Jeff Goldblum has seemingly confirmed that Robert Downey Jr will voice Iron Man in Marvel’s animated series What If…? for Disney Plus.
Since its announcement, What If…? was expected to have Iron Man in it, but many expected Robert Downey Jr to skip out on it due to his role becoming increasingly expensive for Marvel Studios. However, Jeff Goldblum has potentially revealed that Robert Downey Jr will be involved with What If…?, as there’s an episode where Jeff Goldblum will co-star with the Iron Man actor:
“I went to the Disney studios and I recorded the Grandmaster’s voice for an episode of a show that’s gonna be on Disney Plus that’s called What If…?; it’s an animated version of all the characters we know and love from Marvel and this episode included the Grandmaster and Iron Man, so [Robert Downey Jr] will do a voice for that, and Korg. Taika Waititi had already recorded his voice for that, so yeah, for a couple hours I enjoyed doing that.”
The interview where Jeff Goldblum teased that Robert Downey Jr would voice Iron Man again with a role in What If…? can be seen below:
Based on the cast list that Jeff Goldblum mentioned for the episode featuring himself, Robert Downey Jr, and Taika Waititi, it seems likely that this particular story will involve a scenario in which Iron Man is stuck on Sakaar. Perhaps the “What If?” scenario given is set at the end of 2012’s The Avengers, showing what would have happened if Iron Man didn’t make it back through the portal back to Earth and instead somehow ended up on Sakaar. Even still, don’t expect Robert Downey Jr to play Iron Man outside of What If…? anytime soon, as they don’t want to undermine the impact of Avengers: Endgame‘s ending.
Much like the What If…? comics, the animated Disney Plus series is said to explore how the Marvel Cinematic Universe would look had key moments or events unfolded differently than recognized canon. The upcoming Marvel show will feature several of the main actors from the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe, with each episode exploring different universes of alternate scenarios. It has been confirmed that the series is currently ordered for 23 episodes, with each one corresponding to a film in The Infinity Saga. Stay tuned for more updates on Robert Downey Jr, What If…?, and Iron Man.
Source: BuzzFeed
