'Doctor Strange' Theory Links Upcoming Sequel With Sam Raimi’s 'Spider Man' Series

The announcement of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con unsurprisingly excited nearly all Marvel fans. With so many possibilities for what’s to come for the MCU’s first horror film, fans are already starting to create their theories. And one generating buzz on Reddit seems pretty fun. User loutermit argues that a character from the original Spider-Man trilogy will make an appearance: the Daily Bugle editor-in-chief, J. Jonah Jameson (played by J.K. Simmons).

Though the Redditor doesn’t give much explanation as to why they think Simmons will make a cameo, they highlight one particular scene which makes it seem possible. In Spider-Man 2 (2004), Jameson tries to come up with a name for the next supervillain. He suggests “Doctor Strange” before realizing that the name is already taken. As CBR reports, Jameson could be referring to Stephen Strange as the famous surgeon before his accident, which turned him into the mystical hero we now know.

This idea might be a long shot, and it’s quite likely that the Reddit fan just wants to see more of Simmons. (Who doesn’t?) But considering he made a surprise appearance in Spider-Man: Far From Home, anything is possible. We’ll know everything for sure when the Doctor Strange sequel hits theaters on May 7, 2021.

[h/t: CBR]

This article also appears on Mental Floss.