Warning: This story contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

It’s no secret that Doctor Strange messed up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Eager to help Peter Parker get his old life back, he essentially broke the multiverse. However, Benedict Cumberbatch is keen to point out that it wasn’t all his fault…

During an interview with Total Film, the Marvel sorcerer explained why his spell went a bit wrong.

“I know we all love Peter Parker, but can we just rewind to the point that the spell is interrupted something like six times?” he said.

Marvel’s former Sorcerer Supreme has come under fire from fans since his little… mishap.

Ultimately, a lot of fans put it down to Strange’s arrogance – that he felt he was a powerful enough sorcerer that nothing could go wrong with his spell. Although there may be some truth in that, it looks as though Cumberbatch feels it was more about the balance of probability.

“I think it’s just too easily written off as: ‘He’s going to have to pay for his arrogance.’ It’s not all arrogance, actually,” he said. “I think some of it is a very calculated risk. But we’ll see where that takes him [in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness].”

As you'd expect Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness steps even further into the multiverse, and it looks as though it’s about to shake up the entire MCU in the process.

“It is madness, for sure, what happens in our film,” he added. “It’s pretty full-on. And it’s big, man. It’s very, very ambitious. And if we bring it off, I think it could be one of the biggest [Marvel films] we’ve seen so far.” Certainly, as big as No Way Home, according to Cumberbatch.

Of course, with Iron Man and Captain America out of commission, fans are wondering whether Doctor Strange will soon lead the Avengers. Kevin Feige recently called him the “anchor of the MCU” and with new heroes crossing between worlds, it seems the MCU is going to need it.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch. They’re joined by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Xochitl Gomez.

Sam Raimi directed the movie from a script by Michael Waldron, based on characters created by comic book legends Steve Ditko and Stan Lee.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Warning: This story contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

It’s no secret that Doctor Strange messed up in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Eager to help Peter Parker get his old life back, he essentially broke the multiverse. However, Benedict Cumberbatch is keen to point out that it wasn’t all his fault…

During an interview with Total Film, the Marvel sorcerer explained why his spell went a bit wrong.

“I know we all love Peter Parker, but can we just rewind to the point that the spell is interrupted something like six times?” he said.

Marvel’s former Sorcerer Supreme has come under fire from fans since his little… mishap.

Ultimately, a lot of fans put it down to Strange’s arrogance – that he felt he was a powerful enough sorcerer that nothing could go wrong with his spell. Although there may be some truth in that, it looks as though Cumberbatch feels it was more about the balance of probability.

“I think it’s just too easily written off as: ‘He’s going to have to pay for his arrogance.’ It’s not all arrogance, actually,” he said. “I think some of it is a very calculated risk. But we’ll see where that takes him [in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness].”

As you'd expect Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness steps even further into the multiverse, and it looks as though it’s about to shake up the entire MCU in the process.

“It is madness, for sure, what happens in our film,” he added. “It’s pretty full-on. And it’s big, man. It’s very, very ambitious. And if we bring it off, I think it could be one of the biggest [Marvel films] we’ve seen so far.” Certainly, as big as No Way Home, according to Cumberbatch.

Of course, with Iron Man and Captain America out of commission, fans are wondering whether Doctor Strange will soon lead the Avengers. Kevin Feige recently called him the “anchor of the MCU” and with new heroes crossing between worlds, it seems the MCU is going to need it.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, alongside Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch. They’re joined by Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Xochitl Gomez.

Sam Raimi directed the movie from a script by Michael Waldron, based on characters created by comic book legends Steve Ditko and Stan Lee.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Warning: This story contains full spoilers for Morbius and its post-credit scenes, as well as Spider-Man: No Way Home.

The newly-released Morbius appears to hint at a connection between Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters and some Spider-Man movies we've seen before – but director Daniel Espinosa jokingly says Sony would kill him if he confirmed anything.

Morbius the living vampire is an age-old Spider-Man villain, and the movie could point to a connection to Andrew Garfield's Amazing Spider-Man movies. Given the recent clamour for an Amazing Spider-Man 3, it wouldn't be a huge surprise for Sony to want to connect their villains with an existing version of the hero.

