Marvel Taps Rising Screenwriter Jade Bartlett To Pen ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’
Marvel has summoned itsDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswriter. Up-and-coming screenwriterJade Bartlett, whose scriptMiller’s Girlmade it to the 2016 Black List, has been tapped by Marvel to penDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the upcoming sequel to 2016’sDoctor StrangestarringBenedict Cumberbatch.
Colliderbroke the news that Marvel has tapped Jade Barlett to writeDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.DirectorScott Derrickson, who returns to helm the sequel, co-wrote the first film withC. Robert CargillandJon Spaihts, but it’s unclear whether Derrickson will co-write this time with Bartlett, or if she will receive sole writing credit.
Bartlett is a rising screenwriter who first broke out with her scriptMiller’s Girl, one of the 2016 Black List entries of best unproduced screenplays.Miller’s Girlhas since been optioned by Good Universe, with Bartlett set to direct and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey banner set to produce. She’s also been tapped by Universal to adapt Chloé Esposito’s debut novelMad, Bad and Dangerous to Know, and most recently wrote the latest draft for the upcoming Mackenzie Davis-starringhorror movieThe Turning, based onThe Turn of the Screw. This last project bodes best forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which is being billed as “the first scary MCU film.” Derrickson, who made his name in the genre with films likeThe Exorcism of Emily Rose,is already a perfect fit for this approach, and Bartlett’s experience in adapting a classic ghost story likeThe Turn of the Screwwill certainly help.
Though she’s got a lot of projects under her belt, Bartlett is still relatively untested — none of her scripts have yet made it to the big screen yet. So it’s too early to tell whether she’s a good fit forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but her hiring by Marvel does suggest that the studio is making a concerted effort to bring more diversity behind the scenes.
Benedict Cumberbatchis set to return as the Sorceror Supreme, alongsideBenedict WongandElizabeth Olsen, who reprises her role as Scarlet Witch.Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswill hit theaters onMay 7, 2021.
