It’s funny that Daniel Craig’s absence led to Mister Fantastic’s debut in the MCU when the creators intended to bring him into the fold later. In addition to the very violent fight sequence, screenwriter Michael Waldron revealed that Reed Richards was supposed to appear in a post-credit scene. The extended fight sequence was cut from the film for obvious reasons. Fight coordinator Liang Yang revealed on Instagram a brutal video of the stunt actor playing Scarlett Witch beheading a Kamar-tag warrior and using his corpse to murder his brethren. Craig appears almost at peace and confident in his stance.ĭaniel Craig’s Balder the Brave isn’t the only thing left out of Doctor Strange 2. Behind Craig are the rising sun and a couple of birds flanking him.

Churchyard even mentioned that the character almost appeared in the previous Thor films.Ī close look at the concept art clearly shows Daniel Craig in costume.

The costume designer of Doctor Strange 2, Graham Churchyard, revealed during his interview on the Phase Zero podcast from Comic Book that the team “got very far into designing” Daniel Craig’s character. YouTube Channel Heavy Spoilers previously shared details regarding a deleted scene involving Balder the Brave. After Craig dropped out, Krasinski came on to play Reed Richards. The character reportedly would’ve been talked into suicide by Wanda. However, Craig dropped out of the project due to increased Covid cases in the UK.ĭaniel Craig was set to play Balder the Brave, Thor’s Brother in the comics. Deadline’s Justin Kroll revealed that John Krasinski wasn’t originally going to appear in the sequel and that Craig would’ve taken the chair instead. It was reported in May 2022 that Daniel Craig nearly appeared as a member of The Illuminati.

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