Marvel Should Lean Into Horror After Doctor Strange 2 For Real This Time

Marvel Should Lean Into Horror After Doctor Strange 2 – For Real This Time

Doctor Strange 2 was thought to be the first MCU horror film. Though that has changed, it’s time for Marvel to fully embrace the beloved genre.

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Marvel Should Lean Into Horror After Doctor Strange 2 For Real This Time

After missing the opportunity to present Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as a full-blown horror movie, Marvel needs to finally embrace the beloved genre. Before Phase 4 of the MCU was set in stone, there was hope the highly-anticipated Doctor Strange sequel would lean into the horror, which is something the franchise has yet to do. With two dozen film installments developed and an array of movie and TV titles on the way, Marvel is overdue for a genuinely scary chapter in the cinematic universe.

While not in the MCU, Marvel has quietly tried its hand at recent horror-centric stories. 20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) developed The New Mutants as a superhero film, following the Marvel Comics team of the same name. Though Marvel Entertainment was involved with Josh Boone’s spooky interpretation, various studio setbacks and delays derailed the movie’s potential. After years of limbo, The New Mutants was released in the midst of a pandemic, essentially burying the project. Hulu’s Helstrom met a similar fate despite being labeled a horror series sharing a standalone tale in the MCU. In fact, Helstrom was meant to launch an initiative between Hulu and Marvel called “Adventure into Fear” in an effort to produce more diverse programming. Those plans were scrapped when Helstrom was cancelled after one season.

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In the summer of 2019, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was labeled as the first MCU horror movie. This added another layer of hype to the Benedict Cumberbatch-led sequel, seeing as the Disney-owned franchise was entering unchartered territory. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has since walked back those claims after Scott Derrickson left the Doctor Strange sequel. While the cast and crew had clarified that the project has horror elements, it shouldn’t be classified as a full-blown horror movie. Whatever the movie turns out to be, it’s time for Marvel to stop teasing viewers by fully diving into the horror genre.

Seeing as horror is consistently one of the most popular genres in all mediums of entertainment, it’s truly absurd Marvel won’t take the leap with a major title. Feige continues to claim there’s a possibility of Marvel experimenting with different genres, including horror, and there’s clearly an interest from fans. Still, big projects centered on Marvel Comics characters won’t commit to the genre. If Marvel took a chance on horror, an entirely new audience could be brought into the fold. Seeing as horror has experienced a resurgence in recent years, all parties involved could benefit. In addition, the genre isn’t necessarily known for big budgets, so Marvel could develop an intriguing project for a reasonable price, which could still make an enormous profit.

Despite no confirmed horror projects on the horizon, there are a few upcoming Marvel titles that will feature some fearful elements. Sony’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage will include some darker aspects similar to the 2018 installment. Morbius, another forthcoming Sony movie based on a Marvel character, will throw vampires into the mix. A new Blade film is also in development with Mahershala Ali tapped to play the titular vampire hunter. Unlike the Sony films, Blade will be set in the MCU. On the TV side, Dinsey+ is currently developing Moon Knight, a series set on a marine with a dissociative identity disorder that will have a bleaker tone than what viewers are used to with the MCU. While the horror aspects of the aforementioned titles are appealing, it’s disappointing backtracked from making Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness a real horror movie, especially with no confirmed plans of embracing the genre in the future.

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