The MCU Has The Perfect Solution For An Ongoing Multiverse Problem
Summary
While there have been some resounding hits during the Multiverse Saga, both where movies and Disney+ projects are concerned, it has become clear that the MCU's Phases 4 & 5 have been uneven. Several complaints about the direction the MCU is in have emerged over the past couple of years, with the multiverse not escaping. While it is a fantastic tool to bring characters together and explore alternate versions of the MCU and other universes, Marvel could have been doing more in terms of making the multiverse pack a punch, and there are a few ways to do so.
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Related All Marvel Movies Releasing In 2024 The Marvel movies releasing in 2024 offer a range of film experiences - and some confusion, due to the changed dates of several incoming installments. Doctor Strange 2 And Loki Had Different Approaches To Variants & One Worked Better The Multiverse Needs To Feel Alive Close One of the most important uses of the multiverse is to show what kind of variants are out there in alternate versions of the MCU or other Marvel properties. While the MCU has found success in bringing back past actors in new roles through the multiverse, like Hayley Atwell as Captain Carter, or reprising their iconic characters, like Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man: No Way Home, one way the multiverse has been used to present variants has been more exciting than the other, and Marvel needs to focus on that to make the most out of the multiverse.
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Related Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 Has A Daunting Task Ahead After No Way Home's $1.9b Success The MCU's Spider-Man 4 is moving forward, and Tom Holland's next film as Peter Parker will have to make a difficult choice after No Way Home. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Loki are two key multiverse projects with opposite uses of variants. While the movie had its main Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch variants again be played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, the Disney+ series introduced several newcomers to the franchise as different versions of Tom Hiddleston's Loki. To help make the multiverse more unique and fresh, Loki's approach to variants should be followed by new projects, as new actors as versions of beloved MCU characters bring along an interesting dynamic that can revitalize the franchise.
The female Loki variant — Sophia Di Martino's Sylvie — showed the enormous potential of such practice.
The MCU Needs To Make The Multiverse Feel Expansive The Multiverse Can Offer More Than It Has![]()
The MCU has been facing a lot of criticism in recent years due to the universe feeling directionless and the multiverse not having been fleshed out enough. The Multiverse Saga should come to an end when 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars rolls around, and only three years out, Marvel Studios has not really done a deep exploration of the multiverse aside from a couple of projects. Instead, the MCU's Multiverse Saga has mainly focused on introducing new/smaller characters that do not really have much to do with the grander scheme of the multiverse.
While Spider-Man: No Way Home was an enormous hit with a multiverse story at its center, the film saw characters from past Spider-Man franchises come to the MCU. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the MCU movie that was really meant to do a deep dive into the concept and show other universes and their particularities. However, the film never really focused on many universes, only heavily using a couple of different ones — with minor changes like going on a red light instead of green — and a quick sequence of Doctor Strange and America Chavez falling through universes.
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Related The Rumored Post Avengers 6 MCU Reboot Seems Like A Better Idea Now Than Ever Avengers: Secret Wars is rumored to reboot the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a recent reveal plus a key element show why that would be perfect. Having Different Actors Play Variants Would Solve Multiple MCU Issues The Kang The Conqueror Problem Needs A Solution Close By having different actors play variants instead of using the same MCU stars, the franchise can succeed in making the multiverse feel expansive, widening the scope of the Multiverse Saga. With Kang the Conqueror actor Jonathan Majors fired, the MCU could also solve its big villain problem through that. All Kang variants have been played by Majors, and recasting the actor with several new stars would be the best way of making each variant feel unique, bringing in as much talent into the MCU as possible, and not putting the burden of taking over Kang on a single actor.
Using new actors for variants could also lead to many exciting moments in upcoming MCU projects. Deadpool & Wolverine could cast actors who have been requested by fans as variants of Wolverine and other characters, such as Taron Egerton or Daniel Radcliffe playing Logan; Avengers: Secret Wars could finally allow Tom Cruise to become the MCU's Superior Iron Man, and more. With different actors playing variants, the Multiverse Saga can feel expansive and exciting going into its last few years, responding to MCU complaints.
