WHAT IF? Season 1 Will Explore The First 23 Movies In Marvel Studios' INFINITY SAGA

WHAT IF? Season 1 Will Explore The First 23 Movies In Marvel Studios' INFINITY SAGA

According to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, the first season of What If? on Disney+ will delve into alternate scenarios from the first 23 movies in "The Infinity Saga." Read on for details...

By JoshWilding - Jul 23, 2019 09:07 AM EST
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Marvel Studios revealed a handful of details about What If? at Comic-Con on Saturday, but Kevin Feige has now shed a little more light on what fans can expect from the Disney+ animated series. 

While he's previously said that one episode will revolve around what would happen if Peggy Carter had taken the Super Soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers, the Marvel Studios boss has now confirmed that the first season will deal with alternate scenarios from the 23 movies that make up "The Infinity Saga."

"Right now, we’re focusing on for the first season, everything you know about the 23 movies in the Infinity Saga and adding one twist to them and seeing how everything turns out different."

Chances are Spider-Man won't factor into those plans (considering the fact that he's still owned by Sony Pictures), but it will be very interesting to see which scenarios are presented, whether they're all based on comic book stories, or something completely original. Do you have any cool ideas for What If?

Be sure to let us know your thoughts on that down the comments section. 
 

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Studios' biggest reveals from this year's Comic-Con!

The Eternals Are...Aliens?!

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In the comics, the Eternals were created when the Celestials visited Earth over five million years ago and performed genetic experiments on early humans. As well as these immortal beings, the Celestials also created the monstrous Deviants. However, it sounds like the characters could undergo some major changes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

"The Eternals are arranged of immortal aliens," Richard Madden told the Hall H crowd. "[They're] sent here by the Celestials to protect mankind from the Deviants." In other words, it sounds like the MCU version of the Eternals will be created to counter the Deviants, and could hail from outer space rather than right here on Earth. That's a pretty major change.

"It’s about this group of incredible immortals but through their journey we really get to explore what it means to be human and humanity on our time on this planet," director Chloe Zhao added.
 

Baron Zemo Is Back...And He's Bringing His Mask!

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We heard a while ago that Daniel Bruhl was in talks to return to the MCU as Zemo in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, but that was confirmed at Comic-Con in a pre-taped message from the villain.

After acknowledging that brainwashing Bucky will no longer work, Zemo made it clear that he wasn't out to inflict violence on the panel and instead has something else in mind. "Gentleman, I'll be seeing you very soon," he says before donning his purple mask from the comic books. 

With Sam Wilson expected to suit up as Captain America, this one is going to be very interesting...
 

Loki Is Back...In 2012

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The God of Mischief may have died at the hands of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, but he's not done yet. Kevin Feige confirmed that the version of Loki we follow in his Disney+ series will be the one who escaped from custody back in 2012 when Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Captain America travelled back in time.

"The question I get asked more than any other question in Endgame was, where did Loki go, and what happened to Loki?" Feige said. "This series will answer where he went."

Tom Hiddleston then explained that this version of the character hasn't undergone the redemption arc the previous version did in Thor: The Dark World. "He's still that guy. Just about the last thing that happened to him is he got Hulk-smashed...There's a lot of psychological evolution yet to happen...I can't tell you any of [the plans] but it is one of the most exciting creative opportunities I've ever come across. A new world. New challenges. And I cannot wait to get started."
 

WandaVision Leads Into Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

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WandaVision will feature an adult Monica Rambeau, and Elizabeth Olsen promises that "we’re going to finally understand Wanda Maximoff as the Scarlet Witch." Paul Bettany, meanwhile, was saying nothing about how The Vision rises from the dead. "Last thing I knew, I died in Infinity War, so I literally have never been this confused in front of this many people in my whole life."

Proving that these Disney+ TV shows will be unmissable, Olsen will be back as Wanda in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and the events of the series will be pivotal to this sequel.

"He’ll be facing unexpected things," Cumberbatch said of his character in the movie. "I think he’ll be in a position rather like the audience of not knowing what’s coming at him. There was a lot of authority I thought in the Avengers iterations [of Strange], so we’re going back to kind of destroy him, I think." Oh, and while it's set to be a horror film, it will retain its PG-13 rating. 
 

Blade Is BACK!

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The panel ended with those in attendance being given Black Widow caps, but it was then that Kevin Feige brought out Oscar-winning actor Mahershala Ali. The actor had a cap of his own...emblazoned with a new Blade logo! The vampire hunter is returning to the big screen and while the movie doesn't have a release date, the Marvel Studios boss later confirmed that it will be part of Phase 5!
 

