Hey producers and studio execs, if you're wondering what I'd LOVE to write next,
@VanityFair
has put together a handy dandy list...
#WhatIf
#WhatIfMarvel
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this scene made me tear up. ms marvel accurately representing the struggles of being an immigrant and parents who endure such hardships to give their kids a better life.
Last
#WhatIf
tweet! This ep is my absolute FAVORITE and marks my final What If script. 🥲
After season two, I made the decision to move on from Marvel. It's been a fun ride, but it's time for new adventures and mediums.
All my love to the cast, crew, & fans!
#WhatIfS2
Hey
@WGAWest
let's make sure
@DisneyStudios
&
@MarvelStudios
pays the writers network residuals!
Despite significantly rewriting all episodes, & the WGA mandating I receive writing credit on 3 eps... I was only paid a weekly rate & never paid script fees.
OFFICIAL:
#MsMarvel
's entire first season will air on ABC next month, becoming the first
#MarvelStudios
series to release on network television! Full details:
That's a wrap on
#WhatIfS2
! A heartfelt thank you to everyone for your unwavering support and love. It's been an incredible journey!
Now, let's shine a spotlight on a few of the amazing people behind the scenes who made
#WhatIf
possible:
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I wrote this scene while 6 months pregnant & struggling to find the perfect name for my daughter. It really is the first gift we give our children.
#MsMarvel
#MsMarvelfinale
Thank you for your kind words!
THIS. This scene proves why
#MsMarvel
really stands out from the other MCU shows. Kamala Khan's journey and battle all with her family by her side. It is the heart and soul of the show. Could not have thought of a better origin for her name.
Since it's been asked, wondering why the world doesn't end in
#WhatIfS2
?
We penned
#WhatIf
S2 between Jan-Oct 2020 amidst the onset of Covid, BLM protests, and a US presidential election. When it felt like OUR world was on the brink...
Thank you for all the
#WhatIf
1602 love! ❤️That story was a blast to write! And written concurrently with the finale. Literally the day after hitting send on the final draft, I was on a plane to Atlanta to help out on
#MsMarvel
-- what crazy times!
...
#WhatIf
became our sanctuary, a retreat where heroes rise against the darkness, and the most unexpected ones shine the brightest: Nebula, Hela, and a young woman wanting to see a cool lake.
Sometimes, it's just more fun to save the world.
Almost forgot - Hayley Atwell, our Peggy Carter! Writing
#CaptainCarter
is an honor. But the best part? My daughter, playing with her foam Captain Carter shield, growing up knowing girls can be heroes too.
Thank you, Hayley, for inspiring us all.
What If..? S2E9: 9.0/10
Basically an animated Secret Wars type of story, carried by the awesomeness of Captain Carter and Kahhori. Surprises, cameos, stakes, exciting fights, and a solid villain story.
This is a dope culmination to an excellent season! Love it.
The amazing
#WhatIf
Hela ep is pure Matt Chauncey. While I was writing Party Thor in S1, we kept looking to incorporate Hela into the Vegas chaos. No dice. Finally, Matt said, "if Cate Blanchett is willing to return, then she deserves her own damn story."
& costume upgrade 😉
With the
#WhatIf
finale today, I’d just like to appreciate how much fun the show was.
It was also super ambitious, featured some incredible animation and it was great to see all the alternate possibilities the MCU has to offer.
I can’t wait for season 2!
#WhatIfMarvel
#Ultron
Thank you
@neilhimself
for creating such a wonderful world in your Marvel 1602 series. Everyone on the
#WhatIf
team (including myself and Ryan Little
@PlasticSwordPrs
) are HUGE fans of your work, and it was a privilege to adapt 1602 for What If.
@dan88616
You’re right! But in this universe, the rumors of the tesseract & forbidden lake made it to Europe so those searching for the Fountain of Youth started looking in NY and not in Florida.
Since Captain Carter — a woman — ended WW2, the feminist movement occurred immediately after the war. This had a ripple effect across society leading to more female SHIELD agents, heroes, & women in positions of authority. (Check out the Strike Team at min 12)
Tony and Bruce are always and forever the mad genius science bros. (At least in my mind)
The Captain Carter biopic was a musical but sadly not a Broadway play. Not yet.
#WhatIf
#WhatIfS2
Happy Monday! Just a reminder that Ultron is using the Infinity Stones to power himself (same universe being). Also he's legit punching across multiverses turning them into one messy universe soup.
#Whatif
#WhatifMarvel
#WeDidOurHW
#YouAreAllAmazing
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The world is full of horror & uncertainty so let me share my small happiness:
The hole in my baby girl’s ❤️ is closing on its own. Despite earlier fears, there’s no surgery in her future. Only smiles and chasing the family cats.
