Jonathan Majors when asked if he will return as Kang in the future of the MCU: “I cannot say anything about that…. It’s a multiverse, so there’s always that.”
Yeah, the only relevance the Multiverse has is that it means that there are universes out there where Kang looks different and could be played by a different guy.
That said, I don't expect them to ever go back to that well since it is poisoned.
Ancient-Trifle23912025-10-08 15:54
Good that they showed a room full of Kangs that looked like him and not a room full of diverse people 😂
Danal12025-10-08 15:59
Literally tho. Kang should’ve been the easiest character in history to recast if it wasn’t for that *one* shot
Zubine2025-10-08 16:25
At least they could reshoot that one scene for a blueray re-release and update it on D+. Then for the Kang in Loki could be offed or just send him back since Loki being the God of Stories finds the "correct" one?
Passthegoddamnbuttr2025-10-08 16:34
And now, thanks to Peacemaker, retconning a single shot is an easy choice to make.
InnocentTailor2025-10-08 18:48
Marvel has done this since the beginning, so this isn’t alien to them.
Matthmaroo2025-10-08 19:15
He’s busy with his electric universe circles
RetroBowser2025-10-08 19:57
“Look it’s me, I’m here, deal with it. Let’s move on”
Sardanox2025-10-08 22:56
Or Bruce talking to she-hulk on the phone about abomination. "that's water under the bridge. I was literally a different person back then." or something along those lines.
ipostatrandom2025-10-08 23:04
Even that shot doesnt matter, Don Cheadle doesnt look anything like the original actor either.
Its stupid studio policy to cling roles to actors even when they \*\*\*\* up.
MrNobody_02025-10-08 23:23
Still is easy to recast.
A new actor portraying Kang walks into frame: "Look, it's me. I'm here. Deal with it. Let's move on"
Easy peasy. People get way too hung up on recasting. It happens all the time everywhere else outside the MCU and it's not an issue.
Ben_Kenobi_2025-10-08 16:01
All of them meeting in one place was a bad move. A Kang that coincidentally looks just like robbie Downey Jr nuked them all in one go.
Nonadventures2025-10-08 17:55
Yeah considering there’d been a ton of media at that point establishing that different actors can play variants, it felt like such a stupid move to declare “we declare that actor will play everyone.” Like even without the Majors controversy, it was a terrible decision.
CloseToMyActualName2025-10-08 18:04
Kinda, the problem with Kang as an Avengers villain is he's a very abstract enemy. So if you defeat one variant, so what? There's an infinite number of other variants.
That was already killing Kang as an MCU villain, but if you are going that route you need to make the villain less abstract, so a single actor definitely helps in that regard.
But when you do cast them, it's a good idea not to cast a sociopath.
Nonadventures2025-10-08 18:47
People do like to slam the MCU killing villains when the comics don't, but they forget that the vast majority of moviegoers aren't interesting in seeing Ultron be the enemy for the 5th time like comics fans are - they want to see the bad guys tidily ended. So you're right, Kang occupies an odd place in the MCU since his whole schtick is that he's always coming back with a different hat or whatever.
M4DDIE_8822025-10-08 19:42
I have read almost no comics, and i want ultron back 5 times, lol.
But yeah, american comics are really weird and don’t let characters have a conclusion. Outside of that medium people need an endpoint
MeadowmuffinReborn2025-10-09 01:06
A few do. Garth Ennis's Hitman has a great build up and ending.
ipostatrandom2025-10-08 23:00
Lets not pretend ppl understood that's how Kang worked.
The main complaint against Kang I often hear is "Ant-Man already beat Kang" which is funny because I dont remember him beating those thousands of Kangs with full accesss to their tech at the end?
Bakoro2025-10-09 00:49
It's comics, everything has easy answers.
Those are all the Kangs that are willing to work together, because they're so similar. Much different than the other Kangs.
*Rick and Morty* basically did it already.
singleDADSlife2025-10-08 20:22
Til he's 90... ha!
d-o_oI2025-10-08 20:30
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SpiritCareless2025-10-08 23:30
It was all of them. Watch this mid-credits scene and listen to what the superior Kang variants said before they revealed the Kangs showing up in those portals.
"How many did you call?"
"All....of...us"
[Council of Kangs - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania mid-credits scene](https://youtu.be/PZrqoxRPzvE?si=fyxtafI30uVWSQUh)
CaptHayfever2025-10-09 02:10
But (a) not all of them were *there yet*, & (b) a couple of them *didn't* look like Majors [though he still did the mocap for them].
icorrectpettydetails2025-10-08 16:02
All the Kangs who looked like Khylin Rhambo were on the other side of the arena, *just* out of shot. But there were loads of them, I swear. Like, thousands.
twoworldsin12025-10-08 16:03
Secret War should start in the Council of Cross-Time Kangs Who Don't Assault Women
ThrowRAkakareborn2025-10-08 18:11
There aren’t any of them
burritoman882025-10-08 16:43
It would be so funny if ‘Doomsday’ opens with Doom casually killing all the Kang.
