A new commercial for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness gives a few seconds worth of extra unseen footage from the upcoming Marvel film. But that much was enough for eagle-eyed fans to spot an Easter Egg in the film, which may possibly connect it to Sony’s 2004 release Spider-Man 2. Many fans are considering this a definitive proof that at least part of the film takes place in that universe. Incidentally, both Doctor Strange 2 and Spider-Man 2 have been directed by the same man–Sam Raimi.
The new video is part of a Tide commercial tied in with the film and includes some shots of the cityscape and in the background of one of the shots is a store named Joe’s Pizza. Many fans remembered that the name and logo of the pizzeria is the same as the pizza joint where Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker worked in Spider-Man 2. Several fan clubs shared pictures of the two shops on social media as comparison.
“Ooohhhhh Raimi you ain’t slick. Brought BYKE Joe’s Pizza I see. I wonder if there’s still a 29 minute guarantee. All that’s missing is the Delta 88,” wrote one fan. Others noted that the pizza place is right next to Doctor Strange’s headquarters. One fan tweeted, “Wait…Joe’s Pizza was always on Bleecker Street?!! As in Peter Parker’s pizza job was a little ways from the Sanctum Santorum?!!! Peter might of even delivered pizza to Dr. Stephen Strange at some point!!”
