Marvel Studios has not yet revealed any plans to follow up the mystical adventures of Doctor Stephen Strange but it seems that a sequel to Doctor Strange is already in works. In a recent interview, the co-writer of MCU’s Doctor Strange, C. Robert Cargill revealed that he and the director Scott Derrickson have already decided the villain for the sequel.
In a recent Q&A session, C. Robert Cargill hinted that Nightmare will be the main villain if the sequel to Doctor Strange gets a green light from Marvel Studios. Nightmare, who is the demonic ruler of Marvel’s Dream dimension, is surely the ideal opponent who can bring serious threat to the Time Stone holder, Doctor Strange played by Benedict Cumberbatch.
In addition to that, Cargill also hinted that Baron Mordo, who was played by Chiwetel Ejiofor will also be back. However, Mordo who was an ally in the first Doctor Strange movie will be a villain this time around. It would be great to see Chiwetel Ejiofor taking up the mantle of Baron Mordo, who is one of the most formidable foes of the sorcerer supreme in the Marvel comics.
Cargill said, Marvel movies work in threes. They also work outside of their threes. Some of the better Marvel films have more than one villain in them. Me and Scott have not laid the groundwork for it but what I can say is that I have a feeling that whatever Nightmare is involved with, Baron Mordo, being somebody who considers himself the defender of natural law will have something to do with it.”
He added, “For those of you who have ever read the comics, you know that Baron Mordo has a very particular arc, and that’s something we discussed with Chiwetel while working on the first movie. And part of the reason Chiwetel wanted to play Mordo was because he has a definitive ending as a character and it’s such a fascinating ending. And I do know that whether we’re attached or not, that Marvel plans on working towards that ending and fully realizing Mordo as more than just a cardboard cutout villain, but actually taking him to kind of Loki levels of awesomeness. That’s the goal with him.”
Doctor Strange will be seen next in Avengers Infinity War along with RDJ, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, and the rest of MCU cast to defend earth from the Mad Titan, Thanos.