Marvel Studios executives reportedly thought-about changing Kang (performed by Jonathan Majors) with well-known Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom because the overarching unhealthy man for the present saga of MCU motion pictures. According to a brand new report, executives thought-about back-up plans for Kang’s character within the wake of Majors’ home violence accusations earlier this yr.
Kang was first formally launched in season 1 of Loki and arrange because the overarching villain of the post-Avengers: Endgame saga of MCU motion pictures, just like Thanos. He has since appeared in just a few MCU tasks together with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and was set to proceed showing in future tasks for his set-up – and eventual showdown – in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars.
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A report from Variety reveals that Marvel Studios executives have been contemplating changing Majors’ Kang the Conqueror as the following major villain of the MCU with Doctor Doom after the actor was accused of home violence. Doctor Doom is a pivotal character in Marvel comics and arguably one of many strongest opponents for the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, so it is sensible that he can be the pure selection to switch Kang and doubtlessly surpass Thanos as a risk.
Doctor Doom might simply be launched within the upcoming Fantastic Four film and take over because the overarching risk of the MCU. Rewriting Kang out of Phase 5 and 6 gained’t be a straightforward job, although. Variety states that the ending of Loki‘s second season solidifies Kang as the following massive unhealthy and it’s too late to do any last-minute reshoots or story restructures. According to at least one dealmaker, “Marvel is really f**ked with the entire Kang angle.”
It’s unclear how Marvel Studios plans to maneuver ahead with Majors and Kang’s character. A verdict hasn’t been reached on Majors’ home violence expenses and the actor continues to struggle for his innocence.
In associated information, Marvel says the MCU X-Men gained’t occur for a ‘very very long time’ whereas it pushes forward with a number of new film and TV tasks. Meanwhile, a number of MCU motion pictures have been delayed earlier this yr together with Avengers: Secret Wars. A Doctor Doom standalone film was beforehand leaked by Howard Stern, although we’ve heard no updates about it since final yr.
Source: Variety
