Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness catapulted its way into theaters this past weekend, taking the events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a surprising new territory. As the title suggests, the film finally kicks the door open in terms of introducing the Marvel multiverse, and uses that storytelling trope to introduce elements that fans have wanted to see onscreen for quite some time, from narrative concepts to character cameos. That was especially the case with the film’s iteration of The Illuminati, which not only included the returns of Patrick Stewart as Professor X and Anson Mount as Black Bolt, but finally canonized John Krasinski as Reed Richards after years of fans wanting him to play the character. While speaking to ComicBook.com about the film, Multiverse of Madness screenwriter Michael Waldron addressed if there was any pressure to balance that “fan service” with what the story of the film actually needed.
