Though the Multiverse Saga has hardly been the devastating disappointment social media would have you believe it to have been, it most certainly has had its share of missteps. Unlike the Infinity Saga, the Multiverse Saga had the benefit of beginning with the identity of its “big bad” already determined. As it turned out, however, that may have been the biggest obstacle to overcome.
Likely already on unsteady ground by centering an entire saga around the super sci-fi concept of the Multiverse, Marvel compounded things by then choosing Kang, one of their most confounding characters, as the big bad. Kang was always going to be a problem for general audiences and as wonderful as his introduction was in the D+ streaming series Loki, his next appearance in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania showed that perhaps not even Marvel Studios knew what to do with him.
While we’ll all have to find out together how it ultimately works out, the studio found themselves with an opportunity to be unburdened of the character when Jonathan Majors‘ legal issues led to his firing and a new direction at the studio. After months of rumors that they were looking to find a new actor to take over the role of Kang, Marvel pivoted hard, opting to scrap Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and the titular villain and move onto Doctor Doom, who should have been at the center of the Secret Wars saga in the first place.
With all eyes on Robert Downey Jr. returning to Marvel as Doctor Doom and production on Avengers: Doomsday set to begin next month, Kang had been all but forgotten; however, following the news that Colman Domingo had indeed been approached to step into the role of Kang, replacing Majors, a reliable source has shared some intriguing information about the studio’s future plans for the villain.
According to industry insider Jeff “The In” Sneider, Marvel Studios has a farewell in mind for Kang and may have found an actor willing to step into the role.
Though the insider cautioned that none of this should be etched in stone, it sounds as though Marvel has come up with a plan “deal with Kang” and it may well be by having Downey’s Doom kill him in one of the upcoming Avengers films.
I’m told that Marvel has a plan to say goodbye to Kang. They’re going to wrap him up. I think they want to give him the boot just to put to bed any…I think they’re going to deal with Kang somehow. A small little thing… probably in one of the Avengers movies. I’ve heard Doctor Doom could be the one who kills him.
-Jeff “The In” Sneider
A plan is great and given Domingo’s comments, it’s clear that the studio has been trying to find a talented actor to to step in. According to Sneider, they may have done just that in Severance star Trammell Tillman.
Should the studio move forward with this plan, it seems highly likely that it would be something relatively small intended to be a display of Doom’s power…so probably wiping out the entire Council of Kangs who were seen in Quantumania‘s post-credits. Riding themselves of Kang is a fine idea; however, it’s one they unfortunately decided on about 5 years too late.
Source: The Hot Mic
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