Kevo_xx2025-10-08 18:47
Well you’re in luck because according to a plot leak that’s exactly what happens. Which makes perfect sense because I can’t really see any other way for them to tie up that loose end other than for Doom to wipe the Kangs out.
burritoman882025-10-08 18:48
I stopped paying attention to leaks years ago, they started ruining the fun.
SmokeGSU2025-10-08 15:57
That means we could maybe have a different T'Challa...... it's /s because this is obviously the approach Marvel should take.
Misanthropus2025-10-08 17:02
We absolutely *should* have a different T'Challa..
There is no reason that casting a new T'Challa should be out of the question, or "off-limits". That's ridiculous. Marvel (Disney) are just terrible at making the "correct" decision most of the time, especially when it's a big one. (see: above)
They'd be so much better off by now if they had recast for BP2. Even if not for T'Challa, specifically, but his son.. or brother.. it could've been set in the past, or future.. it honestly doesn't matter. It would've been better than what we got, and what we *have now..*
And what we have now is.. basically, *nothing.*
Ruttingraff2025-10-08 17:03
Ask ryan coogler
d-o_oI2025-10-08 20:45
If the issue is that he can't work as director on a movie about this character because it makes him think of Boseman too much, then the right thing would be for him to relinquish the director role and maybe step back into the production aspect. Because all this time the character is on the shelf, is destroying the cultural impact Boseman himself worked so hard for the first black superhero to attain.
Banjo-Oz2025-10-08 23:27
Exactly. I can't imagine Boseman wanting the character shelved "out of respect" or anything. He did what he did knowing the outcome and made a hell of a mark. That should be honored and continued, not left in amber.
twoworldsin12025-10-08 16:02
[Poochie assaulted his girlfriend on the way back to his home planet and was arrested]
Fluid_Yam89922025-10-08 16:49
His timeline just has been erased.
martialar2025-10-08 19:39
*[sees Kevin Feige and RDJ sitting in their car with the window rolled down]*
Jonathan Majors: "Can I come too?"
*[window rolls up]*
Obraxiss2025-10-08 15:06
I feel that if there was a chance of him coming back, they wouldn't have pivoted so hard with RDJ
FullBringa2025-10-08 15:16
MCU is crammed as is, I think JM is talking about post-doomsday projects
-Boston-Terrier-2025-10-08 15:51
I'm pretty confident he knows full well that he'll never appear in the MCU again and is just trying to save face.
Kylynara2025-10-08 16:10
Exactly this. There's no way he can just say, "No way, I burned that bridge." Not least because while it's extremely unlikely, if the possibility of offering him a job again came up those words would almost certainly sink it.
Edit: forgot some words.
justafanboy10102025-10-08 16:27
Never say never. Maybe one day. Who knows? But since they completely scrapped Kang for Dr. Doom it probably is unlikely that Kang will ever show up again
-Boston-Terrier-2025-10-08 16:57
I think we can say never here.
I would even argue the bigger issue isn't Majors' legal issues but how flat Kang felt in the MCU. I mean if Tom Holland was found guilty of a misdemeanor count of reckless assault then Disney would have a very, very difficult decision to make because of the popularity of his Spider-Man. Major's Kang just wasn't that well received and there's little business sense in bringing back a guy who hit his girlfriend to play a role nobody is really that invested in seeing again - even if it's just for an end credit scene cameo.
It's also why we'll never see an Eternals 2.
Daleyemissions2025-10-08 16:29
The only post-MCU projects we know about are X-Men, Black Panther and Spider-Man related, and Feige has apparently decided to shift to Mr. Sinister & Apocalypse (if rumors are to be believed)
There hasn’t even been a confirmation of a second Fantastic Four film yet (maybe the only likely place for Kang to re-appear if he were too) and whatever plans Feige had on a Young Avengers initiative seem to have died with The Marvels failing.
Superhero movies are shrinking in market space across the board. We’re going to get less of these movies *overall* and they’re pulling back from Disney+ slowly but surely (Marvel and Lucasfilm have specifically been light on live-action series announcements past 2026 for a reason).
2018 & 2019 were the peak of Superhero cinema and were largely never going back.
We’re returning to a Pre Iron-Man era (where the big franchises are Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, and X-Men) because the market was oversaturated and the stories left a lot to be desired, *just like actual comics*
fuzzyfoot882025-10-08 15:25
The original plan that was leaked way back in 2020, was essentially, Galactus, into Kang, into Doom. Honestly all they did was swap Kang and Doom. Galactus has shown up, great. Kang would have been next, but now it’s Doom. So then who after Doom would be Kang to close that story out completely.
But I’d also argue if he was coming back, it’s going to be more of a secret cameo in the movies. Announcing it might cause further media and fan animosity and they really don’t need that right now.
LeSnazzyGamer2025-10-08 15:55
Source?
fuzzyfoot882025-10-08 15:59
He’s no longer with us
FictionFantom2025-10-08 16:05
Not necessarily a source, but there is evidence.
Feige said he was talking to RDJ about Doom back in 2022, long before Majors controversy or Quantumania released. This was only months after announcing Kang Dynasty.
They got the rights to both characters at the same time. Why would Feige *not* include Doom in this saga? Joe Russo’s been talking about Secret Wars since 2018. Doom is an integral character in both versions.