However, during an interview with IGN, Espinosa explained why he couldn’t explicitly join the dots between Morbius and a wider Spider-Man universe – seemingly because Sony itself doesn't want to pin anything down just yet:

“There are people at Sony that will have me shot [for saying anything] because then I will force them to commit to something,” he explained. “I have my thoughts and opinions and they are in the movie, and that's what I'm pushing for.”

So, Espinosa couldn’t tell us which Spider-Man universe Morbius is in – but there are hints within the movie – notably a familiar name in the Daily Bugle.

As we saw in one of the trailers, a front page from the iconic fictional newspaper seemingly mentions Rhino – one of Spider-Man’s most recognizable villains, and one that just happens to have appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Then there’s the Oscorp tower which can be seen in the city skyline in Morbius. The building’s Oscorp logo is the same one that appears in The Amazing Spider-Man series.

This could bode well for an Andrew Garfield comeback. Unfortunately, Espinosa couldn’t fully confirm whether Morbius exists in Andrew Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man universe.

“The Morbius universe is the same universe as Venom," Espinosa explained, before joking, "How the powers that be will commit to a certain hero [i.e. Spider-Man] is in a small briefcase that has a bomb around it. So, again, I will be killed [for committing to anything].”

It's worth pointing out that, confusingly, a trailer for Morbius also included an image of Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man suit, drawn from the PS4 Spider-Man game. It's not clear if that's an Easter Egg, a clue, or just a bit of set dressing we're looking into too much.

An interesting extra wrinkle here is in this movie's connection to the MCU. With Michael Keaton's Vulture (once of Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies) appearing in a Morbius post-credits scene, we now have a fresh confirmation that the Sony universe is part of the wider Marvel multiverse being set up in the MCU movies (which also saw Venom make a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home).

We've also seen Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire's Spider-Men appear in the MCU before returning to their own realities – given Vulture's now been pulled into a different reality too, it's possible it's the same one as Garfield.

Although we haven’t seen a Spider-Man in the Venom/Morbius-verse just yet, it seems like a distinct possibility at this point. Espinosa himself explained that Spider-Man is seemingly pivotal to the multiverse.

“If you look at most of how they created the different timelines in Marvel in the comic books, in all universes, you have versions of almost all characters in those universes, but they have slightly different approaches to who they are, if they're good guys or bad guys,” he explained.

“But in some of those universes, a few of them, you don't have a Spider-Man,” he admitted, before adding: “That's very rare. The Spider is almost like a totem character within the Marvel universe that, as we found out a couple of years ago, the powers of the Spider are much more vast and intricate than we thought from the beginning. Therefore, one of the fundamental capacities of the universe is to have a Spider.”

It seems we won't have a definitive answer for some time just yet, but Morbius definitely hints at the future of Spider-Man that Sony has planned out.

Check out our guide to Morbius to find out more about the living vampire, and why not take a look at some of the Morbius easter eggs we’ve seen in the trailers so far.

Morbius stars Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius alongside Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. Daniel Espinosa directed the film based on a screenplay by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Warning: This story contains full spoilers for Morbius and its post-credit scenes, as well as Spider-Man: No Way Home.

The newly-released Morbius appears to hint at a connection between Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters and some Spider-Man movies we've seen before – but director Daniel Espinosa jokingly says Sony would kill him if he confirmed anything.

Morbius the living vampire is an age-old Spider-Man villain, and the movie could point to a connection to Andrew Garfield's Amazing Spider-Man movies. Given the recent clamour for an Amazing Spider-Man 3, it wouldn't be a huge surprise for Sony to want to connect their villains with an existing version of the hero.

However, during an interview with IGN, Espinosa explained why he couldn’t explicitly join the dots between Morbius and a wider Spider-Man universe – seemingly because Sony itself doesn't want to pin anything down just yet:

“There are people at Sony that will have me shot [for saying anything] because then I will force them to commit to something,” he explained. “I have my thoughts and opinions and they are in the movie, and that's what I'm pushing for.”

