If Loki and Black Widow haven't satisfied your need for superheroics this week, Marvel's What If…? got a trailer on Thursday. It'll be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe animated series, and the 10-episode season kicks off on Disney Plus on Wednesday, Aug. 11.
Watch the trailer below:
The animated series will rip the Marvel multiverse wide open, setting up unlimited possibilities for what fans could ultimately see. Each chapter of the 10-episode season will explore a pivotal moment from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has been radically changed.
Jeffrey Wright will voice The Watcher, an extraterrestrial being who observes the multiverse but vows to not interfere with events.
It's also getting a 10-episode second season, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige confirmed back in 2019.
The voice cast includes Hayley Atwell as Captain Peggy Carter, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark, David Dastmalchian as Kurt, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster, Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola, Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger, Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton, Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Sebastian Stan as James “Bucky” Barnes, Chris Sullivan as Taserface, Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine, and Taika Waititi as Korg.
Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, The Collector, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel and Howard the Duck are also in the series, but with different voice actors than their MCU film counterparts.
Much like the comics it is inspired by, What If...? will turn the MCU on its head by imagining some really creative scenarios. These obviously can't be carried out on the big screen, but through this show, truly anything is possible. What If...? already has a season 2 in the works, so there will be even more alternate timelines ahead. Based on the above trailer alone, it's clear What If...? is taking full advantage of its concept, from the beautiful animation to the surprising twists. It'll be quite exciting to see each and every one of these stories play out next month.
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