17 details you should remember before watching 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'

Kirsten AcunaApr 30, 2022, 19:34 IST

Benedict Cumberbatch is back as Doctor Strange in "Multiverse of Madness."Marvel Studios

"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" debuts in theaters on May 6.
The first film was released in 2016. If you don't recall every detail, we have you covered.

Doctor Strange used to be a brilliant, but arrogant surgeon until a car accident destroyed his hands.

Nic West saved Doctor Strange's hands after his car accident.Marvel Studios

Before Strange crashed, he was told about a woman with schizophrenia who was struck by lightning.

Xochitl Gomez will play America Chavez in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."Marvel Studios 2022

Stephen Strange and Christine Palmer had a romantic relationship.

Rachel McAdams plays Christine Palmer and returns in the sequel.Marvel Studios

Strange keeps a watch given to him by Christine.

The inscription on the back of Stephen's watch from Christine.Marvel Studios

Strange and Palmer invented a procedure called the laminectomy together.

This is something that could come up briefly as a passing joke in conversation in the "Doctor Strange" sequel or not at all.Marvel Studios

Wanda is grieving the loss of the love of her life and her entire family.

Wanda made an illusion so powerful that she conjured an entire family on the Disney+ series "WandaVision."Marvel Studios

Wanda is trying to find a way to bring Tommy and Billy back.

Billy and Tommy are seen in a trailer for "Multiverse of Madness."Marvel Studios

Wanda's fingertips are starting to turn black.

Wanda's fingertips can be seen turning black just like Agatha.Marvel Studios

Wong is now the Sorcerer Supreme, not Doctor Strange.

Benedict Wong as Wong.Marvel Studios

Wanda Maximoff is more powerful than the Sorcerer Supreme.

Elizabeth Olsen has played Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch since "Avengers: Age of Ultron."Disney Plus

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is made up of an infinite number of universes.

Doctor Strange is seen in the Dark Dimension.Marvel

Strange broke the multiverse in 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home."

Doctor Strange changes up a spell several times in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," resulting in a break to the multiverse.Matt Kennedy/Marvel, Columbia Pictures

The multiverse was also broken in 2021's Disney+ series "Loki."

The multiverse branches off into multiple realities in the "Loki" finale.Marvel Studios

There are two home bases for the Masters of the Mystic Arts on Earth.

Strange defends the New York sanctum in "Doctor Strange."Marvel Studios

Stephen Strange can temporarily separate a soul from a person's body briefly.

Strange knocked Peter Parker's soul out of his body briefly in "Spider-Man: No Way Home."Marvel/Colombia Pictures

Stephen can also send people to the Mirror Dimension.

You don't want to be stuck in the Mirror Dimension without a sling ring, which allows you to create a portal to leave the parallel universe.Marvel

Baron Mordo is currently seeking to rid the world of sorcerers.

Chiwetel Ejiofor reprises his role as Mordo in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."Marvel Studios 2022

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