10 Recent Movies Let Down By Predictable Twists

The trailers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness showed all sorts of zany visuals, including our titular hero traversing through multiple realities, battling a cycloptic octopus, and Strange encountering an insidious variant of himself.

But the one element that generated the most buzz and speculation was the The Illuminati. After we heard Patrick Stewart's distinctive timber and saw his bald noggin in The Multiverse of Madness' teaser, the X-Men founder, Professor X, had officially joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Within seconds of the trailer's launch, every comic fan theorised what other iconic characters would make up the rest of the group. Would Black Bolt of the Inhumans finally be incorporated into the MCU movies? Would Captain Peggy Carter make her live-action debut? Would John Krasinski finally confirm he's playing the Fantastic Four leader, Reed Richards, by making an appearance?

Yes, yes, and yes. Even though we assumed the reveal would catch us unaware, most fans correctly guessed every member of the Illuminati, save for Monica Rambeau. Although fans definitely hyped The Illuminati's unveiling a tad, we were expecting someone a bit more... unexpected.