In 2019 Feige said they had a “five year plan”. Secret Wars was originally announced for 2025 and might’ve even come out by that time if COVID didn’t happen.
justafanboy10102025-10-08 16:28
That’s bullshit tho. That’s just Fiege trying to save face because he knew firing Johnathan Majors backfired and he had to come up with another plan
Armandonerd2025-10-08 19:00
Interesting stuff!
I hope Kang returns at some point with or without Majors.
ImjustANewSneaker2025-10-08 15:38
They did it and then realized the backlash wasn’t as big as expected but then everything was in motion and they were happy with what they got. The real reason was 75% of how Ant Man was perceived, had everything Kang gone well they would’ve brought him back no doubt.
Available_Hurry2932025-10-08 16:11
To be fair I think the kang issue recovered well loki seasons, ant man was just trash, they tried too hard to push cassy
Gilded-Mongoose2025-10-08 19:33
> they tried too hard to push cassy
I'll admit I had a strong dyslexic moment with the first two letters of those last two words.
TopBee832025-10-08 16:16
I could agree with this. Had Quantumania been the hit they thought it would be they definitely would’ve brought Kang back. IMO the issue with Ant man was it had no stakes, Ik others have pointed it out but if antman and an army of ants could defeat Kang than how is he supposed to fight the avengers. Then they tell us about him killing avengers in other universes instead of showing us…
d-o_oI2025-10-08 21:11
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uncleben852025-10-08 21:50
> look at what went wrong and rectify it on later movies, not scrap the whole plan
For all my love of Marvel, this is one thing they just don't do.
They don't learn from their mistakes. The make a knee jerk reaction and try to distance themselves instead of fixing it.
See *Iron Fist*, *Inhumans*, *Secret Invasion*, full calendars, etc.
AvatarIII2025-10-08 15:53
Well he was going to be the big bad for the whole phase, they decided against that but he could still have a small role. I would like if he at least appeared in Doomsday, maybe have it so Doom destroys the council of Kang.
Lower_Monk65772025-10-08 16:30
That’s pretty much the only avenue I see there if Majors is in the movie at all.
Show the Kangs discussing their nefarious shit. Have Doom show up and annihilate them to establish his threat level. Move on with the plot.
No real need for much more than that at his point.
TopBee832025-10-08 16:11
Idk if I believe it but there are rumors they were planing on pivoting to Doom before Majors even got arrested. Nonetheless I think Kang is an interesting enough character and should return one day.
Gilded-Mongoose2025-10-08 19:22
Yeah. It would have been a wet dream of mine if Kang had come back and he and Doom went at it for the entirety of a Phase.
It could have been something like Inception meets Tenet meets The Illusionist meets Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald + Secrets of Dumbledore, with the Loki series' level of complexity and conceptual maneuvering throughout it all.
Heisenburgo2025-10-09 15:36
>It would have been something like Inception meets the worst Nolan movie meets the two worst Fantastic Beast movies
Please no
hweird2025-10-08 16:40
The pivot was still when he was under a lot of heat still with court. All that is over with and I feel like I remember the charges were dropped. So it’s possible they came back to him and made a deal again. Who knows
rtjl862025-10-08 19:39
His charges weren’t dropped. He has found guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment.
hweird2025-10-08 20:34
Ahh yea I honestly couldn’t remember, I just knew things seemed to settle down court wise.
Jar_of_Cats2025-10-08 17:38
I refuse to believe it.
KrypticJin2025-10-08 15:06
Bro needs to move on
Webofshadows12025-10-08 15:10
I think the fans need to move on. Dude got asked a question and gave the most Disney PR answer. I doubt he cares anymore like most people outside the fandom.
Evorgleb2025-10-08 15:14
He cares. He was devastated when he was fired from Marvel and has mentioned recently that he is hoping for a reconciliation.
Webofshadows12025-10-08 15:35
Everyone is devastated when they are fired. However, the case was almost 2 years ago. If you got fired from a job 2 years ago, and every 3 months someone asks if you want that job back, most people would go yeah sure.
Overall, I hated the character anyway and the pivot to Doom will ultimately benefit Marvel in the long run.
sucksfor_you2025-10-08 16:04
I feel like you're missing the very important angles of the insane money, and the crazy level of fame. So comparing it to someone like us who lost a job really doesn't pan out.
blackbutterfree2025-10-08 15:50
Ok, but did he bring it up or was it brought up to him?
jjkm72025-10-08 15:16
Not like he brought it up himself
Qwerkie_2025-10-08 15:21
He was asked about it. How do you make that into him not moving on lol
NotAStatistic22025-10-08 16:27
From what? He was asked the question.
Ordinary-leaker-16882025-10-08 15:07
well next is Xmen saga so I think it ggs
22LOVESBALL2025-10-08 15:07
Bring him back baby!!!
afunkybeat2025-10-08 15:09
After all the facts of his case and the verdict came down, I'd be fine with it. He wouldn't be the first deeply flawed actor to make a comeback. Not even the first MCU actor to do so.
Cyberzombi2025-10-08 15:11
Chris Brown enters the room.
The_Erlenmeyer_Flask2025-10-08 15:14
What other actor that while was doing work for Marvel was arrested for assaulting their significant other on 2 counts got to keep their job?
