Jeffrey Wright Talks Marvel's 'What If?' and Hearing Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa Again (Exclusive)

With “Loki” in the rearview mirror, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now a full-on multiverse. And what better way to explore it than in the new animated series, “What If…?” And in this episode of The Playlist Podcast, we discuss Marvel Studios’ new animated series, as well as talk to the two people responsible for the show, head writer A.C.

In Marvel Studios’ first animated series, “What If…?,” Tony Stark’s critical opening origin moment from “Iron Man” in war-torn Afghanistan is retold. However, instead of being captured and critically wounded when shrapnel embeds into his heart from an explosive device of his own Stark Industries making—a brush with death that leads him to an epiphany about his life as an arms-dealing war profiteer— he is saved and rescued by the militant soldier Erik Killmonger (Michael B.

Disney+'s newest weekly and Marvel Studios' first animated project,, explores all of the MCU's alternate timelines and the familiar yet totally different superheroes within: Characters like Captain Carter, T'Challa, Star-Lord, King Killmonger and Party Thor, to name a few.Original stars like Michael B. Jordan, Sebastian Stan, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L.

James Argent has shown off his weight loss after undergoing gastric bypass surgery as he jetted to Marbella for work. The former The Only Way Is Essex star was spotted grinning as he stepped out with a noticeably slimmer waistline after an impressive five and a half stone weight loss.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWarnerMedia is kicking up its investment in podcasts for HBO Max — announcing among other things that “Batman: The Audio Adventures” will be released exclusively on HBO Max in the fall.In partnership with Warner Bros.

HBO Max is the latest television company to ramp up its push into podcasts.

has officially ushered in the multiverse, dives right in, exploring all of its different branched realities and the superheroes within them: Captain Carter, T'Challa Star-Lord, King Killmonger and Party Thor, to name a few.

Writer Michael Waldron is one busy guy lately. Not only did he lead the writer’s room for “Loki” and the upcoming Starz series “Heels,” but he’s also writing the upcoming “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and producer Kevin Feige’s upcoming ‘Star Wars‘ project.

Kathy Griffin’s announcement that she’s been diagnosed with lung cancer and was undergoing surgery later Monday, “The View” host Meghan McCain is offering her sympathy.

It seems like Toby is hankering after a different girl every time we tune into Love Island and Monday’s episode … is no different.

What If…? might sound like another Marvel animated series; a plethora produced since the 1960s, however, the latest iteration stands apart from the rest for one big reason: It’s the last performance from Black Panther title actor Chadwick Boseman.

Tom Hanks has joined the next Wes Anderson film, Deadline has confirmed. The movie is expected to shoot in Spain.

Zack Snyder‘s “Justice League” featured “Spider-Man” actor and Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Jim Gordon, and we all assumed that would be the end of his run in the DCEU as the studio attempted to pivot with Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman” adding Jeffrey Wright (“No Time To Die,” “Westworld“) as the new Jim Gordon and likely will appear in the HBO Max series.

Jeffrey Wright has an easy out when it comes to protecting Marvel's secrets: When talk verges into potentially dicey territory, he simply resorts to the title of his show. «I guess the question would be, ' that were to be?'» he turns one question back on me.

is a (literal) fish-out-of-water story about a curious young sea monster who must disguise himself to spend his summer in a human town on the Italian Riviera.

Robin Roberts is ready to get real. The veteran TV journalist is hosting her own new talk series, and she's getting candid with celeb guests about everything from coming out for the first time publicly to being by her mom's side when she passed away.Roberts recently spoke with ET's Lauren Zima and she opened up about hosting the new series,, and how her mom would have felt about the open and honest interviews that the series will showcase.«My mom loved conversation.

Marvel Studios is doomed! Movie theaters are going to disappear! The sky is falling! Okay, that’s just hyperbole. But if you look at the last week of box office news, starting with the surprising financial decline of “Black Widow” and the incredibly harsh words from the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO), there is some concern that maybe folks aren’t flocking back to cinemas as fast as we hoped.

Marvel Studios wrapped up “Loki” last week and is currently working on multiple other live-action shows. Similar to “Loki,” the studio’s “She-Hulk” series is set to stroll down MCU memory lane bringing back British actor Tim Roth (“Reservoir Dogs,” “The Hateful Eight“) as his “Incredible Hulk” villain Emil Blonsky, aka, The Abomination (spotted in the recent “Shang-Chi” trailer).

Released almost 25 years ago, “L.A. Confidential” earned rave reviews and ended up landing 9 Oscar nominations (winning two).