Please spare a thought today for your local “Why doesn’t the MCU talk about Eternals?” engagement bait poster, as What If…? Season 3, Episode 2 “What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood?” brought the movie’s plot back in a big way. And along with it, we got a slew of MCU voice actors. So who’s who in the What If Season 3, Episode 2 voice cast? Read on.
…But first, let’s do a brief recap of the episode’s plot, and spoilers past this point. Heading back to olde timey Hollywoodland, Agatha Harkness has been slowly building up power in order to siphon Tiamut, the Celestial who is lying dormant in the center of the Earth (see 2021’s Eternals for more on this). The plan? Make herself a Hollywood star working with director Howard Stark — and his first AD and butler, Edwin Jarvis — to build a spell strong enough for the siphoning to begin.
Only problem, the runes and spells she’s built into her production of Galactic Queen aren’t enough. So she recruits a Bollywood star… Kingo, who is also the last remaining Eternal on Earth. Turns out Agatha has already siphoned the rest of his team, and stored their (still living) bodies in the studio’s creature shop. This comes out, by the way, in a furious Busby Berkeley vs. Bollywood style musical number, so good on them.
Agatha, as she always does, paints herself as a hero trying to save Earth and appeals to Kingo’s Bollywood stardom as a reason to protect the planet. Side note: if you don’t remember the plot of Eternals, the group was sent to Earth to protect Tiamut and prepare for his Emergence. Also, the Eternals are robots created by the Celestials, which comes up later. Weird movie!
Anyway, Kingo agrees and they create a new scene at Griffith Observatory to give Agatha enough power to siphon first Kingo (leaving him alive) and then Tiamut. It works, and just in time: Arishem, the Celestial judge arrives and confronts the now cosmic Agatha. She pretends to be beaten, but just so she can build a spell to siphon Arishem as well.
Surprise, surprise, this was Agatha’s plan the whole time, and now she can rule the world. Kingo, though, explains that the real magic is in being adored… Through the movies. And so they decide to be Hollywood stars together. Agatha revives the rest of the Eternals, Cosmic Queen opens big at Mann’s Chinese Theater, Howard Stark decides to stick with Hollywood instead of making weapons, and The Watcher does his best impression of Nicole Kidman in that AMC ad. And at the very end, three more Celestials show up. Yuh-oh!
Looking for the What If Season 3, Episode 1 voice cast? We’ve got you covered. For the Episode 2 voice cast, read on.
What If…? Season 3, Episode 2 “What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood?” Cast: Who’s Who In The Voice Cast?
This episode is pretty tightly focused on Agatha Harkness and Kingo, and sure enough, they are played by their respective live-action actors. Agatha is played by Kathryn Hahn, who previously portrayed the character on WandaVision and Agatha All Along. Kingo is Kumail Nanjiani, who previously played Kingo in, well, Eternals.
Howard Stark is indeed voiced by Dominic Cooper, aka the younger version of Howard (the older Howard is John Slattery). Cooper has previously played Tony Stark’s dad in Captain America: The First Avenger, Agent Carter, and in two episodes of What If…?
Speaking of Agent Carter, James D’Arcy returns as Edwin Jarvis from that series, as well as an appearance in Avengers: Endgame. And you might be surprised to learn that David Kaye, the veteran voice actor who voiced Arishem the Judge in Eternals, does indeed return as the voice of the Celestial here, as well.
What If…? Season 3, Episode 2 Cast List:
Here’s a full cast list from What If…? Season 3, Episode 2, “What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood?” if you prefer to read it in list style instead of written out, as above:
The Watcher…Jeffrey Wright
Agatha Harkness…Kathryn Hahn
Kingo…Kumail Nanjiani
Howard Stark…Dominic Cooper
Edwin Jarvis…James D’Arcy
Arishem…David Kaye
Additional Voices…Terri Douglas, Piotr Michael, Kaitlyn Robrock, Fred Tatasciore, Kari Wahlgren, Matthew Wold, Matthew Wood, Shelby Young
Where To Watch What If…?
What If…? Season 3 Premiere Dates And Episode Guide:
The first episode of What If…? Season 3 premieres Sunday, December 22 at 3 am ET / Midnight PT on Disney+. One episode a day premieres after that, leading to the series finale on December 29, 2024.
Here’s the full list of episodes in What If…? Season 3, with premiere dates:
- Sunday, December 22, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 1: “What If… The Hulk Fought The Mech Avengers?”
- Monday, December 23, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 2: “What If… Agatha Went to Hollywood?”
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 3: “What If… The Red Guardian Stopped The Winter Soldier?”
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 4: “What If… Howard the Duck Got Hitched?”
- Thursday, December 26, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 5: “What If… The Emergence Destroyed The Earth?”
- Friday, December 27, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 6: “What If… 1872?”
- Saturday, December 28, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 7: “What If… The Watcher Disappeared?”
- Sunday, December 29, 2024: What If…? Season 3, Episode 8: “What If… What If?”
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