No_Attempt74462025-10-08 15:17
Josh Brolin literally hit his ex wife Diane Lane.
The_Erlenmeyer_Flask2025-10-08 15:23
Well, this took place in 2004. He wasn't working for Marvel at the time.
Plus, the charge was dropped unlike Jonathan Majors.
"On December 20, 2004, Brolin's wife at the time, Diane Lane, called the police after an altercation with him, and Brolin was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. Lane declined to press charges and the couple's spokesman characterized the incident as a misunderstanding."
Squatch13332025-10-08 15:15
I kind of agree. I get why he was fired so fast, it happened in real time and Disney reacted, but I think the dust will settle with Majors. As long as he tries to correct himself and isn’t completely derailed, or gets in more legal trouble, I could see it.
AdmiralCharleston2025-10-08 15:19
Brother, he strangled his girlfriend and then faked breaking up a high school fight to try and look good on the internet, the verdict was guilty.
Hungry_Horace2025-10-08 15:31
Look no further than beloved RDJ - convicted of possession of crack cocaine, trespass, went to jail for skipping court mandated drugs tests. He was unemployable by 2000, almost literally as studios couldn’t get insurance for him.
He got a second chance. Josh Brolin was arrested for domestic battery and got a second chance. Mickey Rourke was also arrested for domestic violence - plus he donated money to terrorists.
If you believe in rehabilitation and second chances, there’s no reason Majors shouldn’t get the same treatment.
Wars4w2025-10-08 16:14
I agree with your bottom line, but there's so much more nuance here. RDJ reformed independently before being given a second chance. Even then it wasn't easy - casting him as Iron Man was a fight. So Majors would also have to reform prior to being given that second shot. Once that happens, sure I'm all for it.
For even more nuance though, we see many actors come back from horrible actions and continue a successful career. Look at Mel Gibson. He's a horrible person and incredibly successful. I don't even think he's apologized for his stuff. Most of these actors, though, are white.
Minority actors have a much harder time overcoming their transgressions in public opinion. I think the same standard needs to applied for everyone. Which is to say, Actors like Gibson who are unapologetic shouldn't be getting jobs when actors who are doing their best to be good people still exist. And, frankly, there's no shortage of talent out there. There are other Mel Gibson's out there just as if not more talented but without the baggage.
machinegunsheep2025-10-08 15:12
These coy responses are getting so old
yosayoran2025-10-08 15:12
How is he not in prison?
Chumbaroony2025-10-08 15:13
The girl he beat the shit out of out decided to settle for cold hard cash instead of cold hard justice.
yosayoran2025-10-08 15:14
Why not both? Criminal and civil cases are separate
idk i only remember reading the news about it - like this story here
theknyte2025-10-08 15:22
Because, criminal cases aren't up to the victims. They're up to the local DA's office, and if they think they have enough to guarantee a sentence, they'll file charges. If they don't, or see the case dragging on forever, they won't bother.
Which is dumb as shit, but DA's are graded by their conviction rates, so they only usually file "slam dunk" cases they know they can win, to keep their rate up, and ignore all the harder ones, even if everything points to someone being guilty.
schm02025-10-08 15:44
I mean that's true but also losing means they can't bring those charges ever again.
weForeverSliding2025-10-08 15:16
"beat the shit out of" LMAO
AdmiralCharleston2025-10-08 15:19
He strangled her
Chumbaroony2025-10-08 15:21
Yes, beat the shit out of (more than once).
>Later that night, he returned to their hotel and called 911 to report that he'd found Jabbari "unconscious," but was arrested when police found her with a broken finger in addition to bruises and cuts on her body.
This is straight from the article I posted in another comment. All of that was from him. He broke her bone, gave her many additional cuts and bruises on her body, strangled her, and left her unconscious.
If that's not qualifying for "beat the shit out of" then idk what is bro.
justafanboy10102025-10-08 16:30
He didn’t “beat the shit out of” her.
Evorgleb2025-10-08 15:15
What did he do that you feel warrants prison? He was in a toxic relationship where he and his partner were abusive to each other.
AdmiralCharleston2025-10-08 15:20
He strangled his girlfriend and then stalked her
AnySpirit6482025-10-08 15:38
Mate are you serious?
Evorgleb2025-10-08 15:41
I'm very serious. nothing that happened warrants prison time which is why he never served any time in prison. I think most people who comment on the case have formed opinions without actually going and reading the facts. someone saying he should, currently, be in prison, tells me they have no idea what they are talking about.
GreenDogma2025-10-08 15:38
Because it was proven he didnt beat anyone. The charges he was found guilty for, were for putting her back in the car after she chased him out of it. This narrative you've all built is crazy, he isent chris brown- he didnt almost kill that woman and she attacked him first.
Dude... He admitted to strangling her. There's a tape of him recorded during an interview with both of them where he tries to couch it in euphemisms saying he "aggressed" her. She replies with "Aggressed? You strangled me!" and he responds with "that would fall under aggressed, yes."