So, Espinosa couldn’t tell us which Spider-Man universe Morbius is in – but there are hints within the movie – notably a familiar name in the Daily Bugle.

As we saw in one of the trailers, a front page from the iconic fictional newspaper seemingly mentions Rhino – one of Spider-Man’s most recognizable villains, and one that just happens to have appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Then there’s the Oscorp tower which can be seen in the city skyline in Morbius. The building’s Oscorp logo is the same one that appears in The Amazing Spider-Man series.

This could bode well for an Andrew Garfield comeback. Unfortunately, Espinosa couldn’t fully confirm whether Morbius exists in Andrew Garfield’s Amazing Spider-Man universe.

“The Morbius universe is the same universe as Venom," Espinosa explained, before joking, "How the powers that be will commit to a certain hero [i.e. Spider-Man] is in a small briefcase that has a bomb around it. So, again, I will be killed [for committing to anything].”

It's worth pointing out that, confusingly, a trailer for Morbius also included an image of Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man suit, drawn from the PS4 Spider-Man game. It's not clear if that's an Easter Egg, a clue, or just a bit of set dressing we're looking into too much.

An interesting extra wrinkle here is in this movie's connection to the MCU. With Michael Keaton's Vulture (once of Tom Holland's Spider-Man movies) appearing in a Morbius post-credits scene, we now have a fresh confirmation that the Sony universe is part of the wider Marvel multiverse being set up in the MCU movies (which also saw Venom make a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home).

We've also seen Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire's Spider-Men appear in the MCU before returning to their own realities – given Vulture's now been pulled into a different reality too, it's possible it's the same one as Garfield.

Although we haven’t seen a Spider-Man in the Venom/Morbius-verse just yet, it seems like a distinct possibility at this point. Espinosa himself explained that Spider-Man is seemingly pivotal to the multiverse.

“If you look at most of how they created the different timelines in Marvel in the comic books, in all universes, you have versions of almost all characters in those universes, but they have slightly different approaches to who they are, if they're good guys or bad guys,” he explained.

“But in some of those universes, a few of them, you don't have a Spider-Man,” he admitted, before adding: “That's very rare. The Spider is almost like a totem character within the Marvel universe that, as we found out a couple of years ago, the powers of the Spider are much more vast and intricate than we thought from the beginning. Therefore, one of the fundamental capacities of the universe is to have a Spider.”

It seems we won't have a definitive answer for some time just yet, but Morbius definitely hints at the future of Spider-Man that Sony has planned out.

Check out our guide to Morbius to find out more about the living vampire, and why not take a look at some of the Morbius easter eggs we’ve seen in the trailers so far.

Morbius stars Jared Leto as Dr. Michael Morbius alongside Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. Daniel Espinosa directed the film based on a screenplay by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama.

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Nintendo Switch Sports, a spiritual successor to Wii Sports, will let players create and play with unique avatars. But that doesn’t mean Miis are going anywhere.

In Nintendo Switch Sports, players can create a Sports Mate, a detailed avatar they can create and customize. But in the original Wii Sports, players were able to use Miis as their athletic counterparts. Well, they still can in Nintendo Switch Sports.

In the official Nintendo Switch Sports overview trailer, Nintendo detailed the process of creating a Sports Mate. But for the fans of Miis, you can still use your custom avatar, though their head will be attached to a slightly more detailed body as you can see in the image below.

You might want to create a Sports Mate.

Jokes aside, it’s nice that the upcoming Nintendo Switch Sports will have the option of using either a Sports Mate or Mii avatar.

Though not a direct sequel, Nintendo Switch Sports will bring various, motion-controlled sports minigames to the Switch. Nintendo will also be adding new sports games post-launch with golf planned for Fall 2022.

Wii Sports was an iconic game for the Wii-era and popularized Nintendo’s home system. Nintendo followed up with Wii Sports Resort which utilized the added accuracy of the Wii Motion Plus for even more games. Check out our review for Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Nintendo Switch Sports, a spiritual successor to Wii Sports, will let players create and play with unique avatars. But that doesn’t mean Miis are going anywhere.

