Doctor Strange 2 trailer reveals cameo rumored as X-Men’s Patrick Stewart

This is the latest trailer Doctor Strange, in the Multiverse of Madness is here, and while Stephen Strange is in all sorts of trouble, it’s a mysterious voice that has the internet’s attention. Around the 1:18 mark in the trailer, an offscreen voice addresses Strange, and fans seem pretty convinced that it’s Patrick Stewart. This could be either a surprise addition to the cast or even the arrival of Fox’s X-Men characters to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Strange is handcuffed when Strange’s voice speaks. It seems to come from someone who’s only partially on camera — we can see the person’s ear and a maybe-bald head, which is honestly good enough for us to get excited. The British-accented voice says “we should tell him the truth,” which doesn’t reveal much on its own.

Revealing the X-Men Multiverse of Madness may seem far-fetched, but it’s certainly not impossible. The movie underwent significant reshoots, which were directed by Sam Raimi. This led to speculation that these shots would have included new characters. What’s more, after the completion of Disney’s 20th Century Fox acquisition, the X-Men license is under its control, so its cast of mutants both past and present are free to appear whenever Disney chooses.

The other elephant, which is worth nearly $2 billion, is not to be overlooked. Spider-Man has no way homeMarvel Cinematic Universe and Disney are capable of attracting characters from extinct franchises, as demonstrated by the movie. The latest Spider-Man movie also opened up the fiction of the MCU to all kinds of other world and characters — including Venom. This is just the beginning. You can’t go home!’s success, it seems entirely possible Disney would be eager to pull in a few cast members from the X-MenSeries, and Stewart is one of them.

The X-Men’s last cinematic adventure came in 2019 with X-Men Dark Phoenix. Disney’s movie was a huge success, and not many will want to see a sequel. The X-Men franchise, which has been running for over two decades, is familiar with time travel and alternate worlds. Doctor Strange, however, would allow them to jump right into the MCU.

This wouldn’t even be the first time Fox’s X-Men universe has crossed over into the MCU … sort of. Also, the Fox Quicksilver version, played by Evan Peters and not Aaron Taylor-Johnson was also in. WandaVisionAgatha Harkness created the illusion of this, however. This at least opened the door to the franchises crossing over, but didn’t commit to anything as big as having Charles Xavier put Doctor Strange on trial.

While all of these arguments are pretty compelling, they’re also based on one very British-sounding line and the left ear of … someone? This mysterious cameo could certainly signal the arrival of Sir Patrick Stewart’s Professor Xavier and some of his gifted youngsters, or it could just mean that some lucky actor sounds a whole lot like Professor X and has a role in Doctor Strange’s new adventure.