Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Season 2 Will Incorporate Characters From The Next Phase Of The MCU
The first season of Marvel’sWhat If…?is unfolding weekly over on Disney+ right now. We’re only two episodes into the show, but so far the animated series has offered some interesting twists on some of the familiar stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, albeit with some frustrating shortcomings. However, this is just the beginning of Marvel’s exploration of alternate universes.
The creative team behind Marvel’sWhat If…?is already working on a second season, and even though Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is just beginning, Marvel Studios bossKevin Feigesays the new movies will have a place in the animated multiverse madness of season 2.
ScreenRantspoke to Kevin Feige during the press rounds forShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings(in theaters next week), and conversation turned to future episodes ofWhat If…?on Disney+. Kevin Feige revealed:
This goes along with what we heard from executive producerBrad Winderbaumin our interview before the premiere ofWhat If…?earlier this month. When asked whether a new season of the series had to wait for the completion of a new phase or saga in order to have a new season of remixed stories and Winderbaum echoed what Feige said. Winderbaum explained:
“As long as it’s been released, as long as people have seen it,What If…?can twist it. We don’t have to wait for the end of another saga. We can dig in and start to twist and turn in anything that’s been established on screen by Marvel Studios.”
Since it takes a longer time for new seasons of animated shows to come together, there’s plenty of time for more Marvel movies from Phase Four to get released, making them eligible for a remix in the future.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsarrives next month,Eternalshits in November, andSpider-Man: No Way Homehits theaters in December. After that, 2022 brings the likes ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,Thor: Lover & Thunder,Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, andThe Marvels.
The creative team behindWhat If…?is likely already privy to what those movies entail, so they can figure out how to give them a different approach in the show’s second season long before we even see those movies on the big screen. Don’t forget, one of the potential stories for the first season ofWhat If…?coincidentally included half the plot ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, so it had to be scrapped. So hopefully the second season will be able to avoid any clashing with the plot of the other upcoming Marvel movies.
