Marvel’s What If…? star Jeffrey Wright shared why he decided to take on the Disney+ series. The actor plays The Watcher and brings some gravitas to the role. He mostly serves to set the scene in the first two entries. But, most fans assume that you wouldn’t go out and get someone of Wright’s stature without larger plans for him. Maybe they’re right, but for right now, people are just enjoying the ride of seeing so many different timelines play out on the small screen. In fact, that kind of flexibility and the medium of animation are huge reasons why the star decided to become The Watcher in the series. He talked to Marvel.com about what makes an animated series so much different from everything that goes on with his live-action roles. The Watcher has only appeared in a few different projects already in film. But, this will probably go down as the most substantial use of Uatu from Marvel Studios yet. Wright admits that the gravitas of the character and his role in the Fantastic Four comics were big motivating factors as well.
