WARNING: Major spoilers below for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”Benedict Cumberbatch is back in his wizard cape and costume for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”The sequel to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 2016 superhero flick reunites Cumberbatch, 45, with stars Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg and Chiwetel Ejiofor, with Elizabeth Olsen and Xochitl Gomez rounding out the main cast.However, there were many shocking cameos that made fans literally gasp in the movie theater.The film followed Dr.
Stephen Strange (Cumberbatch) as he teams up with America Chavez (Gomez) to stop Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Olsen) throughout several universes.About almost halfway through the two-hour Sam Raimi-directed movie, a medley of characters appear in a series of surprising cameos.WARNING: Stop reading to avoid spoilers.There is one point in the story where Dr.
Strange encounters a secret society known as the Illuminati in another universe in the multiverse. The group is made up of a panel of heroes from far and wide across a plethora of parallel worlds.Dr.
Strange meets with heroes while locked up in the universe’s prison, such as Captain Peggy Carter, Professor Charles Xavier, Maria Rambeau/Captain Marvel, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four and Blackagar Boltagon/Black Bolt.All of these characters have appeared in the Marvel film franchise in one way or another.
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