Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ visual development supervisor unveils concept art that shows a more comics-accurate Defender Strange.
The original design for Defender Strange in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was a bit closer to the Master of the Mystic Arts’ Defenders costume from the original Marvel comic books.
Ian Joyner, the visual development supervisor for Multiverse of Madness, shared a piece of concept art of Defender Strange on Twitter. This design for the Doctor Strange variant was based on the outfit Strange debuted in 2011’s Defenders #1. Joyner took the time to praise the production team behind the film, as well as director Sam Raimi. “Working closely with the many amazing and talented people across multiple departments and leading an all star team in our visual development department (under the direction of THE Sam Raimi) was an absolute honor and something I still have trouble believing actually happened,” Joyner wrote.
As shown in Joyner’s artwork, the original Defender Strange design featured a man bun-style knot for his hair instead of the ponytail the character sports in the final film. This version appears to lack Strange’s signature gray streaks. He also has a sharper mustache instead of a stubble beard, as well as faded sides to his hair. His costume, however, appears to be more or less the design used in the film. Joyner was ecstatic to see his design come to life on screen. “Watching this evolve from a painting/design in our department to the actual costume built by Graham Churchyard and his incredible team was/is something that will never get old,” he wrote.
In the opening sequence of Multiverse of Madness, Defender Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) and America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) are chased by a demon through a space between various universes. As they attempt to get their hands on the Book of Vishanti, the Strange variant fails to stop the demon and decides to absorb America’s abilities to save the multiverse. But Defender Strange is killed by the demon and Chavez creates a star portal, which transports herself and Defender Strange’s corpse into the main Doctor Strange’s universe. Defender Strange is not seen again until the movie’s final moments when he is reanimated as a zombie controlled by Doctor Strange.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now playing in theaters.
Source: Twitter
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