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Marvel’s Victoria Alonso on Exploring Diversity and Inclusion through ‘What If’ and the Hunt for Global Animation Partnerships
Ann-Marie Corvin In Marvel’s character universe, what if British secret agent Peggy Carter was injected with super soldier serum, rather than her boyfriend, Steve Rogers?During Women in Animation’s virtual fireside chat on Monday at Annecy, with Marvel Studios’ EVP Victoria Alonso, the exec explained how the firm’s new ten part series “What If” – Marvel’s first foray into animation since becoming its own production company – is enabling creatives to explore a more inclusive universe.Dropping on Disney Plus this summer the exec says that the series, which is being led by Marvel VP of production and development Brad Winderbaum, turns the Marvel character universe on its head by asking: “What if someone who is not, becomes ‘it’?” Alonso
