Marvel Studios has a Kang the Conqueror problem.
Jonathan Majors first played the villain in Loki, only to portray literally countless Variants of the villain in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Not long after that movie was released, the actor found himself in the midst of an alleged case of domestic abuse that will see him up in court sometime this summer.
Things aren't looking good for Majors, especially after texts meant to prove his innocence instead led to online accusations of emotional abuse as well.
As a result, there's pressure on Marvel Studios to recast Kang, though it looks like they're waiting to see how things go for Majors in court first. It's not a good look, but it appears a decision may have finally been made. And things will become clear once Loki season 2 wraps up on Disney+ later this year.
According to scooper @AlexFromCC, there are no plans to ditch the ongoing Multiverse storyline that's set to culminate with Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. However, Majors' MCU future will reportedly become clear by the time Loki ends.
With the series pushed back to October 6, that leaves enough time for reshoots which can clear up the actor's future, or lack thereof, as Kang. Perhaps something will happen which results in the villain's appearance being changed? A simple recast would be easier, but Marvel Studios rarely heads down that route.
Hopefully, we'll have more details to share with you soon.
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