I was having a bit of a shit day when this came in the mail. A nice reminder that while many projects die, we should always cherish the stories we do get to tell.
#screenwriting
Other tidbits:
Bucky survived the war, and became a Jimmy Carter-esque elder statesman.
Howard didn’t die in 1991. In my mind, Howard was a better father and had a closer relationship with his son.
Since Peggy Carter wasn’t around to found SHIELD, that responsibility fell to Hope’s parents, Hank and Janet, and also Bucky, and his good friend, Howard Stark.
All this lead to Hope taking on the Wasp mantle earlier.
#WhatIf
... Kahhori was only possible with the support of the Mohawk community.
Immense gratitude to you all, including a heartfelt thanks to our incredible translators and collaborators: Cecilia King, Doug George, Eva Fadden, Rick Hill, Devery Jacobs, and Jeremy White.
Thank you for all your support
@BrandonDavisBD
The entire Marvel family (esp Ryan Little
@PlasticSwordPrs
) and our amazing Mohawk consultants poured their hearts into this one.
What If…? S2E6: 7.0/10
The Kahhori episode stands well on its own but felt more like a Disney Animation project than a Marvel episode. The visuals are great, the new characters are cool, and the thoughtful representation is nice to see.
I wrote/worked on both these scenes. The first allowed me to play with all my MCU knowledge, and the second let me honor my own parents & my own soon-to-be born daughter. What a gift!
#MsMarvel
Thank you
@Gizmodo
@io9
Huzzah! The “lost” season 1 ep! Written in spring 2019 — a lifetime ago! The original pitch was a Tony/Pepper love story with Tony mtg Peter Quill. Included a great Moonlighting joke :) Development changed things — for the better I think!
What If…? S2E4: 9.0/10
The missing Season 1 episode! A well done Tony Stark variant has great, fun dynamics with Korg, Gamora, Valkyrie & Jeff Goldblum’s hilarious Grandmaster.
Variant characters are well written. I’d love to revisit them after that ending! More Iron Man!
What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath? Discover the answer to the question in the season finale of Marvel Studios'
#WhatIf
, streaming tomorrow on
@DisneyPlus
.
#WhatIf
Season 2 Ep 5 was AMAZING. It was great having Captain Carter back and seeing her version of Winter Solider. Her dynamic with Nat is great and Lake Bell is perfect in the role. The pacing, action, and emotional beats were all top notch. BEST episode of the season. 9.8/10
All the love to
@Laura_Karpman
our composer! Her music adds magic to every scene. Go see/hear her latest masterpiece made with the Watcher himself,
@jfreewright
, in
#AmericanFiction
. A brilliant movie with phenomenal music, crafted by brilliant minds. I loved it!
Watching a WHAT IF... of my own movie is truly a career fucking highlight for me. And what great writing. This team is so fucking great. Could not be more in love with this week's episode.
But I'll wrap it up here with a huge thank you to each & every one of you who contributed to this incredible journey. Your talents shine brighter than any star in the multiverse!
#WhatIf
#WhatIfSeason2
@MarvelStudios
A heartfelt shout-out and big hug to Joel and Graham Fisher — brothers, editors, & my close friends. Pacing and tone are in the hands of editors, and ours are unmatched. Here's to our 3rd show together and to many more!
You met Kahhori and Atahraks today. But there are some real life Mohawk heroes I'd love you to know too: Cecilia King, Doug George, Kanentokon Hemlock, Josie Hemlock, Tommy Deer, and Rick Hill are just a few of the folks who spent years making this episode sing.
Finished
#SupermanAndLois
❤️❤️❤️. The way all the storylines came together was beautiful. Could almost have been a limited series but I'm very glad it's not.
Wow. It was 4 years ago this week that I first met on
#WhatIf
. I snapped this photo in the lobby as I went in for my pitch mtg. What a crazy journey.
#Marvel
#WhatIfMarvel
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I want to thank our
#WhatIf
twitter audience for immediately spotting that "Odessa" easter egg.
Members of our crew missed it! You all made my fangirl heart flutter. ❤️
Our exceptional storyboarding team, led by Aram Sarkisian, who bring the stories to life.
Hats off to our production designer, Paul Lasaine, & his team, including Kristina Vardazaryan.
And the always impressive Ryan Meinerding & Amelia Vidal, our character designers.
#MsMarvel
was a true labor of love! I spent my pregnancy writing, rewriting, covering set & sometimes puking in the prod office bathroom ❤️🫢
Special shout-out to Sana
@MiniB622
who championed me &
#MsMarvel
from day one. You're my hero!
Lastly, our suit! I met Marvel exec & producer, Brad Winderbaum, in Aug 2018. The
#WhatIf
animated series was his vision, his baby from the start.