Valkyrie Is The MCU's First Openly Gay Superhero

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Kevin Feige has promised that we'll see more diversity in the MCU moving forward, and that was confirmed when Tessa Thompson revealed that a big part of Thor: Love and Thunder will be Valkyrie's quest to "find her new Queen." That is, of course, a reference to the fact that she's currently ruling over New Asgard and Thompson has alluded to the hero being gay for quite some time now. 

Some fans will inevitably hate this, but it follows the comic books and there's already speculation that the "new queen" could be Jane Foster. That seems unlikely, but we'll soon find out! 
 

The Real Mandarin Is Finally Coming 

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It's no secret that a new Shang-Chi movie is on the way, but it being called Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was definitely a shocker and confirms rumours that The Mandarin is coming to the MCU. Moments later, Tony Leung was brought out on stage and announced as the villain, and while fans will be disappointed about not seeing him battle Iron Man, this promises to be a lot of fun.

After all, there are bound to be references to movies like Iron Man and Iron Man 3, and seeing Shang-Chi in action against this villain (and his sinister organisation) should be downright epic. 
 

Some Phase 5 Hints

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Marvel Studios only revealed its Phase 4 slate at Comic-Con, but Kevin Feige still dropped some huge reveals at the end of the night about what comes next. We've mentioned Blade, but he also named Captain Marvel 2, Black Panther 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as being in development. 

Here's where things got really exciting, however; Feige confirmed that a new version of Fantastic Four is on the way and teased fans by pointing out that they didn't even have time to talk "mutants."

That's not 100% confirmation, but it definitely sounds like we can expect to see both Marvel's First Family and the X-Men arrive during Phase 5 which should make that the biggest Phase yet.
 

Kate Bishop Will Star In A Hawkeye TV Series

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There have been rumblings about a Hawkeye series on Disney+ for a while now and that was confirmed on Saturday with a promo revealing that the show will revolve around both Clint Barton and Kate Bishop. The series is set to deal with the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame and Barton's time as Ronin, and the title treatment was clearly inspired by Matt Fraction and David Aja's comic run. 

According to Jeremy Renner, we'll also see the archer "shepherd an amazing character to hopefully be a better version of [Hawkeye]." This definitely feels like it will be the actor's final appearance as Hawkeye, and while there was no mention of who will be playing Kate, we'll probably hear about that early next year as a premiere date of Fall 2021 has been set which is quite a wait. 
 

The MCU's New Thor

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Last week, we learned that Taika Waititi is returning to direct a fourth Thor movie. Little did we know what he had planned, though. During his appearance at the panel, the filmmaker talked about how he would read Jason Aaron's The Mighty Thor comic book series while shooting Thor: Ragnarok and told fans that there's only one woman he could see playing the female God of Thunder. 

That is Natalie Portman, and despite not being seen in the MCU since 2013's Thor: The Dark World, she's coming back for Thor: Love and Thunder to reprise the role of Jane Foster and become Thor. 

The actress was presented with Thor's hammer by Waititi and held it high above her head. Big changes are coming to the MCU, and while Chris Hemsworth will be making an appearance, it definitely feels like this could be a passing of the torch for the Thor mantle in this shared world. 

Hit the "View List" button for a reminder of Marvel's Phase 4 slate! 


 

The Disney+ TV shows are also included on the Phase 4 slate and Falcon & The Winter Soldier is up next for Fall 2020. Footage shown revealed that Baron Zemo will don his comic book mask and it looks like he's out for revenge against these two. Sadly, the new Captain America suit wasn't revealed but Anthony Mackie did come out on stage with the shield.



Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was next to be confirmed and we now know who will be playing both Shang-Chi and The Mandarin. We'll have more on that on the site for you soon. 


As expected, WandaVision is coming to Disney+ but here's a surprise: Teyonah Parris is playing an adult version of Monica Rambeau from Captain Marvel. It remains to be seen whether she'll adopt her superhero persona from the comic books but it certainly sounds like that will be the case.


Also coming to Disney+ is Loki and the series will follow the version of the character from 2012 who managed to escape with the Tesseract when The Avengers travelled back in time in Endgame!


Exciting news for Doctor Strange fans as the Sorcerer Supreme will return to the big screen in Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness where he will go to war with Nightmare in the MCU's first horror movie! And yes, Elizabeth Olsen will appear as the Scarlet Witch as WandaVision leads directly into the 2021 release...


