What If…? may have been a lot larger! Sequence director Bryan Andrews reveals they couldn’t reveal some characters attributable to different MCU tasks.
With What If…? formally coming to an finish, followers can’t assist however really feel a bit saddened by how the present ended up. The collection was pitched as a approach to discover the infinite potentialities of the multiverse. Whereas followers actually obtained to see some enjoyable alternate situations set throughout the MCU, the mission felt comparatively confined when it got here to what characters they might and couldn’t use in episodes.
Although evidently sterility wasn’t for an absence of making an attempt. Bryan Andrews, who served as a director on What If…?, not too long ago spoke on a number of the issues that Marvel wouldn’t allow them to do of their three season run. This contains introducing plenty of key characters followers have been begging to look within the MCU, resembling Beta Ray Invoice, Iron Fist, and even Ghost Rider!
“Off-limits?” Andrews started when chatting with Agents of Fandom. “You realize, it’s humorous…I needed to do one thing with Beta Ray Invoice however that’s like [Laughs]. I additionally needed to do one thing with Ghost Rider. They had been similar to, ‘Properly…not a lot.’ Or get Iron Fist and Shang-Chi collectively and have an actual tremendous mega Kung Fu-centric episode.”
Why The MCU Blocked Heroes From What If…?
Any comedian fan aware of TV utilization rights needs to be getting a chilly sweat from listening to a studio blocked a collection from utilizing a selected character. Whereas Bryan Andrews didn’t reveal why these particular characters had been blocked from showing in What If…?, he did say that they broadly weren’t allowed to step on any plans for the MCU, even when they obtained shut at instances.
“They’re very cautious about ensuring we don’t step on the toes of movies which might be about to return out. All through our tenure, our writers would usually be developing with stuff and the higher-ups could be like, ‘Nope, that’s occurring in Guardians or such and such.’ They had been actually shut and generally spot-on to issues occurring in these films.”
Characters like Ghost Rider and Iron Fist have long-been rumored to be gearing up for his or her debut within the MCU. It is sensible that Marvel wouldn’t need to spoil the event by having them seem in What If…? just a few years earlier than then. So although it might be disappointing to listen to that these fan-favorite characters had been blocked from their roles, it at the least means good issues could also be coming sooner somewhat than later.
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