Doctor Strange 2 Repeats Civil War’s Iron Man Vs Cap Fight

Marvel Studios is rehashing Captain America: Civil War's Iron Man and Captain America conflict in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Sam Raimi's upcoming MCU film will continue Doctor Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) arc after his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) joins him in his new adventure, although instead of being allies, it seems like their dynamic will be more contentious.

After debuting the first official footage of the film via Spider-Man: No Way Home's post-credits scene, Marvel Studios finally released the first trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness during Super Bowl LVI. It not only expanded on what's been previously revealed, but it also featured some major surprises and multiversal teases ahead of the highly anticipated blockbuster. Unfortunately for fans hoping to see Strange and Scarlet Witch team up in the film, their conversations in the trailer suggest that it may not happen.

The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer initially showed the two heroes having a civil conversation about the multiverse, but their discussion quickly became unfriendly when Wanda questioned the double standard of Strange intentionally meddling with the laws of the universe. "You break the rules and become a hero. I do it and I become the enemy. That doesn't seem fair," she sardonically said, referring to the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home and WandaVision.

Iron Man vs Captain American in Civil War

This may feel familiar for long-time MCU fans as it's similar to the issues between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers in Captain America: Civil War. When Iron Man broke the rules and created Ultron he was reprimanded, berated, and painted as a villain. When Captain America harbored a fugitive in Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), and stubbornly refused to discuss any compromise to the Sokovia Accords, he was still widely accepted as a hero and barely suffered any consequences in the fallout.

The main difference here is that Tony and Steve already had a working relationship prior to their conflict in Civil War, and were previously linked through their shared ties to Tony's father Howard Stark. Meanwhile, Wanda and Strange are really only just meeting properly in Multiverse of Madness. Despite both playing a significant role in fighting Thanos (Josh Brolin), they haven't really had any proper on-screen interactions outside of being in attendance at Tony Stark's private funeral at the end of Avengers: Endgame. While not confirmed, it would appear that Scarlet Witch is set on fully embracing her evil side, especially considering that she really doesn't have anything more to lose. Perhaps she is even willing to go down this dark path in an effort to save her sons, who are seemingly trapped elsewhere, using Strange's manipulation of the multiverse as a justification.

Ultimately, Iron Man and Captain America patched things up, but it took a long time and Thanos' snap to convince them to band back together. Even then, they didn't really talk about what went down between them in Captain America: Civil War. Now that something tension is being teased in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, hopefully Marvel Studios will finally resolve this idea of double standards when it comes to their major heroes. This way, the MCU can prevent this from happening again moving forward.

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