Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Concept Art Shows Nightmare

Unused concept art of Scott Derrickson’s original blueprint for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness reveals the villain, Nightmare.

Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Originally slated to be directed by Scott Derrickson, who helmed the 2016 origin story. However, Derrickson left the project due to creative and original differences. Spider Man trilogy and evil Dead director Sam Raimi took the reins for the sequel, while Michael Waldron penned the film’s script. It turns out Derrickson’s original plans included the villain, Nightmare.

In the Marvel comics, Nightmare is a demon lord who rules over his own realm within the dream dimension known as Nightmare World, which is a manifestation of humanity’s collective psyche, in which dreams people are manifesting their own lives. Some of his abilities include feeding on the dreams of living people while they sleep, as well as trapping people in his realm. Based on the premise of strange doctor sequel, it makes sense why Scott Derrickson originally wrote the character into the story.

Early character designs for Scott Derrickson’s version of the strange doctor the sequel shows what Nightmare could have looked like. Here we get an idea of ​​how Derrickson would have pushed his own take on the horror genre infused into the film. Although Sam Raimi is notable for his horror roots, perhaps Derrickson could have been a little less campy and more downright scary: