It Seems The Big Daddy Kang Is In Town To Bless Our Eyes...
In the comics, the time-traveling Kang is one of the Avengers' most formidable enemies. As a result, fans have been wondering if he'll ever join the MCU. Now that Thanos (Josh Brolin) has ended his run as the MCU's big bad, the door is wide open for another major comics villain like Kang to take over. We also speculated In The Top 10 Villains That Could Be The Next Big Bad After Thanos. Fans have long speculated about where Kang could first appear, with projects like Loki and, yes, Ant-Man 3 being considered. Now it seems likely that Scott and Hope will be the first to take him on.
Ant-Man 3 is looking for a June 2021 production start date, and the news of Majors' casting indicates things are moving forward as expected. Majors is a talented performer, and him playing Kang would certainly be a win for the MCU. Of course, until Marvel officially confirms his character, Majors could end up playing someone completely different. For the time being, though, he appears to be the long-awaited villain. Undoubtedly, fans will be eager to theorize about what brings Kang into Ant-Man 3, and they'll have quite a lot of time to do so while they wait for the film's arrival.
It’s been a good summer for Jonathan Majors, the star of HBO’s Lovecraft Country and Netflix’s Da 5 Bloods. Now, according to Deadline, Majors is set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Ant-Man 3 as Kang the Conqueror. The report also notes that “there could be a twist with how the character is featured in future films, but as of now he is likely to be one of the main villains in the next installment in the franchise.”
Majors' star has been on the rise for some time now, having earned raves for his performance in last year's indie darling The Last Black Man in San Francisco. Most notably, Majors appeared in Spike Lee's Vietnam drama Da 5 Bloods earlier this year, and he can currently be seen on HBO's Lovecraft Country as Atticus Freeman. Now Majors' resume is getting a bit longer with this new, potentially huge, role.
Within Marvel’s comic book universe, Kang is a warlord from the far future, who came back in time to challenge the Avengers. He went on to become one of the Avengers’ greatest recurring foes. Kang is also the younger incarnation of Immortus, another Avengers villain from the future. The rivalry between Kang and Immortus has also led them to occasionally side with the Avengers over each other.
Kang is one of the characters who returned to Marvel through the Disney and Fox merger. Prior to that, Kang fell under the Fantastic Four rights because of his distant relationship with Reed Richard’s father, Nathaniel. Kang has even used Nathaniel Richards’ name as his own.
In the comics, the time-traveling Kang is one of the Avengers' most formidable enemies. As a result, fans have been wondering if he'll ever join the MCU. Now that Thanos (Josh Brolin) has ended his run as the MCU's big bad, the door is wide open for another major comics villain like Kang to take over. We also speculated In The Top 10 Villains That Could Be The Next Big Bad After Thanos. Fans have long speculated about where Kang could first appear, with projects like Loki and, yes, Ant-Man 3 being considered. Now it seems likely that Scott and Hope will be the first to take him on.
Ant-Man 3 is looking for a June 2021 production start date, and the news of Majors' casting indicates things are moving forward as expected. Majors is a talented performer, and him playing Kang would certainly be a win for the MCU. Of course, until Marvel officially confirms his character, Majors could end up playing someone completely different. For the time being, though, he appears to be the long-awaited villain. Undoubtedly, fans will be eager to theorize about what brings Kang into Ant-Man 3, and they'll have quite a lot of time to do so while they wait for the film's arrival.
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