

In this one, I’m really here for the director, and for the actors. But I try to embrace my role, whatever it is. It was just a dream collaboration.Ĭoming from TV, you’re used to having a little more control as a writer. And after that, we were in the foxhole together the whole way through, figuring out what this thing was. So I was just trying to put my spin on it. thinking about what he does so well as a filmmaker and trying to get a feel for that kind of dialogue - it’s a little bit heightened, a little bit campy here and there. Most of them I had seen, especially Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2. Michael Waldron: Well, it entailed watching all of Sam’s movies, first of all. Note: The following interview will discuss plot points from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.ĭigital Trends: You’ve mentioned that you tried to write the script to Sam Raimi’s strengths. Waldron spoke to Digital Trends about his work on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, including the effects of a frequently shifting release calendar, the cameos everyone’s talking about, and that wild ending to the film. Image used with permission by copyright holder The Loki and Rick and Morty writer worked closely with director Sam Raimi to bring the filmmaker’s vision for a wild, horror-fueled adventure to the screen, tapping into a wide range of characters and comics continuity along the way. Strange, it makes sense that Marvel hired someone with plenty of multiversal experience to pen the script for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: Emmy winner Michael Waldron. After Spider-Man: No Way Home unlocked the door to alternate worlds in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness kicked it wide open with a dimension-hopping adventure across myriad realities within the MCU. There’s no putting the lid back on Marvel’s multiverse at this point.
