WHAT IF...? Season 2 Trailer Features Huge Nod To LOKI And An Awesome Justin Hammer Twist

WHAT IF...? Season 2 Trailer Features Huge Nod To LOKI And An Awesome Justin Hammer Twist

Marvel Studios has released a new minute-long promo for What If...? season 2 and it's packed full of never-before-seen footage from the animated series...including a very interesting nod to Loki season 2!

By JoshWilding - Dec 13, 2023 12:12 PM EST
Filed Under: What If

With just over a week to go before What If...? season 2 premieres on Disney+, Marvel Studios has released a new trailer that begins the countdown to Christmas. 

There are lots of very cool moments in this sneak peek - and more than a few familiar voices - but the biggest talking point here will surely be our first look at the all-new Multiverse first introduced in Loki's season 2 finale. 

The studio likely hadn't decided how it was going to look (or that Loki would create it) when What If...? season one was being produced, but now it's established, we'll clearly be seeing a great deal more of the Yggdrasil-inspired design. Here, though, it's decorated like a Christmas tree! 

Another big moment we're sure you'll all appreciate comes when Justin Hammer, voiced by Sam Rockwell, dons the Hulkbuster armour for a confrontation with Tony Stark. Fans have spent years hoping the Iron Man 2 villain might return, and it's happening...just in animation for now, at least. 

Earlier this year, composer Laura Karpman (The Marvels) confirmed she returned to score What If...? second batch of episodes. 

"Oh, I love it. The thing about What If...? that's amazing is that every episode is different, so you're kind of starting all over again," she explained. "So every episode is its own little world or a big world. And so it really is... It's doing these series of little films, and it's a pleasure. It's a great gig."

Check out the new trailer below.

Season two of What If...? continues the journey as The Watcher guides viewers through the vast multiverse, introducing brand new and familiar faces throughout the MCU. The series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments with an incredible voice cast that includes a host of stars who reprise their iconic roles.

The series features fan-favourite characters this season like Nebula, Hela and Happy Hogan, with episodes directed by Bryan Andrews (episodes 2-9) and Stephan Franck (episode 1) and written by AC Bradley (episodes 3, 4, 5, 8), Matthew Chauncey (episodes 1-3, 7, 9) and Ryan Little (episodes 6, 8). The animated series is executive produced by Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Bryan Andrews and AC Bradley.

What If...? season 2 returns with a new episode debuting nightly beginning December 22.

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WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 12/13/2023, 12:21 PM
Wow, not brought to us by Toonado?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 12/13/2023, 12:27 PM
Cool , looks fun!!.

I’m glad Sam Rockwell is back as Justin Hammer in this!!.

RedFury
RedFury - 12/13/2023, 12:33 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Sam Rockwell is such a gem. The more of him we get in any form, the better! Especially with those dance moves he brings lol.
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 12/13/2023, 12:31 PM
Oof
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 12/13/2023, 12:33 PM
Can I get a serious Thor?

CharlesLeeRay
CharlesLeeRay - 12/13/2023, 12:38 PM
@Lokiwasright - Can I have a Thor with a Mjolnir that doesn’t get hold by anyone?
bobevanz
bobevanz - 12/13/2023, 12:58 PM
Justin Hammer should have returned at some point in the movies, so much wasted potential. Maybe we can hope for Armor Wars lol
mountainman
mountainman - 12/13/2023, 1:07 PM
@bobevanz - Agreed. One of the better one off villains in the MCU. Iron Man 2 was just ok, but Hammer was a highlight in it.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/13/2023, 3:32 PM
@bobevanz - Armour Wars should have been Iron Man 3.

They showed failed Iron Man attempts from other countries in Iron Man.

That alone could have been the groundwork.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/13/2023, 3:33 PM
@marvel72 - Iron Man 2.
StSteven
StSteven - 12/13/2023, 9:17 PM
@bobevanz @marvel72 @mountainman - Without really knowing what the story of "Armor Wars" is going to be, I have a feeling that Hammer will be one of the main antagonists in it possibly along with Stane's son. I think that Marvel is aware that Sam's Hammer is still pretty popular with the fans (hence his inclusion in "What If...?"), and to me it would make sense that in the absence of Tony there would be a sort of "power vacuum" when it comes to the type of armored suit technology that they were all involved in (including the US government with Rhodey).

If you recall, one of the themes of "SM:FFH" was "who's going to be the next Tony Stark" and that hasn't really been resolved yet, so it kinda makes sense that all the main players in the armored suit tech space would end up trying to take over that position, especially Hammer who knew that he couldn't ultimately beat Tony when he was alive. But now...
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/13/2023, 1:04 PM
Just interested in 1602,Doctor Strange And Spidey episodes.
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 12/13/2023, 1:52 PM
Thought this was supposedly “Awe Inspiring” based on an earlier article.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 12/13/2023, 2:12 PM
Missed opportunity for it to start on the 16th and end 0f Christmas, but I love the idea of each episode being a gift. Might be the type of gimmick that draw people in.

Season 1 was a mixed bag but I actually like the animation of this one, unlike season 1. Color me intrigued
Slotherin
Slotherin - 12/13/2023, 5:43 PM
@MyCoolYoung - what difference is there in the animation?
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 12/13/2023, 6:03 PM
@Slotherin - you'd have to look at them back to back but there's a difference at least from what I see
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 12/13/2023, 7:09 PM
Giving this a christmas theme is cringe. Like if you are the watcher, how insignificant human occasions should be for him to have his own tree.

Every Marvel decisions Disney have is not fun anymore
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 12/14/2023, 1:45 AM
Looking forward to this new Season.

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