Tom Hiddleston hints that Marvel's What If…? is very important to the MCU

Marvel's What If...?
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Tom Hiddl🔯eston has hinted that upcoming animated Marvel series What If…? is very important to the MCU.

"I am intriꦡgued because I haven't seen the whole thing," he told . "And I know they've got everybody from the Marvel universe to voice their characters... And then it sets up a whole bunch of stuff in the MCU, which I know nothing about."

So far, What If…? has seemed like a series of unrelated multiverse stories that will stand apart from the wider universe. It's sur🎐prising,﷽ then, to hear that it could be laying the groundwork for future MCU films or TV shows.

What If…? is next up on the Marvel release slate, but won't be the first time we've seen the multiverse in the MCU. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:WandaVision teased it in a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:commercial break, then Loki delved into multiple timelines through the TVA and the revelation of the Sacred Timeline. It makes sense that the series will have an impact on the MCU in this sense, then, especially as it releases ahead of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man 3 – which is expected to featuཧre the multiverse ♔– and Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.

The series will include storylines like T'Challa becoming Star-Lord, Peggy Carter stepping up as Capta൩in Carter in World War 2, and Doctor Strange seemingly battling an evil version of himself. Members of the MCU cast reprising their roles include Hiddleston, Chadwick Boseman, Hayley Atwell, Chris Hemsworth, Michael B. Jordan, Josh Bro🙈lin, Mark Ruffalo, Sebastian Stan, Samuel L. Jackson, Karen Gillan, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Michael Douglas, Dominic Cooper, Sean Gunn, Natalie Portman, Taika Waititi, Toby Jones, Jeff Goldblum, Neal McDonough, Djimon Hounsou, and Michael Rooker. That's a lot of familiar voices.

Jeffrey Wright will also narrateﷺ the series as the Watcher, who, as his name suggests, keeps an eye on the goings-on of the mult🍬iverse. The series will be the actor's MCU debut. 

It remains to be seen how exactly What If…? will impact the Marvel universe going forward, but we don't have long to wait, as the first episode premieres this August 11 on Disney Plus. Until then, check out our complete guide to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Phase 4 to get up to speed on what's coming next, and find the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Disney Plus prices and deals.

Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. ♍I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, 🅰MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.