A new poster forMarvel’s What If…?introduces an all-new superhero team, theGuardians of the Multiverse. The series will tell alternate stories from the MCU, with theGuardians of the Multiversea new team that emerge in this changed world.
Based on this newly released image, theGuardians of the Multiversewill be comprised ofPeggy Carter, who has now become Captain Britain,Black Panther’sErik Killmonger, T’Challa as the new Star-Lord, Gamora,Black Widow,Doctor Strange, and what is presumably an alternate version ofThor. This peak at an alternateGuardiansteam should be an exciting one for Marvel fans and provide a whole new host of story-telling potential and inter-team by-play.
TheWhat If…?series explores what would happen if major moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe had occurred differently. The events will be viewed through the eyes of main character Uatu, who is known asThe Watcher, and will be voiced byThe Batmanstar Jeffrey Wright. For those unaware, The Watcher is a member an extra-terrestrial race who is able to observe the multiverse and occasionally intervenes with events therein.
The show’s Head writer A.C. Bradley has described The Watcher is “above everything else” and compared the character’s viewpoint and perception of humanity as “a guy watching arat drag a slice of pizzaacross the platform. He has no interest in becoming friends with the rat, living amongst the rat, or doing rat things. He just goes, ‘Man, this is remarkable. Look at the little guy go!’ That is The Watcher’s relationship with humanity.”
One of the stories that will be told inWhat If…?is that of Peggy Carter, who, in this alternate universe is imbued with the same powers as Steve Rogers, becomingCaptain Britain; “What if Peggy Carter got the powers from theSuper Soldier Serumand Steve Rogers remained his scrawny self, but was given an Iron Man-type suit of armor designed by Tony Stark’s father Howard Stark?”
Other storylines that are expected to be explored is the popularMarvel Zombiesarc, which sees some of theAvengersdoing battle with zombified superheroes and villains, including the likes ofCaptain America.
Based on the images that have been released from the series, as well as this image of theGuardians of the Multiverse, we can also see that in this alternate version of the MCU T’Challa will become Star-Lord instead of Peter Quill, and Erik Killmonger will still be alive and fighting on the same side as the heroes. The series will feature a lot of the same cast as the big screen ventures including, Hayley Atwell as Captain Peggy Carter, Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger, Josh Brolin as Thanos, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa.
What If…?is scheduled to debut on Disney+ in mid-2021 and will consist of 10 episodes. A second season will follow sometime in the near future and will also consist of 10 episodes. This comes to us courtesy ofAnne Talks Comics!.
