The Marvel Cinematic Universe is navigating turbulent waters. After a series of underwhelming movies and TV shows, the stability that was once synonymous with the franchise has changed in quite spectacular fashion. Now, after Chris Pratt was ousted and recast as Peter Quill, more details have been shared on Marvel’s upcoming Avengers project.
Two major things happened for Kevin Feige’s Marvel Cinematic Universe last week: the conclusion of the well-received bottle gourd The TV show aired, and Nia DaCosta’s Miracle (2023) is finally released after being delayed for its summer release.
bottle gourd Season 2 picks up immediately after the shocking ending of the first season, where Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Sylvie (Sofia Di Martino) encounter He Who Remains, a version of Kang the Conqueror, played by Jonathan Majors, at the end of time . Sylvie proceeded to kill the orchestrator of the Time Variance Authority (TVA) and, in doing so, initiated a multiverse-altering event.
The second season explores the consequences of Sylvie’s actions, leaving Loki (Hiddleston), Mobius (Owen Wilson), Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku), Casey (Eugene Cordero), and Ouroboros/”Obi” (Ke Hui Quan) Was applied. Solve the problem of the temporal loom, pursue another Kong variant, Victor Timely (Major), and confront Ravonna Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and the chilling Miss Minutes (Tara Strong).
it was in bottle gourd That the MCU went full-on multiverse, introducing elements like sacred timelines and the idea of variants. Of course, love big blockbuster movies Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) continued to experiment with the rules of the multiverse, but bottle gourdThe introduction to this new world is what sets the multiverse saga in motion.
However, since then, with the exception of recent films, the response and loyalty to the billion-dollar franchise has triumphed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and Miracle With the worst box-office performance in the history of the MCU. Now, the future of phases five and six is at stake, and both the Walt Disney Company and Marvel Studios are planning to get the comic book franchise right.
From removing the movies from 2024 to reducing the TV slate and introducing a new MCU-adjacent brand, Marvel Spotlight, Marvel is taking steps behind the scenes to rekindle consumers’ passion.
Although it may seem like everything has been said and done for the 2023 MCU, the superhero studio dropped a big surprise earlier this week when it revealed that the long-awaited what if…? Season 2 will eventually air in 2023.
The series was first scheduled to air in early 2023, but was later changed to “coming soon”. Its appearance at the end of the year, as well as Marvel saying it will play into the larger MCU – as it did in the first season – suggests that bigger things are in play. When the first season was released, many fans thought it would be a filler show, but incorporating some multiversal elements, the anthology-style episodes actually turned out to be more important than anyone could have imagined. bottle gourd Put into practice.
what if…? Many of the MCU characters fans have seen over the years are brought back, but, for the most part, in a whole new light. As its name suggests, the series produced by AC Bradley and directed by Brian Andrews asks what would have happened if events in the MCU had played out differently.
From Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) taking the Supersoldier Serum to becoming Captain Carter instead of Steve Rogers (Josh Keaton), to becoming Captain America to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) losing Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams), what if…?The episodes explore several new realities, overseen by Jeffrey Wright’s Uatu, aka the Watcher.
Being canon, Marvel Studios’ first official animated series featured talent from the live-action universe, including Paul Rudd (Scott Lang/Ant-Man), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier). Stars like However, in an interesting turn of events, stars like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson and Tom Holland did not voice their characters – Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man. , respectively.
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For these characters, Mick Wingert played Iron Man, Josh Keaton played Steve Rogers, Lake Bell played Black Widow, Alexandra Daniels voiced Captain Marvel, and Hudson Thames played Spidey’s Peter Parker. Played.
Another character who was replaced and reinstated what if…? Season 1 featured Chris Pratt, who did not play Peter Quill; Brian T. Delaney played the role. In the first season, Peter Quill plays “What If?” Not even Star-Lord was with him. Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) is Star-Lord of this universe, the element in focus.
Now, it looks like Pratt may once again be cast in the role of Peter Quill what if…? Season 2. According to multiple sources, the episode list includes “What if…Peter Quill attacked Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?” Contains an episode titled. Scooper Can We Get Some Toast (@CanWeGetToast) revealed new information about the episode after Marvel Studios shared the trailer:
There’s more than meets the eye in many of ‘What If’ Season 2’s episode titles.
For example: What if… Peter Quill attacked Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
This may sound like a Guardians of the Galaxy vs. Avengers episode, but it’s actually Peter Quill being delivered to Ego as a child. Ego and Peter come to the planet, assembling Earth’s Mightiest Heroes of 1988.
The Avengers of 1988:
-Hank Pym (original Ant-Man)
-Bill Foster (Goliath)
– King T’Chaka (Black Panther),
– Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier)
-Wendy Lawson (Starforce),
-ThorPeggy Carter will be the director of SHIELD and Howard Stark will also be in attendance.
There’s more than meets the eye in many of ‘What If’ Season 2’s episode titles.
For example: What if… Peter Quill attacked Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
This may seem like a Guardians of the Galaxy vs. Avengers episode, but it’s actually Peter Quill being given… https://t.co/TtdmJECgSs pic.twitter.com/bsa0pzlPn3
– CanWeGetSomeToast (@CanWeGetToast) 14 November 2023
Judging by the trailer, this version of Peter Quill seems to be too young for Chris Pratt to voice the character, meaning the actor will once again be cast in the role – a role he’s established Guardians of the Galaxy franchise (Guardians of the Galaxy, guardians of the galaxy volume 2, guardians of the galaxy volume 3), as well as Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). see what if…? Season 2 trailer here:
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Pratt will play the famous orange cat Garfield in the upcoming film garfield movie (2024). According to the end of James Gunn’s third Guardians of the Galaxy film, Pratt will also return as Star-Lord in the live-action MCU at some point in the future.
what if…? Season 2 will begin airing on Disney+ on December 22, 2023 and will run for nine consecutive nights. We’ll also welcome the incredible voice cast of Cate Blanchett, who returns as Hela in the second season of the animated series.
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