Summary
- Rumors of a fired MCU actor's comeback for Kang's role are false, despite previous considerations.
- Marvel Studios is not in talks to bring back actor Jonathan Majors as Kang in the MCU.
- Fans question if the controversial figure deserves another chance, but Marvel Studios may face backlash.
A fired MCU actor was reportedly considered for a comeback to tie up loose ends. However, new reporting claims these rumors are false.
Avengers: Secret Wars was originally going to culminate with a showdown between Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and both seasons of Loki laid the groundwork for Kang's arrival by featuring different Kang variants. However, Marvel Studios opted to fire Majors as Kang immediately after the actor was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment. Plans for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty were retooled, leading most to assume they would never see Majors as Kang again. However, a new rumor claimed Kang's return was being considered.
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ScreenGeek reported that its sources claimed Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige was considering bringing Majors back to the MCU as Kang. Rather than reinstating Majors' Kang as the Multiverse Saga's overarching villain, the report claimed the idea was the feature Majors in an unspecified future MCU project to tie up loose ends and wrap up Kang's storyline. However, TMZ reports that multiple sources with "direct knowledge" have informed them that Majors currently has not had talks about reprising his role as Kang.
Notable scooper MyTimeToShineHello responded to TMZ's report by noting that ScreenGeek's article stated Marvel Studios was "considering" bringing back Majors as Kang, not that he was in talks to reprise the role. However, T MZ also notes that its sources say Marvel Studios is not considering bringing Majors back to the MCU. Another reputable scooper, The Cosmic Circus' Alex Perez, weighed in on the matter when a Twitter user asked them if they knew if their any truth to the rumors of Marvel Studios considering bringing back Majors as Kang. Perez simply replied, "Absolutely not."
The question fans must be asking is does anyone want Majors to return as Kang? While Majors' performance as Kang's variants in Ant-Man 3 and Loki was praised, the character didn't resonate with most moviegoers. Marvel Studios reportedly considered replacing Kang as the Multiverse Saga's main villain after Ant-Man 3 was poorly received, despite Majors being one of the only aspects of the film that people enjoyed. Still, Kang was often mocked for being easily defeated in each of his appearances, potentially diminishing his threat level for the next two Avengers movies.
Furthermore, Majors is still a controversial figure. While some believe he deserves another chance, others believe the actions for which he was convicted were unforgivable and that Marvel Studios and the rest of Hollywood should cut ties with him forever. Either way, Marvel Studios would court controversy by inviting Majors back to the MCU. Now that Marvel Studios is seemingly committed to focusing on Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, the backlash that would come with Majors and Kang is probably a headache the studios could do without.
Avengers: Secret Wars is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 7, 2027.
Avengers: Secret Wars
Display card tags widget Display card community and brand rating widget Display card main info widget- Release Date
- December 17, 2027
- Director
- Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Writers
- Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Stephen McFeely
Avengers: Secret Wars is the sixth Avengers film and takes place during phase six of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. The film will see several heroes from the prior phases return and battle against a cosmic threat to rival Thanos, borrowing elements of the Marvel Comics event of the same name.
- Cast
- Robert Downey Jr., Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Joseph Quinn, Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Mackie
- Prequel(s)
- Avengers: Doomsday
- Franchise(s)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Budget
- $500 million
- Studio(s)
- Marvel Studios
- Distributor(s)
- Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Source: TMZ