Update: Following the publishing of this article, Deadline released a story revealing that Jonathan Majors has been dropped by his management and PR agency. The report also suggests that there have been no conversations about replacing Jonathan Majors, despite the rumor from Jeff Sneider. The story below remains as originally written before the update.
Fans who’ve been keeping up with Marvel know that Jonathan Majors is already the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s next big bad. Majors have portrayed Kang the Conqueror multiple times now, often within the same project. Of course, given Jonathan Majors’ current legal situation, it’s possible that Marvel could have to find a replacement.
Now, as shared by insider Jeff Sneider on The Hot Mic, it looks like Marvel actually has a replacement in mind. Marvel Studios has had to recast characters in the past, so it isn’t much of a stretch, and the actor mentioned is actually quite interesting.
According to Sneider, when it comes to finding a replacement for Jonathan Majors, Marvel has a very specific idea in mind. It appears that they could want an actor not unlike Damson Idris. Idris has become incredibly popular for his performances in Hulu’s Snowfall and Netflix’s Outside the Wire. As such, this is the type of actor that Marvel is said to be looking for in case things with Majors don’t pan out.
Here’s what Sneider had to share:
“Here’s one I wanted to talk about,” Sneider said. “Did you see who got cast in that Brad Pitt racing movie? … Damson Idris… I think he’s from Snowfall. And so that’s like a big part, right? That is the young, hotshot racer opposite Brad Pitt in this $150-200 million racing movie. That was a big deal that he got that.”
Sneider continues:
“And again, even though there hasn’t been any movement on the Jonathan Majors front, I’ve heard that’s the kind of actor who, like, if Jonathan Majors got the boot as Kang, someone like Damson Idris is the type of the person that [Marvel] may look at to replace him if that, in fact, happens,” he explains.
As such, Marvel isn’t specifically looking to replace Majors with Damson Idris. But that’s the type of actor they could look for if the time comes. As such, we’ll have to see what comes of this situation with Majors. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates as we have them.