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Loki Having escaped from a different timeline, Loki stars in his own titular series, where he learns about the life of his predecessor and discovers the truth of time and space. In the show, Loki reluctantly becomes a part of the Time Variance Authority (TVA), an interdimensional governing body that keeps time in order. On the chopping block, Loki is given a chance to save himself by helping the TVA hunt down someone more dangerous than himself - another Loki.
Cast Tom Hiddleston , Richard E. Grant , Erika Coleman , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Sophia Di Martino , Owen Wilson , Wunmi Mosaku , Sasha Lane Release Date June 11, 2021 Seasons 2 Streaming Service(s) Disney+ Directors Kate Herron Showrunner Michael Waldron![]()
Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness PG-13 In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the MCU takes a deeper dive into the Multiverse and the unknown, introducing variants of Strange and other familiar friends and foes - including The Illuminati - and offers a new perspective on how it works and connects. The story follows Stephen Strange, now post-blip and no longer the Sorcerer Supreme. When a terrifying monster rampages through New York seeking to capture a young girl from another multiverse named America Chavez, Strange finds himself as her newfound protector. Unfortunately, his new foe is a former ally, Wanda Maximoff. To protect Chavez and stop Wanda's rampage, Strange travels the Multiverse looking for answers - and encounters engrossing and terrifying realities that expand the Marvel Universe in a whole new way.
Director Sam Raimi Release Date May 6, 2022 Writers Michael Waldron Cast Elizabeth Olsen , Michael Stuhlbarg , Benedict Wong , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Xochitl Gomez , Benedict Cumberbatch , Rachel McAdams , Bruce Campbell , John Krasinski , Patrick Stewart , Hayley Atwell , Lashana Lynch , Anson Mount Runtime 126 minutes
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- The multiverse in the MCU needs to feel alive by using different actors for variants.
- The MCU needs to make the multiverse expansive to revitalize the franchise.
- Using new actors for variants could solve Marvel Studios' big Kang the Conqueror problem.
While there have been some resounding hits during the Multiverse Saga, both where movies and Disney+ projects are concerned, it has become clear that the MCU's Phases 4 & 5 have been uneven. Several complaints about the direction the MCU is in have emerged over the past couple of years, with the multiverse not escaping. While it is a fantastic tool to bring characters together and explore alternate versions of the MCU and other universes, Marvel could have been doing more in terms of making the multiverse pack a punch, and there are a few ways to do so.
2:23
Related All Marvel Movies Releasing In 2024 The Marvel movies releasing in 2024 offer a range of film experiences - and some confusion, due to the changed dates of several incoming installments. Doctor Strange 2 And Loki Had Different Approaches To Variants & One Worked Better The Multiverse Needs To Feel Alive Close One of the most important uses of the multiverse is to show what kind of variants are out there in alternate versions of the MCU or other Marvel properties. While the MCU has found success in bringing back past actors in new roles through the multiverse, like Hayley Atwell as Captain Carter, or reprising their iconic characters, like Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man: No Way Home, one way the multiverse has been used to present variants has been more exciting than the other, and Marvel needs to focus on that to make the most out of the multiverse. 
Related Tom Holland's Spider-Man 4 Has A Daunting Task Ahead After No Way Home's $1.9b Success The MCU's Spider-Man 4 is moving forward, and Tom Holland's next film as Peter Parker will have to make a difficult choice after No Way Home. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Loki are two key multiverse projects with opposite uses of variants. While the movie had its main Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch variants again be played by Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, the Disney+ series introduced several newcomers to the franchise as different versions of Tom Hiddleston's Loki. To help make the multiverse more unique and fresh, Loki's approach to variants should be followed by new projects, as new actors as versions of beloved MCU characters bring along an interesting dynamic that can revitalize the franchise. The female Loki variant — Sophia Di Martino's Sylvie — showed the enormous potential of such practice.
