Marvel zombies know him as the creator of the Disney+ seriesDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Insiders say meetings for the job took place last month, and while a number of writers met, many believed Waldron was the front-runner given how much trust the studio has in the writer.
Waldron has been on a roll with the studio during the past year, starting with last year’s smash hit Loki series for Disney+. Waldron served as exec producer and showrunner on the series, which was so popular it became one of few Marvel series to receive a second-season renewal., he was already working with Feige on his hush-hush project, the details of which still have yet to be made public.