Marvel's WHAT IF...? Animated Series Confirmed To Premiere on Disney+ Next Summer
Marvel’s What If…? animated series is something that I’m super excited about watching! The footage that has been shared for it looks awesome and the alternate MCU stories they are going to tell are fascinating.
According to Variety, Marvel Studios has reportedly set the release date for the 10-episode first season for the Summer of 2021. In addition, Marvel Studios has officially partnered up with Squeeze, a Québec City-based animation studio, to produce five of the 10 episodes of the show.
Squeeze CEO and co-founder Denis Doré said in a statement:
“Marvel was looking for a world-class animation studio to come up with a fresh and unique style that would be in keeping with their brand essence. We really clicked, right from our initial talks in Los Angeles last year, and they loved our proposal. I’m thrilled that our artists’ creativity and talent resonated so strongly in Hollywood.”
There are 23 episodes in total being developed and most of the MCU cast will be reprising their roles in the series. Each episode will examine the past films included in The Infinity Saga, but each of the stories will feature one key difference showing how the story would have played out differently. The Watcher will be voiced by Jeffrey Wright.
Some of the stories that have been revealed so far include T'Challa as Star-Lord; Zombie Captain America attacking Bucky Barnes; Peggy Carter as Captain Carter, and a little Steve Rogers with WWII tank-style mech armor. I’m looking forward to seeing what other stories Marvel plays with in this show!
The voice cast includes Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/The Hulk, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Hayley Atwell as Agent Peggy Carter, Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Taika Waititi as Korg, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola, Djimon Hounsou as Korath, Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster, and Michael Rooker as Yondu.