Marvel Treated Kang Poorly Even Before Jonathan Majors’ Firing- Why Kang Could Never Have Been MCU’s Next Thanos

After the massive triumph of Avengers: Endgame, the MCU charged full speed into the Multiverse Saga, hyping Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror as the next Thanos-level threat. With infinite realities at play, the possibilities seemed endless.
Jonathan Majors as Kang from MCU | Credits: Marvel
But the universe as they say had other plans. A mix of creative blunders and real-world setbacks turned Kang’s reign into more of a fizzle than a domination the fans had hoped for. And honestly? It was never going to work, here’s why.
Why Kang never would have worked, even if Jonathan Majors stayed in the MCU?
Marvel wanted Kang to be the next Thanos, but the hype never quite landed. His debut in Loki’s “He Who Remains” was a promising start, ominous, charismatic, and full of cryptic warnings about his dangerous variants. It set the stage for something big, teasing the chaos to come.
Jonathan Majors as Kang from MCU | Credits: Marvel
But the universe as they say had other plans. A mix of creative blunders and real-world setbacks turned Kang’s reign into more of a fizzle than a domination the fans had hoped for. And honestly? It was never going to work, here’s why.
Why Kang never would have worked, even if Jonathan Majors stayed in the MCU?
Marvel wanted Kang to be the next Thanos, but the hype never quite landed. His debut in Loki’s “He Who Remains” was a promising start, ominous, charismatic, and full of cryptic warnings about his dangerous variants. It set the stage for something big, teasing the chaos to come.
- 1/31/2025
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
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