What If…?
Summary
New version of villains from previous live - action labor in theMCUwill be deliver in Phase 5’sWhat If … ?season 2 , spread out on the multiversal series ' scallywag gallery . What If … ?first premiered on Disney+ in 2021 , with Jeffrey Wright ’s enigmatic Watcher narrating alternative stories from MCU - adjacent world in Marvel Studios ' multiverse . Season 1 saw variant heroes such as Captain Carter , T’Challa ’s Star - Lord , a harden Black Widow and Hawkeye , and an only child adaptation of Thor go up against some powerful scoundrel , butWhat If … ?season 2 , set to premiere on December 22 , 2023 , will precede even more threatening villain into the animise existence of the MCU .
What If … ?season 2 is set to break an MCU release trend by debut an episode every day for nine consecutive twenty-four hour period over the Holiday period . Beginning on December 22 with " What If … Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?,“What If … ?season 2 will introduce fresh heroessuch as a Sakaaran Iron Man , 1988 ’s Avengers team andoriginal MCU superhero Kahhori , but the approaching time of year will also explore new versions of some iconic MCU supervillains . With the likes of Hela , Thanos , Red Skull and Ego returning in Marvel Studios Animation ’s raw installment , What If … ?season 2 has the electric potential to be even more acute and man - changing than time of year 1 .
What If … ? time of year 2 is set to premier on Disney+ on December 22 , 2023 , exploring brand - Modern alternate realities in the MCU ’s multiverse .
14Hela Will Find The Ten Rings In What If…? Season 2
Cate Blanchett Played Hela In Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Last get wind in 2017’sThor : Ragnarok , Cate Blanchett ’s Hela , the Asgardian Goddess of Death , will be return inWhat If … ?season 2 . Episode 7 , " What If … Hela Found the Ten Rings ? , " will search Blanchett ’s Phase 3 baddie come across Xu Wenwu and the orphic Ten Rings that are now wielded by Simu Liu ’s Shang - Chi in the alive - natural process MCU.There have been calls for Hela to return to the MCU since her apparent demise inThor : Ragnarok , so her appearance inWhat If … ?season 2 will render even more Hela action , and will see the knock-down villain team up with another villainous enemy in the form of the MCU ’s Mandarin .
13Surtur Returns To Wreak Havoc In What If…? Season 2
Clancy Brown Voiced Surtur In Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Also returning fromThor : Ragnarokis Surtur , the godly flaming being used by Thor and Loki to obviate Hela by demolish Asgard and completing the Ragnarok vaticination . Surtur was voiced by Clancy Brown inThor : Ragnarok , with director Taika Waititi provide move capture , though it ’s unclear whether Brown will be repeat the character inWhat If … ?season 2.Surtur ’s part inWhat If … ?season 2 is unclear , though it ’s possible that the serial could provide a retelling ofThor : Ragnarok’snarrative , allowing Surtur to bring about the ancient prophecy once again - as he is catch using his giant blade inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s trailer .
12Xu Wenwu Works With Hela In What If…? Season 2
Tony Leung Played Xu Wenwu In Shang-Chi & The Legend Of The Ten Rings (2021)
While Hela will find the Ten Rings inWhat If … ?season 2 , the series ' first preview show that the mystic relics will still be used byXu Wenwu , the real Mandarin in the MCU . Tony Leung debut as Wenwu in 2021’sShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , but lose his biography to the Dweller - in - Darkness in the motion-picture show ’s final conflict in Ta Lo . InWhat If … ?season 2 , Wenwu and Hela appear to be taking on a random variable of Anthony Hopkins ' Odin , though they will also be exploring Ta Lo once again , as Hela has been shown to have taken control of the Great Protector using her Asgardian magic.
11Red Skull Gets A Power Upgrade In What If…? Season 2
Hugo Weaving Debuted As Red Skull In Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
First portray by Hugo Weaving in 2011’sCaptain America : The First Avenger , and later by Ross Marquand inAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame , the Red Skull hit a brief coming into court inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s second house trailer , titledHoliday Wordplay . This variant of the Red Skull seems to have a much more imposing and powerful human body than his Earth-616 vis-a-vis , perhaps a side impression of Abraham Erskine ’s super - soldier blood serum , and will also be occupy on notable Avengers in the Elizabethan epoch of 1602 . It ’s unclear who will be voicing theRed Skull inWhat If … ?season 2 , though it ’s possible Marquand could reprise the persona .
