Brad Winderbaum also reveals how the new series “Marvel Zombies” connects to the season 1 zombie episode.
Marvel’s creative brainstorming exercise a.k.a.
the wildly inventive and at times unhinged (in the best way!)
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animated seriesWhat If…?
is sadly coming to an end.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why endWhat If…?after this season?
Zombie Captain America in ‘What If…?’ season 1.Marvel
BRAD WINDERBAUM:There are bigger universe reasons to culminate it now.
So there’s a possibility this show could still return in the future?
It just feels like the right time.
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Do people need to go back and rewatch that episode before seeingMarvel Zombies?
Certainly before next October I would give that a rewatch.
It ties right in.
It is the same universe.
Are you expanding any other episodes into spinoff projects?
That’s a great question.
There are certainly characters that I would want to revisit.
Kahhori, I love that episode so much from season 2, and she comes back in season 3.
How does this final season fit into the larger MCU?
Does the series finale end on a cliffhanger, or will it provide total closure for fans?
I thinkWhat If…?should feel like a warm blanket.
And so there’s a sense of melancholy.
The ending is both happy and sad.
And that comes at a cost, and the season deals with that cost.
Did you always know how this show would end?
He’s not just a narrator, he’s not just a spectator.
He is also a rebel in his own way.
And that was very interesting to us.
And certainly when it came time to culminate the story, that became the thing that drove us.
It has a very satisfying final two episodes.
I think that the ending is very fun but very sad, very satisfying in all the ways.
What episodic stories are you most excited for fans to see this season?
I mean, by the end, especially as a parent, it hits pretty hard.
And believe me, I have, being in those edit rooms.
So I’m excited for the world to see it now.
Which MCU actor will surprise fans the most with what they did forWhat If…?this season?
I think people are going to be surprised by that.
It’s great to have Hailee [Steinfeld] playing Kate Bishop again.
And Sebastian Stan is just insanely cool and able to show so many dimensions of Bucky.
David Harbour, he’s just so fun as that character [Red Guardian].
You’re like, “More like.”
And Anthony Mackie as Captain America leading the Mech Avengers, he’s great.
And that episode says so much, it’s such an amazing pilot to the season.
There’s just really too many to even mention, but those are just a few.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
