Inside Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Foolsa role was initially also thought of for Namor, the lord of Atlantis. For some time there have been rumors of Namor’s imminent arrival in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the presence of the Illuminati, think tank of the greatest exponents of the metahuman forces in the comic book Marvel Universe, had seemed to the writers a perfect way to welcome the king of Atlantis. To confirm this hypothesis to insert Namor in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been Michael Waldron, screenwriter of the film, speaking with Variety.
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Why doesn’t Namor appear in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
That Namor is one of the figures close to entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe is no mystery. His existence has long been implied within the MCU, through a series of more or less evident references in the films of the franchise. In Iron Man 2 (2010), a SHIELD map showed strange activity in the mid-Atlantic ocean monitored by the agency from Fury, where Atlantis is thought to have sank. In Avengers: Endgame (2019) when Okoye mentions an earthquake off the coast of Africa it is a reference to Namor, as admitted by screenwriter Christopher Markus.
It is therefore not surprising that Waldron’s revelation that it was hypothesized to insert Namor in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, using the presence of the Illuminati as a pretext:
“We talked about him for a long time, as he was an original member of the Illuminati, but I think Marvel has other plans for him within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and so we couldn’t make him debut in this movie.”
News regarding Namor’s entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe see Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as his potential debut in the MCU, where he should be played by Tenoch Huerta. The entry of Namor into the Franchiese could be an opportunity to have a character with a particular character, considered as in the comics the Atlantean was both an opponent of great characters of the House of Ideas and the protagonist of gestures of great heroism. Created in 1939 by Bill Everett, Namor McKenzie first appeared in Marvel Comics # 1, but it was one of the publisher’s Golden Age characters to return to the Marvel Universe, where he played various roles, even threatening the solidity of the Fantastic Family, when he managed to seduce Susan Storm by threatening the solidity of the Fantastic Four. The announcement of the Richards family’s anticipated debut film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe could be another ideal entry point for the king of Atlantis.
