What If…?
Marvel’sWhat If … ?has brought back more than 50 Marvel Cinematic Universe worker , so that they can tell substitute versions of various event that have come about throughout the MCU ’s first three phases . The stories told through the lens of the eye of Jeffrey Wright ’s Watcher focus on theInfinity Sagamovies , offer brainstorm into alternative scenarios that would have totally vary the MCU .
In 1977 , Marvel Comics debuted theWhat If … ?series , and has print 13 volume overall . Conceptually , What If … ?focuses on major franchise events , and speculate how different character actions would touch on the storyline . The risible series uses various focal fiber , allowing for different perspective . Given the MCU ’s ecumenical reach , the upcoming Disney+ seriesWhat If … ?will undoubtedly please buff who have long agonized about controversial patch point .
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The animatedWhat If … ?series did n’t bring back all of its star actors , with the ilk of Tom Holland , Chris Evans , Robert Downey Jr , andScarlett Johanssonall sit it out . As with the original comic series , Uatu the Watcher ( Jeffrey Wright ) will recite and other new actor join him , but there is a whole host of returning MCU actors in the show too .
Michael B. Jordan as N’Jadaka aka Erik " Killmonger " Stevens : Jordan made his MCU entry in the Oscar - winning filmBlack Panther . Thanks to the character ’s sinister ops accomplishment , the Oakland aborigine receive his cognomen , Killmonger . Killmonger gets his own installment ofWhat If … ?saving Tony Stark in Afghanistan and exact over Wakanda .
Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes aka Winter Soldier : Stan made his MCU debut inCaptain America : The First Avenger , and has since appear inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , Captain America : Civil War , Avengers : Infinity War , andAvengers : Endgame . Stan recently starred in the Disney+ showThe Falcon and the Winter Soldiertoo . What If … ?sees him return both as the pre - conditioned Bucky and the hunkier Winter Soldier .
Josh Brolin as Thanos : Brolin first appeared inGuardians of the Galaxyand became the MCU ’s Big Bad . Thanos disposed of numerous superheroes inAvengers : Infinity War , thus setting up the battle forAvengers : Endgame . Thanos was behead by Thor , and ultimately defeated - through sentence travelling - by Tony Stark . HisWhat If … ?appearance sees a full transmutation into a Ravager , though he does keep hisInfinity Warplan would have been " efficient " .
Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner aka Hulk : Ruffalo debuted inThe Avengers , and reprised the role inIron Man 3 ’s credits scene , avenger : Age of Ultron , Thor : Ragnarok , Avengers : Infinity War , andAvengers : Endgame . In Ruffalo ’s most late appearance as Hulk , the character embraces his public role as Smart Hulk . What If … ?sees confirmation that he ’s not immortal .
Tom Hiddleston as Loki : In 2011 , Hiddleston made his MCU entry as the God of Thunder ’s adopt brother inThor . Since then , Hiddleston has come out in five more installments . Loki is defeat by Thanos inAvengers : Infinity War , but later appears inAvengers : Endgame . Hiddleston of late return to the Loki character for his titulary Disney+ showLoki .
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury : Jackson appeared in the first MCU film , Iron Man , and has since re-emerge in eight extra installments . In 2019 alone , Nick Fury was part ofCaptain Marvel , Avengers : Endgame , andSpider - human being : Far From Home(as Talos in disguise ) . After Quentin Beck attempt to bankrupt Peter Parker ’s repute , Nick Fury decides to get back to body of work .
Chris Hemsworth as Thor : Hemsworth made his debut as the aforesaid God of Thunder in the 2011 MCU picture bearing the character ’s name . Most latterly , Thor behead Thanos inAvengers : Endgame , and then flesh out up before rejoining the Avengers . Thor is presently journey with the Guardians of the Galaxy , this coming after naming Valkyrie as New Asgard ’s swayer .
Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter : Atwell made her MCU debut inCaptain America : The First Avengeras a British agent . After come out in three more franchise films , Atwell returned forAvengers : Endgame . Steve Rogers travels back in time all the way to the 1940s , where he reunites with Peggy . The pair then grows old together . Atwell has portrayedPeggy Carterin the TV seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Agent Carter , andAvengers Assemble . Her role as Captain Carter will plainly result into a return in time of year 2 ofWhat If … ?
Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa aka Black Panther : Boseman first appear as T’Challa inCaptain America : Civil Warand was the central focal point inBlack Panther . After becoming a victim of the ill-famed Thanos snap inAvengers : Infinity War , he ’s revived by Bruce Banner inAvengers : Endgame . Boseman tragically passed away in 2020 , andWhat If … ?marks his final MCU performances in several installment .
Karen Gillan as Nebula : Portraying a space pirate , Gillan first emerged inGuardians of the Galaxy . After two more franchise appearing , Nebula travels back in time and defeat her retiring self , but ultimately survive because of meter travel technicality . She ’s presently with the Guardians of the Galaxy . Nebula gets a stain new feel inWhat If … ?having avoided lot of her father ’s torture .
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton aka Hawkeye : Renner joined the MCU forThorandThe Avengers . In 2019,Avengers : Endgamemarked Renner ’s fifth franchise moving-picture show , withBarton going by “ Ronin”after losing his phratry via the Thanos Snap . With his family back , Renner ’s Hawkeye will contribute a ego - titled Disney+ show later in 2021 .
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Paul Rudd as Scott Lang aka Ant - Man : After three franchise films , Rudd reprized his electronics expert case inAvengers : Endgame . Lang helped defeat Thanos , then reunited with pardner Hope van Dyne aka Wasp and girl Cassie . He ’ll next star inAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniain 2023 , but not before playing a discorporate head in Marvel Zombies .
Michael Douglas as Hank Pym : The veteran film actor debuted inAnt - Manas a founding extremity ofThe Avengers . Douglas deliver forAnt - Man and the Wasp , and appears as both a 1970 adaptation and present version of himself inAvengers : Endgame . What If … ? sees him reimagined as a villain in the wake of Hope ’s last on a SHIELD mission .
Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan : After portraying the SHIELD police officer inCaptain America : The First Avenger , he has n’t appeared in a feature article film since . However , McDonough did reprise his use in the scant filmAgent Carterand the ABC series of the same name . He seem in brief in Captain Carter ’s story .
Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark : Portraying the founder of Stark Industries ( Tony ’s father),Dominic Coopermade his MCU debut inCaptain America : The First Avenger . Since then , he ’s just appeared in the 2013 short filmAgent Carter , along with five episode of the aforementioned ABC series of the same name . InAvengers : Endgame , John Slattery reprised hisIron human race 2role as an older Howard Stark . Cooper sound Stark for the Captain Carter episode .
Sean Gunn as Kraglin : Gunn portrays Kraglin inGuardians of the Galaxy , and also did motion capture for Rocket . Gunn reprised the Kraglin character inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and once again provided motion seizure for Rocket in both inAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers : Endgame . He ’s back inWhat If … ?as Kraglin only .
David Dastmalchian as Kurt : In the MCU , Dastmalchian only appeared inAnt - ManandAnt - Man and the Wasp . Recently , Dastmalchian pass over over into the DCEU to portrayPolka - Dot Manin James Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad . He come along as part of the survivor crew combat the Marvel Zombies .
Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine : In 2011 , Tucci portrayed the German WWII scientist inCaptain America : The First Avenger . The fiber transform Steve Rogers with Super Soldier Serum , only to be killed by Heinz Kruger . He return as the brain behind Project Rebirth , this time overseeing Captain Carter ’s translation .
Natalie Portman as Jane Foster : InThor , Portman first appear as the astrophysicist and title character ’s love pastime . In the MCU , Jane allegedly dumped Thor after he pursued the Infinity Stones . Portman appear inAvengers : Endgamethrough archive footage fromThor : The Dark World , and will lead the upcomingThor : Love and Thunderas a new version of Thor .
Toby Jones as Arnim Zola : Thus far , Jones only portrayed Captain America ’s supervillain nemesis inCaptain America : The First AvengerandCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , along with one episode of the ABC seriesAgent Carter . He fall for the openingWhat If … ?episode in human contour .
Taika Waititi as Korg : Waititi directedThor : Ragnarokand will shortly helmThor : Love and Thunder . However , as an MCU actor , Waititi has voiced the Kronan role in bothThor : RagnarokandAvengers : Endgame . He ’ll recapitulate the role forThor : Love and Thunder . Korg most recently foughtCull Obsidianin the struggle against Thanos .
