The Captain America 4 director confirmed a surprisingly scrapped connection to Doctor Strange 2.

The director ofCaptain America: Brave New Worldconfirmed the exclusion of one past MCU superteam.

However, a new report has indicated why that stinger may have been purposefully hazy.

Sam Wilson and Reed Richards (John Krasinski)

Specifically, the outlet asked him,“Who was in your Illuminati?

“following the team’s Earth-838 appearance inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Im not going to say (laughs).

The Illuminati in Doctor Strange 2.

Lets just say things are purposely left vague in that post-credit for a reason.”

The fourthCaptain Americafilm notably only had one post-credits scene, skipping over the popular mid-credits tease.

Will The Illuminati Return To The MCU?

The Illuminati in Marvel Comics.

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