Marvel Studios opened the gates to the multiverse in Loki and Spider-Man: No Way Home, but now those gates have been shattered. Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness features the good sorcerer in a caper across all realities. For fans, this means a heaping helping of cameos from other Marvel properties.
We’ve already seen a potential glimpse of a character cut from Avengers: Infinity War. We’ve also seen the zombified Doctor Strange from the animated What If? Series and Patrick Stewart confirmed that it is his voice in an earlier trailer, even if he won’t commit to saying it’s a return as Professor X. Fans have even been speculating that Deadpool might appear in the film! The sky is the limit following Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Spoilers for delisted Marvel Teaser Below
It seems like the latest trailer, which Marvel has deleted, is hinting at yet another cameo. This time around, we catch a brief glimpse of a distinctive shield. It looks like the shield of Captain America, but with a Union Jack emblazoned on it. That would point to Captain Carter appearing in the film.
No, her official name is actually not Captain Britain; that’s a different person if he ever pops up in the MCU.
Captain Carter appeared in a few episodes of What If?, highlighting what would’ve happened if Peggy Carter underwent the Super-Soldier process rather than Steve Rogers. While her suit and shield are somewhat similar, Captain Carter is a little bolder than Rogers’ Captain. In the animated series, the character was voiced by Hayley Atwell, reprising her role as Peggy from Captain America: The First Avenger and Agent Carter.
Would Atwell return to be the live-action iteration of Captain Carter? It’s could be likely. She’s worked with Marvel Studios multiple times and she’s been in fighting fit shape for her role in the newly-titled Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1. Making a brief cameo in Doctor Strange should be right up her alley.
Her return in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness would also explain the recent Captain Carter comic series from Marvel Comics. That series started in March and details Carter’s journey through the modern world, similar to Captain America when he was found by the Avengers. The comic, written by Jamie McKelvie and drawn by Marika Cresta, is currently on its second issue.
Assuming Atwell appears, she joins a pretty stacked cast. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Elizabeth Olson, Xochitl Gomez Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Rachel McAdams, alongside whatever intriguing cameos Marvel decides to bring to the table. The film will be in theaters on May 6 and it’s only the beginning. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Fiege recently said that he’s heading into a retreat to block out the next decade of the MCU, and it’s clear the multiverse and Strange will be a strong part of that story.
Mike Williams is a Freelance Writer for IGN.
