Marvel will have to look for a new villain for its current phase of films, after it was reported that Jonathan Majors, the actor who played the main antagonist with the character of Kang, has been fired.
The Multiverse Saga will see changes in its plans after the so-called “House of Ideas” decided to fire Majors, once he was found guilty of the crimes of reckless assault and harassment in a domestic violence trial held in New York , USA.
According to specialized portals such as Deadline, Marvel representatives have already made it official that Majors will not continue in more projects of the so-called Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) after the verdict is known.
In the main plan, Kang’s character would be the main villain for phases 5 and 6 of the MCU, something similar to what happened with Thanos in the so-called Infinity Saga that culminated with Avengers: Endgame.
The film Avengers: The Kang Dynasty was also planned, which, as its name suggests, was going to be centered on the character played by Majors. Reports indicate that, following the decision, the project is now only known as Avengers 5.
The plans were to have him united with Marvel until at least 2027 when Phase 6 comes to an end with Avengers: Secret Wars, in addition to the fact that he was expected to have participation in several projects that are yet to come to cement him as the villain. major.
The Avengers: Kang Dynasty project had already undergone some changes since the arrest of Jonathan Majors was announced at the end of last March.
The film was first expected to be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, but he left the project due to other commitments. Subsequently, he had to change head writer and Michael Waldron was appointed.
So far it is not known if another actor will fill Jonathan Majors’ role as Kang or if Marvel will modify all its plans and look for a new villain in its portfolio of characters.
Jonathan Majors’ appearances in Marvel
Marvel presented Jonathan Majors as the great villain of its new phases and its Multiverse Saga in his first appearance in the “Loki” series in 2021, where he took the role of “He who remains,” one of Kang’s variants. .
Later, another of its variants appeared in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, where it was the main villain and a scene was presented with an endless number of its variants. He returned for the second season of the Loki series in 2023, although the end of the series left the character’s fate in the air.
Jonathan Majors with this lost the last great role he had left in his career after his arrest and the accusations against him became known.
2023 was supposed to be the year of takeoff for Jonathan Majors’ career, appearing in Marvel’s Quantumania and Creed III with good reviews of his character. It was even thought that he could be nominated in the awards season for his role in Magazine Dreams, a film that premiered at the Sundance festival and was celebrated by critics, which is currently frozen and it is not known if it will be released at least on digital platforms at the moment. also be in control of Disney.
2023-12-19 00:16:25
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