A huge number of MCU actors will reprise their roles in this animated series and The Watcher has finally been cast! We'll have to wait and see whether he makes the leap from What If? to a live-action setting, though. Check back here later for a full list of actors set to lend their voices to the show.


It had been rumoured but Hawkeye is indeed coming to Disney+ and he'll be joined by Kate Bishop. If that logo is anything to go by, it will be based on Matt Fraction's critically acclaimed comic book run.


Thor: Love and Thunder will feature an openly gay Valkyrie and the big screen debut of a female Thor...played by Natalie Portman! The cast hasn't seen the script yet but Portman came out on stage holding Mjolnir so it's pretty obvious where things are going. Don't fret, though, as Chris Hemsworth will still factor into proceedings!


As expected, Black Widow has also been confirmed. It will be set after the events of Captain America: Civil War and Taskmaster is going to be the villain. Yelena Belova is also going to appear.


How do you guys feel about these announcements? Are you psyched for Phase 4 or are some of the movies you were excited about missing? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Bokis
Bokis - 7/23/2019, 9:04 AM
I really wonder what kinds of twists they will explore. We know that Peggy will become Captain America but I’m excited to see what other scenarios they explore
Chaos200
Chaos200 - 7/23/2019, 9:07 AM
This is where Jane Foster Thor should be.
tmp3
tmp3 - 7/23/2019, 9:12 AM
@Chaos200 - Waste Portman's return on a 20 minute voice role? Nah son.
DannyN176
DannyN176 - 7/23/2019, 9:13 AM
@Chaos200 - Except she has actually been Thor in the current comic continuity. And those of us that still read the comics had to put up with these complaints back when that was announced and it ended up being a fantastic run. We've barely even had a synopsis provided, give it a chance. Christ.
MrPositive
MrPositive - 7/23/2019, 9:13 AM
What if Antman goes into Thanos butt?
Comicbookart
Comicbookart - 7/23/2019, 9:14 AM
@MrPositive - Asking the real questions right here 😆
SanFranLand
SanFranLand - 7/23/2019, 9:13 AM
I hope it’s all the actors voicing it!!!!!
BigPhilbowski
BigPhilbowski - 7/23/2019, 9:14 AM
@SanFranLand - that's already been confirmed
SanFranLand
SanFranLand - 7/23/2019, 9:15 AM
Also one of my favorite ‘What If’s’ was the one where Silver Surfer flies in real quick and snags the infinity gauntlet from Thanos. He becomes mad with power. So good
Comicbookart
Comicbookart - 7/23/2019, 9:15 AM
I hope they get weird and crazy with the animation.

They should look to the Animatrix and Batman Gotham Knight for inspo.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 7/23/2019, 9:16 AM
Spider-Man absolutely could show up in this as could the hulk. This is technically a TV show not a film which as far as I’m aware doesn’t affect the licensing of those characters as Marvel has the television rights to those 2 characters not Universal and Sony
marcvader1
marcvader1 - 7/23/2019, 12:09 PM
@Ha1frican - Correct. What if? is animated. Marvel has always owned all its animation rights. Using Tom Holland for voice may or may not be an issue though.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 7/23/2019, 9:16 AM
"Chances are that Spider-Man won't factor into those plans considering the fact he's still owned by Sony Pictures"



Disney owns the TV rights to Spider-Man, and with this being on the disney plus streaming service and it being a tv show Marvel can use him all they want. Plus if it's to include the first 23 movies. Then that means Spider-Mans got to factor in. They could do some cool interesting stuff...like what if Captain America was Peters mentor instead of Tony?

My main man's gotta play some kind of factor.

tugboy
tugboy - 7/23/2019, 2:24 PM
@Mrcool210 -

newhire13
newhire13 - 7/23/2019, 9:16 AM
What if Killmonger didn’t get left behind as a child?
What if Killmonger beat T’Challa at the end of Black Panther?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/23/2019, 9:18 AM
What if...?

The rat never pushed the button...
DwightKGroot
DwightKGroot - 7/23/2019, 9:19 AM
So what if Thor never gets banished from Asgard, and hence never meeting Jane in the process.

Also what if the roles are reversed for Steve and Tony in Civil War.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 7/23/2019, 9:26 AM
What if you what in and then you what?
JohnnyStorm
JohnnyStorm - 7/23/2019, 9:29 AM
What if Bucky never killed the Starks? What if Quill was still unconscious from getting KTFO by rhodey when Korath arrives on Morag? What if Quill had never layed with that aaskvarian woman?

Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 7/23/2019, 9:36 AM


"Should non-mutants be allowed to join the X-Men?" "No."

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