Doctor Strange 2 Poster Confirms The Presence Of A Character From "What If...?"

The new trailer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, launched yesterday during the Super Bowl, continues to be talked about.
The next adventure of the Supreme Sorcerer played by Benedict Cumberbatch really promises sparks. In the trailer, which expands the concept of the Multiverse by showing us even more variants of Stephen Strange, the appearance of a well-known character from the X-Men saga is now also given for certain, which would therefore mark the fusion of various narrative universes in the MCU.
However, this could be only one of the surprises, just like the already confirmed return of the Ultron Sentries that we see in the trailer.
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Shortly after this official trailer was released, Marvel Studios also revealed a brand new Doctor Strange 2 poster on social media, which very closely recalls the most recent promotional image of Spider-Man: No Way Home.
In the poster, Strange stands behind the iconic stained glass window of the Sancta Sanctorum, reduced to a thousand fragments. In those fragments, we can see the faces of various characters that will appear in the film, such as Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams), Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen), America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and Wong (Benedict Wong).

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However, the most attentive fans have unearthed another interesting detail.
In the lower right corner of the poster, in fact, right next to the film's logo, a fragment of glass reflects unequivocally the image of the vibranium shield used by Captain Carter, the variant of Peggy Carter seen in the animated series What If…?, who undergoes the Super Soldier Serum in her universe instead of Steve Rogers.

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Rumors have been running for some time about the possible participation of Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and the detail found on the poster appears as a confirmation of her now certain presence.
Here is a picture of Captain Carter from What If...? season 1 ep 01, in which you can get a closer look at her shield:

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Actually, this is not the first reference to What If...? fans find in Doctor Strange 2 trailer. The presence of the evil variant of Strange in fact refers to season 1 episode 04 that centers on a reality in which the sorcerer breaks the rules of reality and ends up destroying it. In addition, the appearance of the Ultron Sentries might be a reminder of what happened in the season finale, when a variant of the villain managed to eliminate the Avengers, conquer the Infinity Stones, and then try to take control of the entire Multiverse.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will hit theaters on May 6, 2022. The cast confirmed so far includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams. Chiwetel Ejiofor will return as Baron Mordo, while Xochitl Gomez will make his debut as America Chavez in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.