The fourth episode of Marvel’s What If…? hit Disney+ yesterday and asked the question, “What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands.” The episode followed a timeline in which Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) lost Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams) in his infamous car accident and things took an incredibly dark turn. Seeing Doctor Strange in the new light has raised questions about the character’s upcoming appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home with many fans believing the Doctor Strange seen in the trailer isn’t the version of him we know and love. However, despite the possible connections between the new animated series and the upcoming Spider-Man movie, What If…? character designer Ryan Meinerding recently told ComicBook.com that they did not take live-action futures into account when creating the animated versions of the characters.
