Patrick Stewart Confirms That Yep, That’s Him In The Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Trailer

Stewart continued with his “Multiverse of Madness” trailer response, saying:

“I actually didn’t recognize my own voice. It sounded different. Whether I had a cold or something at the time, I don’t know. I was astonished — and all they saw was the back of my shoulder and I think my earlobe, nothing else — that there would have been so many connections made. But it pleased me [to see the reactions].”

Now, sure, it’s possible that when Stewart said “my shoulder” and “my earlobe,” he was referring to his old character. It’s even possible, I suppose, that the shapeshifting mutant, Mystique, played by Rebecca Romijin and Jennifer Lawrence in previous movies, is posing as Professor X. But I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this is probably another Andrew Garfield situation, where the actor, in this case Stewart, is bound by Marvel Studios to run misdirection on us until the movie drops.

It seems like Professor X and some version of the Illuminati will be watching over the multiverse in “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness,” and perhaps policing it similar to the Time Variance Authority with the Sacred Timeline in “Loki.” 

Stewart said previously of the “Doctor Strange” trailer: “You know, people have been imitating my voice ever since I came on the stage 60 years ago. So, I can’t be held responsible for that.” In an age when actors can have their likeness and even their voice digitally recreated, Marvel could certainly go the Luke Skywalker route with Professor X, but at the same time, don’t be surprised if you see the real Patrick Stewart onscreen when “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness” hits theaters on May 6, 2022.