This wasn't included in the court case because they settled the more serious charges and he was convicted of 3rd degree assault. Which the definition varies a bit by state, but in New York where this happened is
>third-degree assault (New York Penal Law 120.00) is a Class A misdemeanor that occurs when a person intentionally or recklessly causes physical injury to another person, or causes injury with criminal negligence using a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument
Which is still pretty far from the "oops, I accidentally pushed her into the car" story that his propaganda team is trying to push to salvage his career. The only reason he wasn't convicted of a more serious crime was that his girlfriend was pressured to settle instead. Cause the DA didn't want to deal with a messy high profile trial like this.
CardTrickOTK2025-10-08 15:12
He was fun to watch
mshelbz2025-10-08 15:16
He’s fun to watch in everything he’s done. It’s such a shame he let his personal life ruin what would have been an amazing career.
Kodiak_POL2025-10-08 15:18
Same with Spacey. I miss him as an actor, he was brilliant. Maybe in another universe he is a better person lol
joejoe9032025-10-08 15:47
I watched Baby Driver recently and I remember being frustrated that Kevin Spacey was so damn good in that movie. Like why the hell did he have to be such a gross person, dude is literally a generational talent and just couldn't keep it in his pants
Banjo-Oz2025-10-08 23:35
Spacey had a long and huge career prior, though. Majors came out as a scumbag right at the start of his.
zxchary2025-10-08 15:51
he seriously was about to be next up. i watched magazine dreams and that was some next level acting. he would’ve gotten an oscar nom for that
BandOfDonkeys2025-10-08 18:11
I was just saying this last weekend while watching Creed III. That to Kang to Magazine Dreams was an insane run. He played all three so well and so differently, dude could have been huge.
Randolpho2025-10-08 15:52
> let his personal life ruin
That's a masterpiece of euphemism there.
radikraze2025-10-08 17:10
The writing worked against him but he was by far the best thing in Quantumania. Really wanted to see more of him as Kang
MaxxPwnage2025-10-08 15:13
I could see them bringing him in just to kill him off and tie up loose ends. But anything more than that I just don’t see happening.
TheNikoHero2025-10-08 15:16
I would prefer that over just scrapping him.
Pen_dragons_pizza2025-10-08 15:20
If he is coming back then he will take the place of thanos in the comics getting his spine ripped out.
It makes too much sense having kang feature in this movie, its multiverse specific and what better way than having doom wipe out that colosseum of kangs
Banesmuffledvoice2025-10-08 15:23
That would make no sense. Thanos has actual meaning to the general public that goes to these movies. Kicking off Doomsday with Doom easily destroying Thanos will be the best way for the audience to truly understand the threat that Doom is. Kang got beat by Antman. Nobody cares if he gets beaten by Doom.
sucksfor_you2025-10-08 15:59
> Thanos has actual meaning to the general public that goes to these movies.
I don't know, the whole snap thing has definitely become a thing outside of the movies. It gets referenced a lot, still.
_Peener_2025-10-08 16:07
Exactly. He has meaning to the general public, which is why doom killing him is impactful.
TopBee832025-10-08 16:19
My thing is, including animation/what if?, we’ve seen Thanos die like 5-6 times or so? It would amazing to see the comic panel brought to life but would it really hit the same.
Banesmuffledvoice2025-10-08 16:24
The majority of the audience who will watch Doomsday won’t have seen What if? And it’ll be the most impactful way to introduce the audience to Doom and Marvel has no time left. They messed up by not introducing him in Fantastic four; which is where it should have happened. Quite frankly they probably should have introduced him last year in Deadpool and Wolverine and had him show up in some form in everyone since to prep the audience for him. It’s going to be a tall order to hook the audience in a big way to get them to come in mass for Doomsday and Secret Wars.
-fallen2025-10-08 17:12
No one has seen What If? outside of dedicated MCU watchers.
SpoiIerAlert2025-10-08 15:22
I could see Kang being removed similar to thanos in the comics.
Forever3kco2025-10-08 15:23
Maybe just do the Thanos spine rip but with He Who Remains
IniNew2025-10-08 15:45
Like Thanos in what if getting deli sliced by Infinity Ultron lol
whitepangolin2025-10-08 16:12
They are not fucking bringing back this actor.
texacer2025-10-08 20:46
worse people have done worse things and still became president twice.
j1h152332025-10-08 16:22
Loki already tied up that loose end and I hope they don’t undo that
dawnmountain2025-10-08 16:30
It would be hilarious if he returned in Doomsday and Doom killed him like, immediately. Maybe as a show of his power. Dunno
spate422025-10-08 18:32
Give him the ol Taskmaster treatment
blackbutterfree2025-10-08 15:13
Now what messy ass journalist had the audacity to ask that? 🤣🤣🤣
Plastic_Willow7342025-10-08 15:15
IF they bring him back it’ll be for Doomsday and Doom’s 100% killing him lol
razeus2025-10-08 15:17
It’s a shame and I hope he gets another change at his career. I just saw Magazine Dreams and he was phenomenon in it.
AdmiralCharleston2025-10-08 15:20
He was fine in that film, but not good enough to justify him strangling his girlfriend
razeus2025-10-08 15:46
All I saw was a guy running away from the situation. Overblow things much?