Djimon Hounsou as Korath : Hounsou portrayed the Starforce member in bothGuardians of the GalaxyandCaptain Marvel . Korath is presumably kill by Drax the Destroyer , but appears as his younger self while combat against Carol Danvers . He joins up with T’Challa as a Ravager inWhat If … ?episode 2 .
Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster : As the ruler of Sakaar , Goldblum made his MCU debut inThor : Ragnarok . Goldblum ’s Grandmaster is take to be the Collector ’s crony per the comics and come back toWhat If … ?for Thor ’s instalment .
Michael Rooker as Yondu Udanta : Rooker depict the Ravager drawing card Yondu inGuardians of the GalaxyandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 . Yondu sacrifice his life to savePeter Quilland homecoming to play T’Challa ’s founding father figure and wise man in installment 2 ofWhat If … ?
Chris Sullivan as Taserface : Sullivan ’s one and only MCU appearance came inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 . As a Ravagers lieutenant , Taserface is experience to be quite dim and is often disrespected became of his artificial bravado . The character dies during a ship explosion and returns as part of Yondu ’s gang in T’Challa ’s sequence .
Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif : After being missing sinceThor : The Dark World , Alexander recently made her alive - action MCU bring back on the Disney+ showLoki . Alexander also voices Sif onWhat If … ? , and appear in 2022’sThor : Love and Thunder .
Angela Bassett as Ramonda : One of the most respected actress of her multiplication , Bassett plays Ramonda in the MCU , T’Challa ’s mother and Wakanda ’s queen up until her Word ’s ascension to the throne . She return to voice Ramonda onWhat If … ? , with a importantly more strong-arm role for the faggot in the battle against Killmonger ’s Gundam army and will next appear inBlack Panther : Wakanda Forever .
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Paul Bettany as Vision : Bettany is of course no unknown to bring home the bacon a representative in the MCU , as he voicedTony Stark ’s JARVIS A.I. prior to Vision ’s creation . Bettany again voices both Vision and JARVIS onWhat If … ? , but it remains to be seen where else he ’ll resurface afterWandaVision .
Leslie Bibb as Christine Everhart : Bibb ’s Christine Everhart appeared as a Vanity Fair reporter who sleeps with Tony in the firstIron Man , then gets treat rather awfully by him inIron Man 2 , back when Tony was more of a jerk . Christine paying back for the first clip since inWhat If … ?in a couple of episode , with the newfangled job as a TV anchor at one tip .
Clancy Brown as Surtur : A prolific actor in both hot - action at law and animation , Brown voiced Asgard ’s day of reckoning inThor : Ragnarok , and reprises the persona for Thor ’s installment ofWhat If … ? .
Don Cheadle as James Rhodes / War Machine : awarding - winning A - listerDon Cheadlevoices Rhodey on Marvel’sWhat If … ? , after recently playing a small - but Emmy nominate - character inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier . He ’s dress to star on Disney+ ’s upcomingArmor Warsshow .
Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange : Cumberbatch has so far toy the Sorcerer Supreme in four MCU movies , and has one of the more famed roles in Marvel’sWhat If … ?getting his own episode and fighting himself . He ’ll also seem inSpider - Man : No Way Home , and virtuoso in his own sequelDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessin 2022 .
Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight : Coon , who first earned widespread acclaim playing Nora on HBO’sThe Leftovers , voiced Thanos ' " child " Proxima Midnight inAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame . She come back as one of Thanos ' favored children in T’Challa ’s Star - Lord episode .
Benicio del Toro as The gatherer : The Collectorhas so far appeared inThor : The Dark World , Guardians of the Galaxy , andAvengers : Infinity War . He return as a muscle - tie up Elseworlds interlingual rendition of The Collector inWhat If … ? , but his condition within the live - legal action MCU is a bit murky at present .
Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis : Like Sif , Darcy had been absent sinceThor : The Dark World , only to return in Disney+‘sWandaVisionshow . Dennings is also back voicing Darcy as part ofWhat If … ? .
Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan : As director ofIron Man1 and 2 , Favreau was one of the former architects of the MCU , and is back as Happy Hogan in several episode ofWhat If … ? . In live - military action Happy will next be seen inSpider - Man : No Way Home .