In Nintendo Switch Sports, players can create a Sports Mate, a detailed avatar they can create and customize. But in the original Wii Sports, players were able to use Miis as their athletic counterparts. Well, they still can in Nintendo Switch Sports.

In the official Nintendo Switch Sports overview trailer, Nintendo detailed the process of creating a Sports Mate. But for the fans of Miis, you can still use your custom avatar, though their head will be attached to a slightly more detailed body as you can see in the image below.

You might want to create a Sports Mate.

Jokes aside, it’s nice that the upcoming Nintendo Switch Sports will have the option of using either a Sports Mate or Mii avatar.

Though not a direct sequel, Nintendo Switch Sports will bring various, motion-controlled sports minigames to the Switch. Nintendo will also be adding new sports games post-launch with golf planned for Fall 2022.

Wii Sports was an iconic game for the Wii-era and popularized Nintendo’s home system. Nintendo followed up with Wii Sports Resort which utilized the added accuracy of the Wii Motion Plus for even more games. Check out our review for Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort here.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Michael Bay has made a lot of Transformers films — five of them spanning a decade. Evidently it got to the point that Steven Spielberg had to stage what seems like an intervention to get Bay to make something else.

"I made too many of them. Steven Spielberg said, 'Just stop at three'. And I said I'd stop. The studio begged me to do a fourth, and then that made a billion too. And then I said I'm gonna stop here. And they begged me again. I should have stopped. They were fun to do," Bay told Unilad in an interview to mark the release of Ambulance, which is due to release next week in North America.

Bay's Transformers series burst on to the scene in 2007, the vanguard of an 80s nostalgia boom that would only grow in the years to follow. Bay remembers the first Transformers being a "scary" but ultimately "fun experience," recalling that the crew wasn't sure at first whether the digital effects technology would work.

"It was a fun experience. It made more than [$709 million], that’s a lot of movie tickets and a lot of people that have seen it," Bay said.

Bay directed four more Transformers after that, the last of them being Transformers: The Last Knight in 2017. Reviews declined over the course of the series, with critic Roger Ebert among those to call them "a saga of loud and ugly toys." In fairness, they did have some pretty dumb moments.

The series rebounded with 2018's Bumblebee, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts set to release in 2023. Bay is helping to produce both films.

"I'm passionate about any movie I do, from Pain & Gain to 13 Hours. I like going from big to small, you want to move off the same thing," Bay said.

Bay's next film, Ambulance, is set to release on April 8. In the meantime, check out our list of the 58 biggest movies we can't wait to see.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

Michael Bay has made a lot of Transformers films — five of them spanning a decade. Evidently it got to the point that Steven Spielberg had to stage what seems like an intervention to get Bay to make something else.

"I made too many of them. Steven Spielberg said, 'Just stop at three'. And I said I'd stop. The studio begged me to do a fourth, and then that made a billion too. And then I said I'm gonna stop here. And they begged me again. I should have stopped. They were fun to do," Bay told Unilad in an interview to mark the release of Ambulance, which is due to release next week in North America.

Bay's Transformers series burst on to the scene in 2007, the vanguard of an 80s nostalgia boom that would only grow in the years to follow. Bay remembers the first Transformers being a "scary" but ultimately "fun experience," recalling that the crew wasn't sure at first whether the digital effects technology would work.

"It was a fun experience. It made more than [$709 million], that’s a lot of movie tickets and a lot of people that have seen it," Bay said.

Bay directed four more Transformers after that, the last of them being Transformers: The Last Knight in 2017. Reviews declined over the course of the series, with critic Roger Ebert among those to call them "a saga of loud and ugly toys." In fairness, they did have some pretty dumb moments.

The series rebounded with 2018's Bumblebee, and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts set to release in 2023. Bay is helping to produce both films.

"I'm passionate about any movie I do, from Pain & Gain to 13 Hours. I like going from big to small, you want to move off the same thing," Bay said.

Bay's next film, Ambulance, is set to release on April 8. In the meantime, check out our list of the 58 biggest movies we can't wait to see.

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.

