Fans have taken to social media to share their thoughts on Chadwick Boseman‘s final appearance as T’Challa in the latest episode of Marvel and Disney+‘s What If…?
Many of the responses were emotional ones, with some explaining how they felt hearing Boseman’s voice and some touching on the dedication to the late actor at the end of the episode. The newest episode in the animated series follows the alternate plot of T’Challa as Star Lord after he was kidnapped from Wakanda as a kid.
Boseman recorded his dialogue for the series prior to his death in August 2020, and his legacy as both an actor and in the Marvel world remain as strong as ever. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige recently shared that Black Panther paved the way for their newest film Shang-Chi, “I remember seeing a viral video when the Black Pantherposter first came out.” He continued, “It was some young men in a movie theatre overwhelmed with excitement at seeing the poster, and it was moving because people were excited about the movie we were making. But it was also a harsh realization that they were reacting that way because they had not seen it before. So Panther really coalesced the notion of, ‘Everybody deserves to see themselves portrayed in these larger-than-life ways.’”
Take a look at some of the fan reactions below. Marvel’s What If…? is streaming now on Disney+.
Marvel has confirmed that it’ll soon be opening a “mini studio” to work on more animated projects like the upcoming What If…? series on Disney+.
Speaking to Variety, Marvel Studios’ executive vice president Victoria Alonso revealed that the company is planning on opening a new branch to focus entirely on animation, bringing new stories to fans of the medium. “We’re going to have our animation branch and mini studio, and there will be more to come from that as well,” Alonso said when asked about the future of What If…? “We’re super excited about animation, which is my first love.”
In the same interview, Alonso also touched on the importance of listening to fans’ feedback and incorporating different viewpoints into the MCU. “Balance is the key to how we can be better storytellers, more efficient filmmakers, better executives, better people,” she says. “I think it’s important to consistently listen to what fans are saying. If there’s a vast majority that feels that something is not hitting home, then we need to look at it, but then there’s times where we say, ‘You know what, this is a story we’re gonna tell.’”
What If…? is scheduled to drop on Disney+ August 11.
Elsewhere in entertainment, Michael B. Jordan has spoken on whether Killmonger will return for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
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