Kevin Feige Addresses Losing Kang In MCU For First Time, Says They Were Already Moving Away From Character Before Jonathan Majors Controversy
Kevin Feige is speaking out about the Jonathan Majors controversy affecting the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The Marvel Studios President recently spoke to press about the future of the MCU and for the first time publicly, addressed losing Kang the Conqueror, the villain Majors was set to portray in more movies post Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, including being the main villain in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
However, following being found guilty for assault and harrasment in 2023, Jonathan was dropped by Marvel and the forthcoming film was later retooled to Avengers: Doomsday to center on Doctor Doom.
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“We had started even before what had happened to the actor happened, we had started to realize that Kang wasn’t big enough, wasn’t Thanos, and that there was only one character that could be that, because he was that in the comics for decades and decades,” Kevin told reporters, via THR.
“Because of the Fox acquisition, we finally had it, and it was Dr. Doom. So we had started talking about Dr. Doom even before we officially pivoted from Kang,” he continued. “And in fact, I had started talking with Robert [Downey Jr.] about this audacious idea before Ant-Man 3 even came out. It was a long plan that we had, to take one of our greatest characters and utilize one of our greatest actors.”
Kevin Feige also revealed some big changes coming to Marvel, including several characters being recast in upcoming projects!