Apple and Meta reportedly gave user data over to hackers pretending to be law enforcement, Bloomberg reports.

According to the outlet, both tech companies fell victim to fake emergency data requests in 2021, with the hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials. The fraudulent emergency data requests (ERDs) asked both companies to hand over other sensitive data, including IP addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses for its users. Bloomberg also mentions that Snap, Inc. received a forged legal request from the same hackers. However, the outlet is uncertain whether or not Snap sent over the user data as the hackers had initially requested.

"We review every data request for legal sufficiency and use advanced systems and processes to validate law enforcement requests and detect abuse," Meta policy and communications director Andy Stone told IGN in an email. "We block known compromised accounts from making requests and work with law enforcement to respond to incidents involving suspected fraudulent requests, as we have done in this case."

In a statement sent to IGN, Apple cited a particular section in its law enforcement guidelines.

"If a government or law enforcement agency seeks customer data in response to an Emergency Government & Law Enforcement Information Request, a supervisor for the government or law enforcement agent who submitted the Emergency Government & Law Enforcement Information Request may be contacted and asked to confirm to Apple that the emergency request was legitimate," the statement read.

Snap did not immediately respond to IGN's requests for comment.

Earlier this week, Krebs on Security reported that Discord had also fallen victim to a fake emergency data request earlier this year by an 18-year-old-hacker. The report further noted that EDRs are becoming increasingly common, with hackers sending fake emergency data requests by hacking into a police department's email.

IGN reached out for a comment from Discord, with a spokesperson for the company calling the Emergency Data Requests a "significant threat."

“This tactic poses a significant threat across the tech industry. We are continuously investing in our Trust & Safety capabilities to address emerging issues like this one," the Discord spokesperson said.

While it is unknown who is responsible for these fake ERDs, Bloomberg believes the infamous hacking group, Lapsus$, may be involved. Lapsus$ has been responsible for hacking several big tech companies, including Microsoft, Samsung, Nvidia, to name a few. However, London law enforcement recently announced that seven people had been arrested in relation to the hacking group.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Apple and Meta reportedly gave user data over to hackers pretending to be law enforcement, Bloomberg reports.

According to the outlet, both tech companies fell victim to fake emergency data requests in 2021, with the hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials. The fraudulent emergency data requests (ERDs) asked both companies to hand over other sensitive data, including IP addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses for its users. Bloomberg also mentions that Snap, Inc. received a forged legal request from the same hackers. However, the outlet is uncertain whether or not Snap sent over the user data as the hackers had initially requested.

"We review every data request for legal sufficiency and use advanced systems and processes to validate law enforcement requests and detect abuse," Meta policy and communications director Andy Stone told IGN in an email. "We block known compromised accounts from making requests and work with law enforcement to respond to incidents involving suspected fraudulent requests, as we have done in this case."

In a statement sent to IGN, Apple cited a particular section in its law enforcement guidelines.

"If a government or law enforcement agency seeks customer data in response to an Emergency Government & Law Enforcement Information Request, a supervisor for the government or law enforcement agent who submitted the Emergency Government & Law Enforcement Information Request may be contacted and asked to confirm to Apple that the emergency request was legitimate," the statement read.

Snap did not immediately respond to IGN's requests for comment.

Earlier this week, Krebs on Security reported that Discord had also fallen victim to a fake emergency data request earlier this year by an 18-year-old-hacker. The report further noted that EDRs are becoming increasingly common, with hackers sending fake emergency data requests by hacking into a police department's email.

IGN reached out for a comment from Discord, with a spokesperson for the company calling the Emergency Data Requests a "significant threat."

“This tactic poses a significant threat across the tech industry. We are continuously investing in our Trust & Safety capabilities to address emerging issues like this one," the Discord spokesperson said.

While it is unknown who is responsible for these fake ERDs, Bloomberg believes the infamous hacking group, Lapsus$, may be involved. Lapsus$ has been responsible for hacking several big tech companies, including Microsoft, Samsung, Nvidia, to name a few. However, London law enforcement recently announced that seven people had been arrested in relation to the hacking group.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.