Jeffrey Wright on What If…?, The Watcher, and Westworld Season 4

One of the reasons What If…? is such a great comic book and why people should be excited for the Disney animated series is that literally anything can happen. Since these stories take place in an alternate universe, the storytellers don’t have to worry about continuity, fitting into the current Marvel cinematic universe, or even having characters survive. Every episode takes place in its own universe, which allows for complete creative freedom. With the first season of What If…? now streaming, I recently spoke to Jeffrey Wright about voicing The Watcher. If you haven’t yet seen the series, The Watcher is a being who exists outside of space and time. He sees every moment that will happen, is happening, has happened, and not just in our universe... During the interview, Wright talked about why he loves both DC and Marvel fans, the passion of comic book fans, how The Watcher is always watching, how much Marvel told him when he signed on for the role, his reaction to the finished episodes, and more
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