In addition, this film has left us great moments that have delighted fans, such as all those involving a Scarlet Witch unleashed, the multiversal trip made by Doctor Strange and América Chávez or the scene in which our hero, through a spell from the Darkhold, walks in his dreams and is able to possess the corpse of an alternative Doctor Strange to go and stop Wanda. But, without a doubt, the most memorable of the entire film is the appearance of the Illuminati.
Before talking about the subject, remember that we are going to treat the plot with all luxury of SPOILERS, so If you haven’t seen the movie, you’ve been warned..
The trial of the Illuminati
In the scene in question, the Strange of Universe 616 is brought before the Illuminati, the predominant group of heroes on Earth 838 and whose members are Mordo, Captain Carter, Captain Marvel (who in this universe is Maria Rambeau), Black Bolt, Mr. Fantastic and Professor X. These heroes underestimate the power of Wanda, which ends up causing them to be killed by Scarlet Witch in ways so violent and painful that we’re still shocked to this day that Disney gave Sam Raimi permission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rd38Zobcxc
But did you know that two of these members of the Illuminati were not originally going to be on the tape? That’s right, specifically Reed Richards and Black Bolt were incorporated into the narrative so late that the costume department didn’t have time to make costumes for the actors to wear and were forced to create them digitally in post-production.
The costume designer stated that he felt sorry for those in charge of visual effects, since those two characters were added at the last minute, so they were not given any prior casting for these characters. He also mentions that one issue the VFX team had to deal with was travel restrictions caused by the pandemic.
A very illustrative example of this handicap was that Sir Patrick Stewart, who plays Charles Xavier, could not go to the recordings of the film in London, so his scenes were filmed elsewhere. However, contrary to what it might seem, not all the characters wore computer-generated suits. For example, Captain Marvel wore one that was 100% made from real materials. No CGI.
Anyway, isn’t it amazing that it’s practically impossible to tell the difference between actors who are wearing real clothes and those who have had to go through the magical filter of CGI and 3D visual effects?
