Doctor Strange 2 is the shortest Marvel movie for three years

Date:
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:09:35 +0000

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The official runtime for Doctor Strange 2 has been leaked and its much shorter than we expected.

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The official runtime for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been revealed and its significantly shorter than we expected.

Cinema ticketing site Fandango lists the duration of Doctor Strange 2 as two hours and six minutes (126 minutes), which is almost half an hour shorter
than previously rumored and the shortest runtime of any Marvel movie since 2019s Captain Marvel (124 minutes).

Of course, a 126 minute-long film is a far cry from a quick watch but its a much smaller time investment than the near-three-hour runtimes weve seen from fellow Marvel movies Avengers: Endgame, Eternals and Spider-Man: No Way Home in recent years.

For comparison, Doctor Strange 2, which is scheduled to hit theaters on May
4, is about the same length as Spider-Man: Far from Home, Iron Man 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Its worth noting that neither Marvel nor a ratings board has confirmed the movies 126-minute runtime just yet, but given Fandangos standing as a reputable ticketing site and one already selling tickets for Doctor Strange
2 were confident of its authenticity.

Apart from the obvious contrast with the comparatively longer Marvel movies
to hit theaters in recent years, we wouldnt typically raise our eyebrows at the modest duration of the Sam Raimi-directed sequel but Doctor Strange 2 isnt just any Marvel movie.

The title alone is a giveaway, but Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of
Madness looks primed to deliver all sorts of multiverse-induced surprises (more on those below) that had us expecting a much longer runtime. Benedict Cumberbatch himself has teased the movies scope and scale, recently telling Empire that its a big, big movie [...] an absolute riot.

As such, were surprised by that refreshingly digestible 126-minute figure,
and its exciting to see that Raimi and company clearly plan on delivering a concise story that focuses on quality over quantity a virtue often lost on previous Marvel productions. Analysis: prepare for (a lot of) madness

Potential spoilers follow for Doctor Strange 2. Only proceed if you've seen all of the movie's trailers released thus far.

Although Doctor Strange 2 is the eleventh entry in Marvels Phase 4 plans, its also the first of the studios feature-length releases since Spider-Man: No
Way Home a movie that kicked off Marvels universe-bending hijinks on the big screen.

That means, even if its title didnt already suggest so, the movie inevitably has more than a few tricks up its sleeve that we expect will surprise, shock and entertain comic book fans in equal measure. Evil Doctor Strange casts a spell in the Doctor Strange 2 trailer (Image credit: Marvel Studios)

For instance, Doctor Strange 2 s recent Super Bowl trailer teased the return of Sir Patrick Stewarts Professor Charles Xavier, suggesting we could see
20th Century Studios X-Men characters finally make their Marvel Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) debuts in the upcoming film.

The same trailer also revealed the return of Wanda Maximoff (aka Scarlet Witch), the appearance of an alternate Captain Marvel (who we think is
Lashana Lynchs Maria Rambeau) and a host of Doctor Strange variants who the Sorcerer Supreme will inevitably have to defeat in one way or another.

Thats all before mentioning the rumors surrounding Ryan Reynolds Deadpool , who may or may not be popping up at some point in the movie (Reynolds himself has denied any involvement in the project, but our spidey senses suggest otherwise).

Put simply, Doctor Strange 2 may be an even weirder MCU movie than we realize
and were mightily intrigued to see how director Sam Raimi plans to make use of his surprisingly modest two hours and six minutes. Here's everything we know about the next Marvel movie, Thor: Love and Thunder



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