The MCU Needs To Make The Multiverse Feel Expansive The Multiverse Can Offer More Than It Has
The MCU has been facing a lot of criticism in recent years due to the universe feeling directionless and the multiverse not having been fleshed out enough. The Multiverse Saga should come to an end when 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars rolls around, and only three years out, Marvel Studios has not really done a deep exploration of the multiverse aside from a couple of projects. Instead, the MCU's Multiverse Saga has mainly focused on introducing new/smaller characters that do not really have much to do with the grander scheme of the multiverse. While Spider-Man: No Way Home was an enormous hit with a multiverse story at its center, the film saw characters from past Spider-Man franchises come to the MCU. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the MCU movie that was really meant to do a deep dive into the concept and show other universes and their particularities. However, the film never really focused on many universes, only heavily using a couple of different ones — with minor changes like going on a red light instead of green — and a quick sequence of Doctor Strange and America Chavez falling through universes.
Related The Rumored Post Avengers 6 MCU Reboot Seems Like A Better Idea Now Than Ever Avengers: Secret Wars is rumored to reboot the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a recent reveal plus a key element show why that would be perfect. Having Different Actors Play Variants Would Solve Multiple MCU Issues The Kang The Conqueror Problem Needs A Solution Close By having different actors play variants instead of using the same MCU stars, the franchise can succeed in making the multiverse feel expansive, widening the scope of the Multiverse Saga. With Kang the Conqueror actor Jonathan Majors fired, the MCU could also solve its big villain problem through that. All Kang variants have been played by Majors, and recasting the actor with several new stars would be the best way of making each variant feel unique, bringing in as much talent into the MCU as possible, and not putting the burden of taking over Kang on a single actor. Using new actors for variants could also lead to many exciting moments in upcoming MCU projects. Deadpool & Wolverine could cast actors who have been requested by fans as variants of Wolverine and other characters, such as Taron Egerton or Daniel Radcliffe playing Logan; Avengers: Secret Wars could finally allow Tom Cruise to become the MCU's Superior Iron Man, and more. With different actors playing variants, the Multiverse Saga can feel expansive and exciting going into its last few years, responding to MCU complaints.
Loki Having escaped from a different timeline, Loki stars in his own titular series, where he learns about the life of his predecessor and discovers the truth of time and space. In the show, Loki reluctantly becomes a part of the Time Variance Authority (TVA), an interdimensional governing body that keeps time in order. On the chopping block, Loki is given a chance to save himself by helping the TVA hunt down someone more dangerous than himself - another Loki.Cast Tom Hiddleston , Richard E. Grant , Erika Coleman , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Sophia Di Martino , Owen Wilson , Wunmi Mosaku , Sasha Lane Release Date June 11, 2021 Seasons 2 Streaming Service(s) Disney+ Directors Kate Herron Showrunner Michael Waldron
Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness PG-13 In Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the MCU takes a deeper dive into the Multiverse and the unknown, introducing variants of Strange and other familiar friends and foes - including The Illuminati - and offers a new perspective on how it works and connects. The story follows Stephen Strange, now post-blip and no longer the Sorcerer Supreme. When a terrifying monster rampages through New York seeking to capture a young girl from another multiverse named America Chavez, Strange finds himself as her newfound protector. Unfortunately, his new foe is a former ally, Wanda Maximoff. To protect Chavez and stop Wanda's rampage, Strange travels the Multiverse looking for answers - and encounters engrossing and terrifying realities that expand the Marvel Universe in a whole new way.Director Sam Raimi Release Date May 6, 2022 Writers Michael Waldron Cast Elizabeth Olsen , Michael Stuhlbarg , Benedict Wong , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Xochitl Gomez , Benedict Cumberbatch , Rachel McAdams , Bruce Campbell , John Krasinski , Patrick Stewart , Hayley Atwell , Lashana Lynch , Anson Mount Runtime 126 minutes
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