Ragnarok's home release, Doctor Strange star Cumberbatch said:
"What we've seen happen within the Marvel Cinematic Universe is this ever-expanding couture of superheroes. And I think now we're at the stage where this universe, even within our world, has gotten quite crowded and it's just about to explode into other dimensions."
Yes, we may be taking his comment too literally, but it's not the first we've heard about the Marvel Multiverse...
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Previously, Marvel boss Kevin Feige made it clear that the fourth Avengers movie will change the framework of the MCU forever, setting a new course for the more-than-20 movies currently being developed.
To set the stage for this monumental shift, director Peyton Reed has been given the responsibility of exploring the possibility of a Multiverse in his own upcoming movie Ant-Man and the Wasp – probably through the medium of the Quantum Realm introduced in Ant-Man.
Evangeline Lilly (aka the Wasp) let that news slip during a recent interview, in which she spoke in depth about the ways that the Ant-Man sequel will bend the MCU framework.
As for the miniaturised Quantum Realm, it already has connections to the other dimensions glimpsed in Doctor Strange...
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