Avengers: Secret Wars
Summary
Recent speculation has suggested that Marvel Studios may be looking to move away from Kang the Conqueror ’s storyline in theMCU , and Phase 6 ’s upcomingAvengers : Secret Warsprovides the good chance to explicate this variety . Jonathan Majors first appeared as a edition of Kang the Conqueror , He Who Remains , inLokiseason 1 ’s finale , and the histrion has since appeared as several other versions of the villain inAnt - Man and the Wasp : QuantumaniaandLokiseason 2 . While Kang the Conqueror has been set up as the primary opposer of the entire Multiverse Saga , Jonathan Majors ' taking into custody and assault allegationshave reportedly lead to Marvel Studios change its plan .
The scene ofKang the Conqueror being remove from the MCU has present Marvel Studios with the chance to make one of its most expansive coming storylines even larger . Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige first announced the development of2027’sAvengers : Secret Warsin 2022 , ab initio mean to release raging on the heels ofAvengers : The Kang Dynasty , though there is now a longer interruption between the crossover projects . retaliator : Secret Warswill contribute theMCU ’s Phase 6 and the Multiverse Sagato a close , and though not much has yet been confirmed about the highly - anticipated project , Secret Warscould provide the perfect explanation for Kang the Conqueror ’s MCU absence .
Marvel Is Already Setting Up Secret Wars As A Huge Crossover
As the final project in the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga , Avengers : Secret Warsis expected to be free-base on Marvel Comics ' plot line of the same name from 2015 . This comic story witness the main Marvel Universe destroyed by a ruinous incursion , though surviving heroes were pucker on the saber saw satellite of Battleworld by an sceptred Doctor Doom and Doctor Strange . Secret Wars’storyline extended through various unlike titles , and boast a Brobdingnagian number of multiversal interlingual rendition of popular hero , which suggests that the MCU’sAvengers : Secret Warsmay do the same . This could transformAvengers : Secret Warsinto the self-aggrandising crossover voter eventthe MCU has ever picture .
Marvel Comics ' originalSecret Warsevent took position in 1984 , but the 2015 storyline put much more focal point on the construct of the multiverse , which seems to be the direction that Marvel Studios is taking with the upcomingAvengers : Secret Wars , especially afterDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessintroduced the idea of incursions .
The cameo potential of the multiverse has been glimpse in several former MCU projects , aslegendary hero sandwich form Earth-838 ’s Illuminati inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , and characters from Fox ’s X - Men Universe have appeared in the MCU ’s Phase 5 . With unlike realities expected to be coming together inAvengers : Secret Wars , the movie will belike bring all these heroes together in a huge crossover . This bring itself to theory thatSecret Warscould be split into two projects , similarly toAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame , and would also avail to outstrip the task further fromAvengers : The Kang Dynasty , rather than setting it up as a direct subsequence .
Why Marvel Might Be Moving Away From Kang
Jonathan Majors was one of Hollywood ’s most promising up - and - fare actors , which made his introduction into the MCU as the nefarious Kang the Conqueror all the more exciting . However , John Major was arrested on assault allegement in March 2023 , guide to him being dropped from various coming films , as well as being let go by his management and Porto Rico team . Marvel Studios has n’t yet made an prescribed comment on major ' future in the MCU , though a late disputed report byVarietysuggested that Marvel Studios executives had discussedreplacing Kang the Conqueror with another Marvel villain , cutting Majors ' part in the MCU short , though this has n’t been officially corroborate .
More latterly , speak on theHouse of Rpodcast ( viaComicbook.com),MCU : The Reign of Marvel Studiosauthor Joanna Robinson suggested thatAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniawriter Jeff Loveness had been dropped from working onAvengers : The Kang Dynastybecause Marvel Studios will likely be"moving away"from Kang the Conqueror . Loveness wroteKang the Conqueror ’s debut forQuantumania , which made him a strong choice for Phase 6 ’s Kang - ledAvengersproject . However , Loveness ' law of proximity to the overarching storyline of Kang the Conqueror think of that , if Marvel Studios mean to move away from this narrative , he likely is n’t the best soul for the job .
Avengers: Secret Wars Doesn’t Need Kang
WithAvengers : The Kang Dynastyset to free in 2026 , it ’s possible that Marvel Studios may remove Kang the Conqueror from the MCU prior to this project . This meansThe Kang Dynastymay be reworked with a new narrative , potentially put more focus on a different villainwho could posture a Brobdingnagian threat to Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes and the multiverse inAvengers : Secret Wars . While some considerrecasting the MCU ’s Kang the Conquerorto be a more desirable option , it ’s also potential that a new scoundrel will take the forefront , and there are no dearth of scoundrel from Marvel Comics who could take Kang ’s sought after position .
Marvel Comics ' 2015Secret Warsevent gave Doctor Doom , the iconic adversary to the Fantastic Four , the power of the Beyonders , and see him position himself up as God Emperor Doom on Battleworld . Doctor Doom has been rumour to be debuting in the MCUsoon , so featuring him asSecret Wars’villain could be a strong option . There have also been theories that any numeral of prominent MCU heroes could translate into villains forSecret Wars , include Doctor Strange or Loki . Marvel Comics ' storyline featured many formidable villain , such as the Beyonder , Namor ’s Cabal , and Galactus , so any number of these enemy could take Kang ’s place inAvengers : Secret Wars .