You brought me into the Marvel Family & let me play with the coolest toys. Brad, you've changed my life & I'm eternally thankful.
BREAKING: Visual Effects (VFX) crews at Marvel Studios have filed for a unionization election with the National Labor Relations Board.
This signals a major shift in the VFX industry, which has been largely non-union since the 70s.
VFX WORKERS ASSEMBLE!!
Also, a thanks to my good friend and frequent collaborator
@rodrigoblaas
, for letting us use his name for our villainous conquistador. Welcome to MCU canon!
❤️❤️❤️ What If… we got nominated for 3 EMMYs!!! This is such an honor!! Congratulations to our entire amazing team!!
Thank you!!
#Marvel
@whatifofficial
Congratulations to the team behind Marvel Studios’ What If…? on their three
#Emmy
nominations, including for Outstanding Animated Program, Character Voice-Over Performance - Chadwick Boseman, and Character Voice-Over Performance - Jeffrey Wright.
But this is just a glimpse of our amazing art, design, and story crew! If our show entertained you, then please head over to IMDB to explore their other works!
♥️ I'm so happy people enjoyed
#WhatIf
Ep 7 as much as I enjoyed writing it! Honestly after all the death, it was just me letting loose and being silly :)
What a cast! Both returning and new actors — each one brought their A-game. We are in your debt! Amid the stress of a global pandemic, they came out to play with us, recording from home, often in their closets (it has the best soundproofing)! ❤️
@patrickhwillems
Which is even weirder when you consider that Mark Hamill is one of the best voiceover and ADR actors alive. He could’ve recorded the dialogue to match uncanny Luke.
Matt Chauncey and Ryan Little — we text daily, but let me say this publicly: while I'm thankful for your writing talents, your friendship is more valuable to me than the entire multiverse. Marvel's been a wild ride. Glad we were on it together!
Not counterparts. I write both. Have been a working WGA writer longer than Animation Guild.
But I’d like my damn QUOTES to match in both mediums.
#PayAnimationWriters
The best part of an
#Emmys
nomination is knowing that people connected with your work.
The second best part is the studio gift 😊
Thanks,
#MarvelStudios
@whatifofficial
Keep an eye on Marvel Studios'
#WhatIf
👁 The eighth episode of the Marvel Studios series is now streaming with the season finale arriving Wednesday on
@DisneyPlus
.
#WhatIf
episode 4 is a perfect episode of television. It’s a relentless heartbreaking story of love, grief, and deranged morality. The MCU utilizes the groundhog day time loop concept to deliver one of the most memorable things I’ve experienced in this universe. I have CHILLS!
A special shout out to the AMAZING RYAN LITTLE who is writing this wonderful series!! Ryan also writes on
#WhatIfMarvel
and he is the absolute best. So proud!!
Things have gotten a little twisted in the Multiverse…
All new episodes of Marvel Studios’
#WhatIf
are coming to
@DisneyPlus
on December 22. Unwrap one episode every day for nine consecutive days as our gift to you!
That line was an ad-lib by our very talented scratch* actor Derek Petropolis!
#WhatIf
#WhatIfMarvel
*scratch actors temp in the dialogue during the storyboard process. And ours are the best!
Since there are no animation minimums like in the WGA, a legitimate studio once offered me a flat $5K an episode (about $15/hr) to run an animated series.
My lawyer politely chuckled at the offer and passed.
#PayAnimationWriters
As to how I’m doing a
#WhatifMarvel
panel while also attending the
#MsMarvel
launch… all I can say is anything is possible in the multiverse.
Also today is a very, very cool writer life day :)
Animation workers are fighting for their rights. Help boost the movement and show support by retweeting a GIF from something animated with the hashtag
#NewDeal4Animation
Did you know that there's a significant gap between the pay of Animation Guild writers and live action writers? Please read Our Mission Statement, and click through to the Animation Guild website for more information.
#PayAnimationWriters
I didn’t start my career there but my freelance gig on ARROW helped cover rent for nearly a year and gave me my first produced tv credit. Thx
@mguggenheim
Whatever you think of the old CW creatively, shows like Arrow & Riverdale had big writing staffs & sent their writers to set and let them sit in post production to learn how to produce. Dozens if not hundreds of writers got their start on CW shows. This is not happy news.
Marvelous!! Huge congrats to the whole
#MsMarvel
team!! The love and adoration is well earned, and I was honored to play a small role.
@MiniB622
@meeraonthewall
@BilallFallah
and the rest of the cast/crew/bestdamnteamintheuniverse.
Sneak peek at
#WhatIf
S2!
So proud of this episode! Especially proud of writer Ryan Little & our team of consultants & collaborators including Doug George & Cecelia King who made this story possible!
#Marvel
@PlasticSwordPrs