WHAT IF...? Producer Teases Possible Live-Action Future For Characters And Stories In The Animated Series

WHAT IF...? Producer Teases Possible Live-Action Future For Characters And Stories In The Animated Series

What If...? executive producer Brad Winderbaum has confirmed that the characters and ideas seen in the Disney+ animated series aren't necessarily restricted to the show and could be adapted in the MCU!

By JoshWilding - Aug 04, 2021 02:08 AM EST
Filed Under: What If
Source: Inverse

While we only know the premise of a few episodes of What If...?, there's already a huge amount of excitement about exploring these vastly different versions of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

However, some fans have argued that the likes of Captain Carter and Marvel Zombies are wasted on a Disney+ animated series (despite rumours there are live-action plans for the former). Well, during a recent interview with Inverse, What If...? executive producer and Marvel Studios veteran Brad Winderbaum made it clear any of these ideas could one day be used in a live-action project.

"We wanted each story to be able to be open and shut in that half an hour timeframe, but it's hard not to imagine more chapters with some of these characters," he teased. "I hope that one day we do get to see more adventures in some of these alternate timelines."

"All you have to do to prove that is look back at how many stories from the What If...? comics ended up in the main continuity of the comic universe," Winderbaum continued. "My prediction is a similar thing could happen on the cinematic side as well." It feels a lot like he might be alluding to those Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness rumours there, eh? 

It's certainly exciting to think about how What If...? could inspire the wider MCU, regardless of whether that's with animated characters making the jump to live-action or Marvel Studios simply using the series to inspire future movies (Marvel Zombies would make for one heck of a movie down the line).

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Pezza524
Pezza524 - 8/4/2021, 2:50 AM
It wouldn't surprise me if we saw Captain Carter in Doctor Strange 2.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/4/2021, 2:57 AM
Wouldn't mind seeing some of them in live-action, but on the other hand I also thought that things that were planned for live-action were not done for What If.
Killuminatic
Killuminatic - 8/4/2021, 5:10 AM
@bkmeijer - You're correct. But that's more to do with certain ideas that were pitched or written which were already reserved for the live action stuff.

Just because they weren't allowed to use certain things, doesn't necessarily mean whatever is introduced in the show, can't or won't be a part of the live action plans. The producer is predicting and probably hinting to that potential.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 8/4/2021, 5:40 AM
@Killuminatic - yeah that makes sense. Guess now if they pitch a certain thing that's already done in What If, all they need to pitch is how to carry it over instead
tb86
tb86 - 8/4/2021, 3:41 AM
That might be cool. It’s kinda like seeing animated Star Wars characters in live action like Ahsoka Tano and Bo-Katan Kryze in The Mandalorian. The only difference is that we’ve technically already seen these characters before just not these versions of themselves. Also it’s been rumored that Killmonger might return in Black Panther 2 and this might explain why.
Mugens
Mugens - 8/4/2021, 3:42 AM
Basically once that door was opened at the end of the LOKI series, anything is not only possible, but now probable within the MCU.
Repian
Repian - 8/4/2021, 4:13 AM
The Ultron / Vision variant could be a great Live Action version.

He could lead an army of Ultron variants in Armor Wars.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 8/4/2021, 5:21 AM
I could definitely see them doing something like the Gatherers story from Avengers (where an Alternate version of the Black Knight led an Avengers team comprised of darker Avengers gathered from the multiverse to kill Sersi) or an Exiles team someday.
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