Chadwick Boseman recorded numerous episodes of Marvel’s What If…? Disney+ show before he died. People around the world were stunned to learn earlier this year that Boseman passed away at the age of 43. Although it was a sudden shock for most, Boseman had secretly spent the last four years battling colon cancer. He did this all while continuing to deliver memorable performances and appear in some of the biggest movies in the world and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
While many continue to mourn the loss of Boseman, his final on-screen acting role was just released on Netflix with Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Boseman’s performance as a confident trumpet player Levee has generated awards talk. And even though Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is his final physical performance, his voice will be heard again in the MCU. He was already confirmed to be featured in the Disney+ animated series Marvel’s What If…? with a story that imagines what if Yondu took T’Challa as a child instead of Peter Quill.
Most have expected that Boseman would play T’Challa just one time in the aforementioned What If episode, but it turns out that he’ll be in many others. While speaking to Emmy Magazine about the upcoming release of WandaVision, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige discussed some of the other projects they are working on for Disney+. This includes What If and is when he revealed that Boseman “came in about four times and recorded numerous episodes.” The stories of the other episodes are not known, but Feige went on to reflect on Boseman’s performances for the show and said, “in hindsight, it’s very moving.”
Knowing that Boseman recorded multiple episodes of What If guarantees that fans will get a few more chances to experience his take on T’Challa. Boseman quickly turned Black Panther into one of the best characters in the MCU. With Marvel Studios confirming that they will not recast the role for Black Panther 2 and beyond, the stories told in What If will retroactively become a sendoff for such a beloved actor and character.
It was recently confirmed that What If is still on track to release in the summer of 2021, but it is possible that some of the episodes Boseman was a part of will come later. Feige mentioned that production was already underway on season 2 of What If back in late 2019. With the first season consisting of just ten episodes, there is a chance some of the material Boseman recorded in his four sessions was for season 2. We might not know when the last episode of Marvel’s What If…? involving Boseman will be released, but each of them will take on completely new meanings now.
Source: Emmy Magazine
Originally from https://screenrant.com/marvel-what-if-show-chadwick-boseman-multiple-episodes/