Jonathan Majors dropped as Kang as Marvel reportedly renames Avengers 5
He’ll no longer play Kang in the MCU

Kang actor Jonathan Majors has been dropped by 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Studios. The actor was found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment on December 18. Following this, a Ma🐽rvel spokesperson confirmed the studio will no longer work with Majors.
The actor was first introduced as Kang at the end of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Loki season 1, before appearing in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and, most recently, the second season of Loki. He was positioned to play the new major villain in the MCU going forward and was expected to lead the next Avengers film, which was called 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Kang the Conqueror, as his character was called, is a time-traveling antagonist and has multiple variants who’ve appeared in the MCU so far. Before Majors was dropped, it was expected that he would play all versions of the character on screen. He’s already appeared as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:He Who Remains, Kang, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Victor Timely, and several other versions in the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ant-Man 3 post-credits scene. It's not yet♌ clear wha🔯t course of action Marvel will take next and if they plan to recast the role or not.
The upcoming Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is currently being scripted by Loki creator Michael Waldron, 澳洲幸💜运5开奖号码历史查询:who was brought in at the end of November. Per , the film is also no longer being referred to as the Kang Dynasty, but instead Avengers 5. It’s due for releasღe on May 1, 2026, but no director is currently attached.
For more on Marvel, here’s our guide to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel timeline and all the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Marvel movies and shows.
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