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Jack Ahern

The MCU will swallow Sam Raimi's soul

Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch and Xochitl Gomez in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" Marvel Studios

On May 6, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will arrive: "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."

As you may have heard, it's directed by Sam Raimi. At first blush, the return of the man who helmed the original blockbuster Spider-Man film trilogy as well as the riotously campy "Evil Dead" trilogy seems like a coup for comic-book fanatics. Awkward wonder-boy Tobey Maguire ushered in the tentpole superhero franchise for a new millennium, replacing the genuine cartoonishness of Tim Burton's Batman films with stylized set-pieces and performative angst befitting a generation reeling from the '90s.

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