10The Grandmaster Fights Iron Man In What If…? Season 2
Jeff Goldblum Played The Grandmaster In Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
An episode featuringTony Stark ’s Iron Man crash landing on Sakaarwas removed fromWhat If … ?season 1 and pushed to time of year 2 , though the character did make a abbreviated appearance in season 1 ’s finis . This episode is also expected to feature Korg , Miek and Gamora , while Jeff Goldblum will also be repeat his office of the mysterious and sinister Grandmaster . First appearing inThor : Ragnarok , the Grandmaster is an Elder of the Universe and the ruler of Sakaar , though was kick out from his leadership position during a rotation . Goldblum ’s return inWhat If … ?season 2 will perhaps make up for his remotion from 2022’sThor : Love and Thunder.
9Thanos Seems To Be On His Infinity War Quest In What If…? Season 2
Josh Brolin Played Thanos In The MCU’s Infinity Saga
Despite being destroy and forgotten in the MCU ’s main continuity , the sixInfinity Stones are still important toWhat If … ?season 2 , in particular since the Mad TitanThanos seems to be on hisInfinity Warquest in the upcoming season . Thanos has been glimpsed going up against Captain America during the Battle of Wakanda , and approaching Captain Carter and the Tesseract - empower Kahhori inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s trailers , suggesting he will be hunt down the Stones . It ’s also possible other variants of Thanos will be include , such as the zombified reading see at the end ofWhat If … ? time of year 1 , installment 5 .
8The Winter Soldier Is An Avenger In What If…? Season 2
Sebastian Stan Has Played Bucky Barnes' Winter Soldier Since Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Sebastian Stan ’s Bucky Barnes has completed his repurchase arc in the live - natural action MCU , butWhat If … ?season 2 is set to revisit his villainous Winter Soldier persona . While he has been depicted as a villain as the Winter Soldier , however , it seems Bucky Barnes will be join a team ofAvengers formed in 1988 inWhat If … ?season 2 , perhaps hinting at his purpose as a hero . This would be in spite of his HYDRA conditioning , which was still intact during the 1980s . The Winter Soldier can be see inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s first trailer with Hank Pym ’s Ant - Man and Mar - Vell , join the battle against a young Peter Quill .
What If … ?season 2 ’s 1988 Avengers team be Peggy Carter and General Ross , link up by heroes including Mar - Vell , Hank Pym ’s Ant - Man , Bill Foster ’s Giant - Man , T’Chaka ’s Black Panther , Bucky Barnes ' Winter Soldier , and even present - day Avenger Thor .
7Killmonger’s Role In What If…? Season 2 Is Unclear
Michael B. Jordan Played Killmonger In Black Panther (2018) & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Erik " Killmonger " Stevens made his first live - action appearance in 2018’sBlack Panther , with Michael B. Jordan portraying the villainous cousin of the belated Chadwick Boseman ’s T’Challa . Despite his death , Killmonger returned inBlack Panther : Wakanda Foreverto fulfil Shuri in the Ancestral Plane , and Jordan riposte to voice variants of the scoundrel inWhat If … ?season 1 . Although it ’s indecipherable what his role will be , Killmonger is go down to fall inWhat If … ?season 2 , and this could be the same variant who became trapped with Arnim Zola at the destruction of season 1 , as he appears to still be using Strange Supreme ’s magic sweetening .
6The Dark Elves Make An Appearance In What If…? Season 2
Christopher Eccleston Played The Dark Elf Malekith In Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Although their appearance inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s trailer is only abbreviated , propose a small role in the upcoming season , the Dark Elves are set to make their first MCU show since 2013’sThor : The Dark World . The ancient villains will be include in an episode that also boast a mechanically - enhance version of Guardians of the Galaxy extremity Rocket Raccoon , though it ’s unclear exactly which episode this will be , and why Rocket has been upgraded with a range of mountains of different applied science and weapons . TheDark Elves are one of the MCU ’s most wasted villains , so it will be great to see them return to the franchise , even if only briefly .
5Justin Hammer Returns For The First Time Since Iron Man 2 In What If…? Season 2
Sam Rockwell Played Justin Hammer In Iron Man 2 (2010)
Since his debut in 2010’sIron Man 2 , there have been calls for Sam Rockwell to return to the MCU as Justin Hammer , the magnetic but cumbersome business concern competitor to Robert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Stark . There is speculation thatJustin Hammer could hark back in Marvel Studios ' upcomingArmor Wars , but before that , he will be making an appearance inWhat If … ?season 2 in a Christmas - theme instalment , perhaps episode 3 , " What If … Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?“Hammer will once again be vocalize by Sam Rockwell , suggest the actor may be open to reprising the function in live - action as well , which may raise Leslie Townes Hope for his return in the MCU ’s future .