Seth Green as Howard the duck’s egg : A Hollywood jak of all trade , actor / author / manufacturer / director Green once again provides the spokesperson of Howard the Duck onWhat If … ?as part of the newly jacked - up version of The Collector .
Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson : Agent Coulsonwas an early MCU rooter - favorite , and went on to lead theAgents of SHIELDTV show after his " death . " Prior toWhat If … ? , Gregg played a younger Coulson in 2019’sCaptain Marvel . He got to return to evince his love for Thor ( and his haircloth ) .
Frank Grillo as Crossbones / Brock Rumlow : Although Rumlow was killed off inCaptain America : Civil War , Grillo played a retiring adaptation as part ofAvengers : Endgame ’s time rip-off , and is also back from beyond the grave in the opening installment ofWhat If … ?to spar with Captain Carter .
Danai Gurira as Okoye : First reach fame as Michonne onThe walk Dead , Gurira play fast Wakandan warrior Okoye in the MCU , and in addition toWhat If … ? , will appear in 2022’sBlack Panther : Wakanda Forever .
Rachel House as Topaz : A regular pardner with Taika Waititi , House fiddle Topaz , deadpan bodyguard to the Grandmaster inThor : Ragnarok , and she ’s back for Thor ’s Marvel’sWhat If … ?episode .
John Kani as T’Chaka : Father to T’Challa , and former Black Panther , T’Chaka wasKing of Wakandauntil being killed duringCaptain America : Civil War . Kani recapitulate his part onWhat If … ? , first in the episode in which T’Challa becomes Star - Lord instead of Peter Quill and then in Killmonger ’s sequence .
Evangeline Lilly as Wasp / Hope van Dyne : Lilly starred as Hope alongside Scott Lang in the first twoAnt - Manmovies , and will be back for 2023’sAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania . She also voices Hope in the Marvel Zombies sequence having been kill off off - blind in the Avengers Murders episode .
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Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer : After not appear since her introduction in 2016’sDoctor Strange , McAdams ' Christine returned as part of Doctor Strange’sWhat If … ?episode , as the nerve of his shift into the evil Doctor Strange .
Kurt Russell as Ego : While Peter Quill ’s ruthless father may be dead in the live - activeness MCU , Russell returned for one ofWhat If … ? ’s small roles , voicingEgo the Living Planetat the very end of T’Challa ’s Star - Lord episode .
Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue : Many MCU fan lamented the sudden death of Serkis ' Klaue inBlack Panther , sense he had more to propose the franchise . Killmonger ’s episode ofWhat If … ?allowed for a picayune more from the flamboyant actor as he helped theBlack Panthervillain make his move on Wakanda .
Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill : After most recently appear - kind of - inSpider - Man : Far From dwelling , Smulders reprised her purpose as Nick Fury ’s most patriotic former SHIELD associate in Marvel’sWhat If … ? . It ’s unclear what the non - Skrull version is up to in the normal MCU currently though .
Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One : While her casting in the role has always been a bit controversial for various reasonableness , Swinton is a terrific actress , and after having last appeared inAvengers : Endgame , turned up inWhat If … ?‘sDoctor Strange instalment .
Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter : After being wanting sinceCaptain America : Civil War , VanCamp ’s Sharon finally render inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier , as the villainousPower Broker .
Tom Vaughan - Lawlor as Ebony Maw : Another of Thanos ' departed " shaver " returned in a duad ofWhat If … ?episodes as the loquacious Ebony Maw , first as Thanos ' enemy and then as a victim of the Marvel Zombies .
Benedict Wong as Wong : Almost at the same time as Doctor Strange ’s former right - handwriting man was picture struggle Abomination inShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , Wong returned for Doctor Strange’sWhat If … ?episode .
Bradley Whitford as Colonel Flynn : He may have only appeared in Marvel ’s Agent Carter One - Shot , but Whitford return inWhat If … ?as a colonel to work alongside Hayley Atwell ’s Captain Carter .
Ophelia Lovibond as Carina : Having been vote out in Guardians of the Galaxy , Ophelia Lovibond return as The Collector ’s servant girl , finally getting her own back on the overbearing scurrilous hirer .
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