AdmiralCharleston2025-10-08 15:51
And you weren't part of the jury that saw the actual evidence and decided he was guilty
razeus2025-10-08 15:56
I've seen worse. It was nothing to blacklist him for. I'd give me a smaller part in MCU to play Kang to tie up loose ends and phase him out. But MCU is such a mess since End Game, I doubt it can be fixed.
Evorgleb2025-10-08 15:18
At this point they have pivoted away from Kang as a central antagonist but there is no reason he could not be used in future stories. As for Majors himself, I dont see any issue with bringing him back. After the details of his case were laid bare, it doesn't seem like something that should permanently blacklist someone.
mslauren29302025-10-08 15:20
Ugh no. Can we put almost the whole mess that is last several phases of the MCU in a drawer to be forgotten?
valentino_422025-10-08 15:20
I have this suspicion he shows up and they recreate the Dr. Doom ripping out Thanos' spine scene, but with Kang instead.
ekhfarharris2025-10-08 15:21
Translation: his NDA covers this, he is paid a lot to never say anything about it. If he's lucky he maybe get to play the part but that is it.
_PrincessOats2025-10-08 15:21
He wants to come back because of the cash…. But nobody even misses him so he can go back to his hole.
Veilkam2025-10-08 15:22
I really hope that they kill him off at the start of doomsday
gohomebrentyourdrunk2025-10-08 15:24
Doomsday is gonna start with Doom destroying the council of Kangs. Majors probably won’t have more than one or two lines outside of the screams of pain.
Spider-man20982025-10-08 19:34
Nah mate, Kang is done. All Kangs. They got wiped out by a throwaway line in the Loki finale.
Justice9892025-10-08 15:24
You gotta think, the only reason he would wanna come back is because his career took a major hit. But that might just be me. I'd probably be salty about the whole thing.
Head-Classic-91572025-10-08 15:28
Very hard to take him seriously as a villain after the Ant-Man movie. ... "I aM KaNG !!!!1!" .. "and you... you talk to ants".
Darren / Yellow Jacket coming in with the "I am not a dick" line just set the tone for Kang's comedy.
Vumi_2025-10-08 18:11
Ngl, the "I am KANG!" was pretty good imo. The delivery was great. The line about the Ant Family talking to ants.. yeah that was rough
Coolers782025-10-08 15:31
Hollywood was pushing this guy hard af before he got canceled for his shitty behavior lol.
KrubbaDub2025-10-08 15:31
Couldn’t it just be him leaving the door open for Disney to bring him back?
Evil_Weevill2025-10-08 15:31
That's a roundabout way of saying no. Disney ain't touching him with a 10 ft pole.
And in this case I agree. Dude strangled his girlfriend and then threatened her to keep quiet. Can people change? Sure. Redemption is possible, but not if he just goes back like nothing happened.
Cyber-Knight472025-10-08 16:58
Even then, I have limits. I believe anyone can change their behaviours even if they were a literal monster, but that doesn’t mean I have to forgive them or support their work.
Evil_Weevill2025-10-08 16:59
Also fair
RihoSucks2025-10-08 17:01
The charge he was convicted of has the same sentencing schedule as public graffiti
stephencua20012025-10-08 15:32
When asked if I would ever go on a date with Sydney Sweeney, I replied "I cannot say anything about that..."
TymStark2025-10-08 16:26
But that’s mostly due to the restraining order
>!I kid!<
trvscls072025-10-08 17:58
Wouldn’t that be a gag order
HerRoyalRedness2025-10-08 17:05
Have you seen the men she dates, you probably have a chance
professor_doom2025-10-08 17:24
It’s a multiverse, so there’s always that.
stephencua20012025-10-08 17:25
Earth 2 Sydney is just a cashier at the Celina 52 Truck Stop.
Laxziy2025-10-08 19:15
I am simultaneously enjoying the world’s happiest marriage and most toxic divorce with not only Sydney Sweeney but all of you in an infinite number of universes
SryInternet1012025-10-08 18:59
Sydney Sweeney? The MAGA racist?
mega5122025-10-08 15:36
In one multiverse he doesn't beat women.
RenoxDashin2025-10-08 15:37
With Disney's NDA's he can't talk about it.
However, if he's still under NDA, its likely imo.
If he wasn't under NDA, he woulda just said no.
AceofKnaves442025-10-08 15:39
The MCU may not be what it once was but dude had in his hands the role of the main big bad for the next TWO Avengers movies and he tossed it away. What a fucking moron.
bdawg9232025-10-08 15:41
I have a higher chance of being Kang in the MCU than this dude
Practical-Debate15982025-10-08 15:44
He's in doomsday confirmed lmao
Practical-Debate15982025-10-08 15:45
What if he's actually the villain in secret wars, following doom in doomsday
Giff952025-10-08 15:49
With where Majors’ career is it wouldn’t shock me if he were willing to come back for a scene where RDJ kills him off.
-Boston-Terrier-2025-10-08 15:49
I feel like he's *hoping* people, **especially** Hollywood casting directors, will take this as slyly hinting that he's returning to the MCU as a major villain when in reality it just seems like a way of saying "obviously they'll never bring me back at this point" without having to admit it.
