DirectorSam Raimihas teased the extent of the deleted scenes fromDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessthat have been left on the cutting room somewhere in Marvel Studios. And it sounds like there could be a lot of extra material. Speaking withCollider, Raimi revealed that the first cut of theDoctor Strangesequel clocked in at around two hours and 40 minutes, meaning there could be a whole lot of multiversal madness to explore when the MCU outing hits home release.
“Well, the first cut was I actually don’t remember the length of it. It was probably like two hours and 40 minutes, and it slowly came down even though we did the reshoots. We took out material even though the reshoots went in. So, it slowly got down to about two hours and five minutes is the total.”
Of course, it is unlikely that we will ever see all of that deleted material, something with Sam Raimi admits. But with at least 35 minutes removed during production, it could certainly provide audiences with a lot more ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessto enjoy.
“I’m trying to remember what Marvel is including in the deleted scenes. It’s really going to be their decision, but I know that there are at least two or three deleted scenes that will be included. I don’t know the full extent of them though.”
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis chock-full of surprises, crowd-pleasing cameos, and multiversal exploration, and it will be exciting to see what the removed material includes and how theMarvelmovie perhaps could have been different before the reshoots.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis Now in Theaters
Directed by Sam Raimi, written by Michael Waldron, and starringBenedict Cumberbatchas Stephen Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Rachel McAdams, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness picks up not long after the events of the brilliantSpider-Man: No Way Home.
The movie finds Strange teaming up with several heroes, including America Chavez, Wanda Maximoff AKA The Scarlet Witch, Wong, and Christine Palmer, as they travel into the multiverse to stop it from collapsing. Along the way, Doctor Strange and his team will come face-to-face with several heroes and villains, both unfamiliar and oddly familiar, as well as variants of himself.
The reviews forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessare now in, with Marvel’s latest being met with generally positive reviews. Critics have heaped praise on the vision of Sam Raimi and the performances from Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen, though some did find fault with the way the movie is confined by the typical MCU trappings.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesspremiered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on June 23, 2025, and was released in the United States on May 6. The sequel is just one of several installments that make up Phase Four of the MCU, which includesThor: Love and Thunder, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
