What If…? Brings Hailee Steinfeld Back in an Unexpected New Role

Hailee Steinfeld has made a surprising return to the MCU in a way no one expected. After her debut in Hawkeye and a brief cameo in The Marvels, Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop is back, but this time, it’s through animation in What If…? Season 3.

A Wild New Role

In the sixth episode of What If…? titled “What If…1872?”, Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop teams up with Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi.

The episode transports them to the Old West, where Kate, instead of wielding a bow and arrow, is riding horseback and using a revolver. Despite the drastic change in setting, she still sports her signature purple and black color palette.

The Multiversal Adventure

Set in 1872, Kate is on a mission to avenge her family’s death at the hands of the Hood, while Shang-Chi is searching for his sister, Xu Xialing.

The two cross paths and soon find a young boy named Kwai Jun-Fan, who reveals that the Hood has taken Chinese immigrants captive on a train, where they are being brainwashed by Sonny Burch.

This unexpected twist in What If…? brings a fresh take on Kate Bishop, blending her familiar heroism with a completely different historical backdrop.

Fans are excited to see how this version of Kate Bishop evolves in the Multiverse.