Summary
New rumors have surfaced surrounding the MCU’s Kang the Conqueror replacement inAvengers 5following Kang actor Jonathan Majors' guilty verdict.
The fate ofThe Avengershas been up in the air since Majors was arrested on domestic violence charges. Amid speculation of a Kang recast, Marvel Studios recently confirmed they would bemoving away from Kang as the central villain, officially changing the title fromAvengers: The Kang Dynasty, back toAvengers 5. While no other information about the new direction has been confirmed by official sources, a popular fan theory supported by scooper reports suggested that Kang may be replaced by an entirely new big bad, Doctor Doom.
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However, a new conflicting report from several scoopers including@MyTimeToShineH and @Cryptic4KQual, suggests Doctor Doom is not actually in consideration forThe Avengers’main adversary. According @MyTimeToShineH on X, “Beyonder is still the main villain for Secret Wars … that will be their excuse to recast Kang.” Speculation about The Beyonder appearing as the main enemy inSecret Warshas been circulating for some time, but the new prevailing theory is that The Beyonder will appear as a multiverse Kang variant, serving as theperfect excuse to recast Majors' role, while gracefully transitioning out of the Kang the Conqueror storyline that was left open-ended inLoki Season 2.
@Cryptic4KQualadded some context to the report. “They won’t explicitly present him as Beyonder Kang until theaftermath of the 616 collapse, when he will then go on to establish battleworld,” the anon scooper posted, suggesting that Kang’s variant may not appear immediately, leaving fans confused about which villain will be the primary foe inAvengers 5.
Whether these rumors turn out to be true or not, it’s very possible that the MCU will still see a Doctor Doom in Marvel Studios' upcoming Fantastic Four film. Insiders have reported that Mads Mikkelsen iscurrently in talks with the studio, and many believe theCasino Royaleactor to be up for the role despite him previously appearing as another MCU character in Doctor Strange. As for The Beyonder, many fan castings have put A-lister andBarbiestar Ryan Gosling in the role, although nothing has been officially confirmed.
There has been a growing web of conflicting rumors surrounding the future ofThe Avengersfranchise, and it can be difficult to keep them straight. Remaining skeptical about any unverified information is key to navigating online discourse, asscooper reports are often debunked. However, after a difficult year for the studio and pervasive superhero fatigue among audiences, keeping fans engaged and talking leading up to theAvengers 5premiere may be paramount to the film’s success.
Avengers 5is tentatively scheduled to release on July 21, 2025.
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Source:@MyTimeToShineH and @Cryptic4KQual|Twitter