AceofKnaves442025-10-08 15:51
I don’t believe we’ll see Majors in the MCU again but I will be genuinely shocked they really just pretend Kang was never going to be a thing and don’t even mention him. Especially with Ant-Man and Loki being a part of Doomsday. Both were more or less last seen left off with a warning from some version of Kang that something related to HIM specifically was coming. There’s some wiggle room in that it wasn’t exactly said that “Kang is coming” but a clear direction was laid out nonetheless. We watched this all unfold publicly so we understand why a pivot had to be called for, but I just hope some form of an explanation is given.
demonoddy2025-10-08 15:51
lol bro doesn’t know anything
jessterswan2025-10-08 15:54
Please no
john_the_quain2025-10-08 15:55
Maybe they left it open ended with “oh, no, we will call you…”
NASCAR1420022025-10-08 16:00
Kevin referred to this man not even by name, but as “The Actor”. He is definitely on the barred from MCU list.
NBD_Pearen2025-10-08 16:00
Get this guy out of here bro we over it
makeitflashy2025-10-08 16:02
I’m so glad he’s out. I could not stand him hissing or doing those silly voices as Immortus and Rama-tut. Absolutely not.
xpacean2025-10-08 16:06
If Majors stars in a few other high profile roles first, I could see Disney deciding he’s rehabilitated enough to do another Kang adventure. I don’t think they’re going to go first.
Holeyfield2025-10-08 16:07
I’m not up to date on this stuff
Would somebody just tell me if he sucks or if he’s cool now or something?
Like why would I care or want him back or not want him back?
AsteroidMike2025-10-08 16:13
My gut says that’s he’s done and not being brought back.
_________FU_________2025-10-08 16:16
Bringing him back would be so dope. The audience would literally hate the villain
Earthwick2025-10-08 16:25
I loved Kang and especially Majors acting as Kang or timely or he who remains. I would love to see him back again.
BasedSpaghetti2025-10-08 16:27
They will go back probably after Doom and secret wars let’s be honest. 5-8 years down the road they will bring in Kang and say “see we’ve been setting this up for years”
ReddiTrawler20212025-10-08 16:28
Some day, maybe.
BalfazarTheWise2025-10-08 16:33
Please please please come back
Cyke972025-10-08 16:40
The question is not "will he..." The question is "can he" he doesn't really have a choice here
IAMGooner6992025-10-08 16:41
As if MCU would risk it.
Ren_Davis05312025-10-08 17:00
Marvel Studios:
SamwellBarley2025-10-09 16:31
ZeusesWill2025-10-08 18:37
lol keep that woman beater away from the entire industry
coaldiamond12025-10-08 19:21
Meagan Good why do you do this to yourself.
VelvetAurora452025-10-08 20:25
he's so not coming back lmao
Smallsey2025-10-08 21:29
The domestic abuser Jonathan majors
Raj_Valiant30112025-10-08 22:06
I'm gonna go ahead and say it would be a definite no from Feige.
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That said, I don't expect them to ever go back to that well since it is poisoned.
Its stupid studio policy to cling roles to actors even when they \*\*\*\* up.
A new actor portraying Kang walks into frame: "Look, it's me. I'm here. Deal with it. Let's move on"
Easy peasy. People get way too hung up on recasting. It happens all the time everywhere else outside the MCU and it's not an issue.
That was already killing Kang as an MCU villain, but if you are going that route you need to make the villain less abstract, so a single actor definitely helps in that regard.
But when you do cast them, it's a good idea not to cast a sociopath.
But yeah, american comics are really weird and don’t let characters have a conclusion. Outside of that medium people need an endpoint
The main complaint against Kang I often hear is "Ant-Man already beat Kang" which is funny because I dont remember him beating those thousands of Kangs with full accesss to their tech at the end?
Those are all the Kangs that are willing to work together, because they're so similar. Much different than the other Kangs.
*Rick and Morty* basically did it already.
"How many did you call?"
"All....of...us"
[Council of Kangs - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania mid-credits scene](https://youtu.be/PZrqoxRPzvE?si=fyxtafI30uVWSQUh)
There is no reason that casting a new T'Challa should be out of the question, or "off-limits". That's ridiculous. Marvel (Disney) are just terrible at making the "correct" decision most of the time, especially when it's a big one. (see: above)
They'd be so much better off by now if they had recast for BP2. Even if not for T'Challa, specifically, but his son.. or brother.. it could've been set in the past, or future.. it honestly doesn't matter. It would've been better than what we got, and what we *have now..*
And what we have now is.. basically, *nothing.*
Jonathan Majors: "Can I come too?"
*[window rolls up]*
Edit: forgot some words.
I would even argue the bigger issue isn't Majors' legal issues but how flat Kang felt in the MCU. I mean if Tom Holland was found guilty of a misdemeanor count of reckless assault then Disney would have a very, very difficult decision to make because of the popularity of his Spider-Man. Major's Kang just wasn't that well received and there's little business sense in bringing back a guy who hit his girlfriend to play a role nobody is really that invested in seeing again - even if it's just for an end credit scene cameo.
It's also why we'll never see an Eternals 2.
There hasn’t even been a confirmation of a second Fantastic Four film yet (maybe the only likely place for Kang to re-appear if he were too) and whatever plans Feige had on a Young Avengers initiative seem to have died with The Marvels failing.
