A keen-eyed fan noticed the tiny reveal Marvel Illuminati disclosure in the latest issue of Empire Magazine.
Benedict Cumberbatch has gone on tough journeys in the Doctor Strange movies. He traveled to space to fight Thanos, was destroyed from reality in Avengers: Infinity War, and prevented the multiverse from collapsing with Peter Parker in Spider-Man. Now he faces a multiverse problem in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Marvel Illuminati has to deal with it.
Marvel Illuminati confirmed by chance
A keen-eyed fan saw this confirmation as a tiny reveal in the latest issue of Empire Magazine, revealing that the Illuminati will indeed appear in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Whether the group will be led by Professor X is a different story. You can check out the tweet below.
The Illuminati is confirmed to appear in ‘DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS’ ??
(via @empiremagazine) pic.twitter.com/XkZMffvXf4
— Cosmic Marvel (@cosmic_marvel) March 15, 2022
In the first full trailer of the sequel, we witness Strange going to Wanda Maximoff to learn about the multiverse. A little later in the trailer, Strange is captured by Ultron sentries, and they put him before some kind of council led by Sir Patrick Stewart’s Professor Charles Xavier. This council is none other than The Illuminati.
Is Tony Stark returning as Iron Man?
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness producer Richie Palmer recently talked about the possibility of seeing Iron Man and The Illuminati in the sequel. “It’s certainly a possibility, but not in the way we think.” The answer may be a sufficient answer for Iron Man fans.
Palmer, empire“As you can see in Spider-Man: No Homecoming, some rumors were true, some didn’t,” he told . “I’d love to see Tony again, but some rumors are just rumors. I’ll say I love the Illuminati. But if we introduce Marvel Illuminati in the future, it might be more MCU focused and more connected to ours rather than just copying what’s in the comics.”
In the comics, the Illuminati are a secret society and group of superheroes that work behind the scenes. Marvel Illuminati had names like Iron Man, Professor X, Doctor Strange, Namor, Black Bolt, Black Panther and even Mister Fantastic.