Marvel Wants To Appeal To Kids Born After Iron Man With What If

Marvel hopes that its new animated anthology collection What If…? could present a path into the MCU for brand new, youthful followers born after Iron Man.

Marvel is hoping its new collection What If…? will present a path into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for youthful followers born after Iron Man. What If…? is Marvel Studios’ first enterprise into an animated present, taking its title and idea from the comics of the identical identify. The unique What If comics think about hypothetical Marvel storylines, swapping out main characters and plot traces and dropping them into completely different components of the universe. The present offers with questions like, what if Peggy Carter was Captain America? Or, what if Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Star-Lord was truly T’Challa/Black Panther?

The collection has largely managed to keep up the unique actors from MCU movies because the voices of the What If…? characters. Stars reprising their roles embrace Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton/Hawkeye), Toby Jones (Arnim Zola), and the late Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther). There are some notable absences, nevertheless, as Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), and Chris Evans (Steve Rogers/Captain America) do not seem in season 1. What If…? arrived on Disney+ August 11 however has already been renewed for season 2.

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Nonetheless, What If…? is not merely fan service for these already loyal to the MCU. In accordance with a latest interview given by Marvel’s head of streaming, tv, and animation, Brad Winderbaum, to THR, the creators are hoping that animated exhibits like What If…? are a gateway to reaching youthful individuals who weren’t born when when Iron Man was released in 2008.

Marvel’s method to What If…? makes a whole lot of sense. Since it is not anchored to the established actuality of the MCU, newer and youthful viewers can have an opportunity to easily benefit from the characters and plot traces on the present, with out prior data of how the tales ought to pan out. What’s extra, the collection can also immediate new viewers to discover the MCU after watching season 1, curious to see the unique variations of What If…?‘s reimagined actuality. For instance, viewers who solely see the present’s hypothetical Captain Carter could need to delve into Marvel’s Captain America catalogue, whereas the Star-Lord as T’Challa plot could carry a brand new viewers to each Guardians of the Galaxy and Black Panther.

For individuals who benefit from the studio’s transfer into animation, there may be extra excellent news: What If…? is by no means the only animated series within the works for Marvel. It is clear the corporate is hoping to interrupt new, fruitful floor with the present, opening the door for related tasks sooner or later. In the intervening time, there may be What If…? season 2 to look ahead to.

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Supply: THR

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