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What If...? Season 2 Review: Superior Multiverse Chaos Ends Marvel's Difficult Year Strongly

Simon Gallagher — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:56:25 GMT

Marvel's What If...? was probably the strangest property to be unveiled as part of Kevin Feige's over-arching MCU narrative, let alone to receive a confident multi-season order off the back of 2021's debut. But then, hindsight has proved that some of the finest moments in Marvel's timeline have been the ones with the biggest surprise factor. And with Loki season 2 proving the best MCU property of the year, and I Am Groot's 2023 return also adding a serviceable second string to the Guardians Of The Galaxy spin-off, there was reason to be hopeful for a hat-trick of sophomore successes. Happily, What If...? season 2 actually outdoes the first season.

The MCU's Most Controversial 2023 Death Is Still Getting Misunderstood Almost A Year Later

Auhjanae McGee — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 20:30:21 GMT

It’s clear that Kang's death in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is still largely misunderstood, even almost a year later. Quantumania marked the beginning of the MCU Phase 5 when it was released back in February, and it introduced a new variant of the MCU’s Thanos-level villain of the Multiverse Saga, Kang the Conqueror. Because of Thanos’s popularity and audiences’ dissatisfaction with Marvel’s output with each post-Avengers: Endgame release, a lot of pressure was placed on Kang and his storyline to live up to Thanos’s Infinity Saga.

2 MCU Scenes Just Got Way More Important Now That Jonathan Majors Is Done As Kang

Quinn Levandoski — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:20:14 GMT

Marvel Studios firing Jonathan Majors will undoubtedly have rippling effects moving forward, but the move also makes 2 MCU scenes from 2023 much more important in retrospect. Speculation has run rampant about what Disney and Marvel Studios would do ever since abuse and harassment allegations against Jonathan Majors surfaced in March 2023. Now that Majors has been found guilty of the aforementioned, his professional relationship with Marvel has been terminated. As of now, it's unclear if Kang will be recast or if the franchise will move in a different direction entirely.

Marvel's Next Movie Already Has The Perfect Opportunity To End Kang's MCU Storyline For Good

Kai Young — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:00:21 GMT

Warning: This article discusses set photos from Deadpool 3 that haven't been officially confirmed.

What If Season 2: New Episodes Release Time & How Many Episodes There Are

Kai Young — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:30:22 GMT

Marvel Studios will expand on the Multiverse Saga even further with the release of What If...? season 2, set to explore new alternate realities in the MCU. After Loki season 1 introduced the concept of the multiverse in the MCU's Phase 4, Marvel Studios Animation developed What If...? as a means of exploring alternate timelines, where major choices in the MCU's continuity were taken in a different direction. What If...? season 1 debuted variant characters such as super soldier Captain Carter, an evil version of Doctor Strange, T'Challa's Star-Lord and an Infinity Stone-powered Ultron, but What If...? season 2 is set to introduce new versions of some iconic MCU heroes.

Avengers 5 - Release Date, Cast, & Story Details

Simon Gallagher — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:40:16 GMT

In 2026, the Avengers will return to the big screen with Avengers 5, reuniting the first MCU superhero team for the first time since Avengers: Endgame. While concrete story details are limited so far, Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton's Avengers 5 promises to be a crossover event of unprecedented magnitude, with potentially thousands of extremely powerful villains facing off against the biggest hero line-up ever united in the MCU timeline within one project. There can be no doubt that blood will be spilled.

Star-Lord’s MCU Villain Story Hints At His Future Arc Years Before It Can Happen

Kai Young — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:30:18 GMT

Marvel Studios' What If...? season 2 is set to show off Peter Quill's strength as an MCU villain, potentially setting up a future storyline for Chris Pratt's live-action Star-Lord after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Chris Pratt debuted as Star-Lord in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, introduced as a human who was abducted from Earth as a child and raised by Ravagers, though he proved his power as the first leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy team. 2023's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 saw Peter Quill retire from the team and return to Earth, reuniting with his grandfather, but this isn't the end for the MCU's Star-Lord.

Marvel's Last Release Of 2023 Proves The Best Way To Bring Iron Man Back To The MCU

David Miller — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:10:15 GMT

The final Marvel Cinematic Universe release of 2023, Marvel’s What If...? season 2, will bring back Iron Man yet again, proving that there is a way to tastefully bring back the iconic hero. Iron Man’s final live-action appearance was in Avengers: Endgame, which had Tony Stark use the Infinity Stones to defeat Thanos and his army, albeit at the cost of his own life. This final appearance cemented Iron Man as one of the MCU’s greatest heroes, and while Robert Downey Jr.’s final performance is the best way to end his tenure as Tony Stark, What If…? proves that he can return while leaving his legacy intact.

Cillian Murphy Becomes The MCU's New Major Villain In Striking Doctor Doom Art

Felipe Rangel — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:30:21 GMT

Cillian Murphy gets imagined as Doctor Doom in dark Marvel Cinematic Universe fan art. The MCU is currently going through a major crisis, as Kang the Conqueror actor Jonathan Majors was fired after he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault. While no word has come on what will happen with Marvel's Multiverse Saga plans, a past report claimed that Doctor Doom was considered as a replacement for Kang back when Majors was first arrested, and there is a perfect actor for the role.

Marvel's Big Kang Bombshell Makes Controversial Phase 5 Reshoots Way Better Almost A Year Later

Quinn Levandoski — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:10:20 GMT

The MCU has some big questions to answer as Marvel Studios moves away from Kang actor Jonathan Majors, but the movie makes Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's controversial ending changes seem way better in hindsight. After months of speculation, Jonathan Majors was recently found guilty of assault and harassment, and Marvel Studios announced it was ending its professional relationship with the actor almost immediately after. That leaves the studio with the choice of recasting Kang or moving on from the character altogether.