Superhero movies are shrinking in market space across the board. We’re going to get less of these movies *overall* and they’re pulling back from Disney+ slowly but surely (Marvel and Lucasfilm have specifically been light on live-action series announcements past 2026 for a reason).
2018 & 2019 were the peak of Superhero cinema and were largely never going back.
We’re returning to a Pre Iron-Man era (where the big franchises are Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, and X-Men) because the market was oversaturated and the stories left a lot to be desired, *just like actual comics*
But I’d also argue if he was coming back, it’s going to be more of a secret cameo in the movies. Announcing it might cause further media and fan animosity and they really don’t need that right now.
Feige said he was talking to RDJ about Doom back in 2022, long before Majors controversy or Quantumania released. This was only months after announcing Kang Dynasty.
They got the rights to both characters at the same time. Why would Feige *not* include Doom in this saga? Joe Russo’s been talking about Secret Wars since 2018. Doom is an integral character in both versions.
In 2019 Feige said they had a “five year plan”. Secret Wars was originally announced for 2025 and might’ve even come out by that time if COVID didn’t happen.
I hope Kang returns at some point with or without Majors.
I'll admit I had a strong dyslexic moment with the first two letters of those last two words.
For all my love of Marvel, this is one thing they just don't do.
They don't learn from their mistakes. The make a knee jerk reaction and try to distance themselves instead of fixing it.
See *Iron Fist*, *Inhumans*, *Secret Invasion*, full calendars, etc.
Show the Kangs discussing their nefarious shit. Have Doom show up and annihilate them to establish his threat level. Move on with the plot.
No real need for much more than that at his point.
It could have been something like Inception meets Tenet meets The Illusionist meets Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald + Secrets of Dumbledore, with the Loki series' level of complexity and conceptual maneuvering throughout it all.
Please no
Overall, I hated the character anyway and the pivot to Doom will ultimately benefit Marvel in the long run.
Plus, the charge was dropped unlike Jonathan Majors.
"On December 20, 2004, Brolin's wife at the time, Diane Lane, called the police after an altercation with him, and Brolin was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. Lane declined to press charges and the couple's spokesman characterized the incident as a misunderstanding."
He got a second chance. Josh Brolin was arrested for domestic battery and got a second chance. Mickey Rourke was also arrested for domestic violence - plus he donated money to terrorists.
If you believe in rehabilitation and second chances, there’s no reason Majors shouldn’t get the same treatment.
For even more nuance though, we see many actors come back from horrible actions and continue a successful career. Look at Mel Gibson. He's a horrible person and incredibly successful. I don't even think he's apologized for his stuff. Most of these actors, though, are white.
Minority actors have a much harder time overcoming their transgressions in public opinion. I think the same standard needs to applied for everyone. Which is to say, Actors like Gibson who are unapologetic shouldn't be getting jobs when actors who are doing their best to be good people still exist. And, frankly, there's no shortage of talent out there. There are other Mel Gibson's out there just as if not more talented but without the baggage.
idk i only remember reading the news about it - like this story here
Which is dumb as shit, but DA's are graded by their conviction rates, so they only usually file "slam dunk" cases they know they can win, to keep their rate up, and ignore all the harder ones, even if everything points to someone being guilty.
>Later that night, he returned to their hotel and called 911 to report that he'd found Jabbari "unconscious," but was arrested when police found her with a broken finger in addition to bruises and cuts on her body.
This is straight from the article I posted in another comment. All of that was from him. He broke her bone, gave her many additional cuts and bruises on her body, strangled her, and left her unconscious.
If that's not qualifying for "beat the shit out of" then idk what is bro.
Dude... He admitted to strangling her. There's a tape of him recorded during an interview with both of them where he tries to couch it in euphemisms saying he "aggressed" her. She replies with "Aggressed? You strangled me!" and he responds with "that would fall under aggressed, yes."
This wasn't included in the court case because they settled the more serious charges and he was convicted of 3rd degree assault. Which the definition varies a bit by state, but in New York where this happened is
>third-degree assault (New York Penal Law 120.00) is a Class A misdemeanor that occurs when a person intentionally or recklessly causes physical injury to another person, or causes injury with criminal negligence using a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument
Which is still pretty far from the "oops, I accidentally pushed her into the car" story that his propaganda team is trying to push to salvage his career. The only reason he wasn't convicted of a more serious crime was that his girlfriend was pressured to settle instead. Cause the DA didn't want to deal with a messy high profile trial like this.
That's a masterpiece of euphemism there.
It makes too much sense having kang feature in this movie, its multiverse specific and what better way than having doom wipe out that colosseum of kangs
I don't know, the whole snap thing has definitely become a thing outside of the movies. It gets referenced a lot, still.
Darren / Yellow Jacket coming in with the "I am not a dick" line just set the tone for Kang's comedy.
And in this case I agree. Dude strangled his girlfriend and then threatened her to keep quiet. Can people change? Sure. Redemption is possible, but not if he just goes back like nothing happened.
>!I kid!<
However, if he's still under NDA, its likely imo.
If he wasn't under NDA, he woulda just said no.
Would somebody just tell me if he sucks or if he’s cool now or something?
Like why would I care or want him back or not want him back?
