

Marvel Studios reportedly asked all of the MCU's principal actors to return for What If.? and Larson is one of a number of big names who declined, including Robert Downey Jr. However, Daniels isn't known for voice-over roles, and playing Carol Danvers in What If.? is her first time working with Marvel Studios.Ĭaptain Marvel only appears in the final seconds of What If.? episode 3 and Daniels only speaks one sentence as Carol Danvers: "So, where's the fight?" but her role in episode 7 is far more substantial. Next, Alexandra will be seen in the upcoming psychological thriller The Redeemers. Daniels also played Layla in the 2016 film Mothers and Daughters.
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Daniels is best known for playing Abigail Cooke in the WGN America TV series Salem, which was about the 17th century Salem Witch Trials.

Substituting for Brie Larson, Alexandra Daniels plays Captain Marvel in What If.? episodes 3 and 7. Related: Every MCU Actor Who Returned For Marvel's What If.? Even Infinity War and Endgame avoided big one-versus-one fights, despite showing Captain Marvel and Thanos briefly going toe-to-toe. It perhaps wasn't one of the top considerations for MCU fans, given the lack of real in-universe connotations of Thor being a "party bro", but the episode at least set up a real showdown between two superhero powerhouses in a way the MCU has only flirted with a couple of times previously.

After What If.? episode 3 ended with the revelation that there were no heroes to stop Loki (Tom Hiddleston) from leading an Asgardian conquest, episode 7 saw the show's second Asgardian invasion in completely different circumstances.
