Actor Jonathan Majors was set to play a major role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward. With his new legal troubles, however, Disney and Marvel Studios are moving ahead without him. Now a rumor suggests that Marvel Studios could even recast Kang – and they allegedly have a surprising choice in mind.
Obviously this information should be taken with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, with Majors out of the picture, they have to do something about Kang the Conqueror. Especially when the character was expected to play an important role as the franchise’s next big bad.
Now, according to new rumor, we may be seeing Marvel’s new plans for the character at a later point in time. He notes that Marvel Studios is still in the early stages of discussing the future for Kang, but they do have “one option” in mind to tackle the role.
Kang the Conqueror was initially set to headline as the villain for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The fifth Avengers film has since been in the process of being reworked, however, with it unclear how Jonathan Majors’ character would fit in – if at all – going forward. He already played a role in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the Disney Plus series Loki.
Colman Domingo is reportedly among the actors being considered to replace Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in the MCU.
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Daniel Richtman claims that a simple recast could do the trick, however, and mentions “one option” that Marvel already has in mind. According to the insider, Marvel Studios could very well cast 54-year-old Colman Domingo as the character. He’s definitely a surprising choice, especially given that he’s older than Majors, but it’s not exactly difficult.
In addition to similar recast decisions Marvel has made in the past, they could also use the Multiverse concept to their advantage for Kang. They could simply introduce Domingo as a new variant of the supervillain. We’ve already seen numerous variants of the character already, and while they’ve all been played by Majors, it’s no stretch to imagine there are still others out there that could be played by the likes of Domingo.
Ultimately we’ll just have to see what happens. As Richtman reminds, these are early talks, and Marvel Studios still has plenty of possibilities to explore with moving forward.