The bad news continues in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: The Kang Dynastythe next big crossover of superheroes, has been left without a director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Destin Daniel Cretton He recently left his position.
Although the exact reasons for his departure are not known, the aforementioned media claims that everything was done in a friendly manner. In fact, Cretton will continue to work closely with Marvel in projects outside of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The filmmaker, for example, will direct the sequel to Shang-Chi and the legend of the Ten Rings. will also be responsible for wonder manthe new Marvel series for Disney+.
This is, at the moment, the biggest setback he has suffered Avengers: The Kang Dynasty at the production level. And although the reasons for Cretton’s goodbye are kept a secret – for now – it is not at all complicated to see that the film, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, have a major drawback due to its main villain.
Jonathan Mayors, who plays Kang the Conqueror, was accused of assaulting a woman. From that moment on, he put his career as an actor at risk and, of course, his participation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For those led by Kevin Feige it is an immense problem because he is a key character for the future.
They have two options in case the authorities prove Jonathan Mayors guilty. The first and most “simple” is to replace him with another actor. The other is eliminate Kang the Conqueror and rethink the narrative of the next films to introduce another villain. Currently, it is unclear what they might do.
However, it is inevitable to suspect that, after Cretton’s departure from the management of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, news of greater relevance is approaching. Let’s not rule out that Marvel preferred to pause the crossover while they make a decisive decision regarding Majors. The worst scenario, of course, is that they have canceled it.
To all of the above we must add another piece of news that emerged recently. According to the podcast House of R, Jeff Loveness is no longer responsible for the script of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. Apparently, Marvel Studios dispensed with his services months ago.
Even more importantly, Marvel would have left it aside because they are “moving away” from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. The source adds that the production company is considering replacing Kang the Conqueror with another villain. The name on the table would be Doctor Doom.
Marvel Studios, fortunately, has a wild card that would make it easier for them to forget Kang the Conqueror. And Loki, in the second season of his series, became the God of stories or God of Time. That is, he can control the multiverse as he pleases. Thus, he could be in charge of eliminating Kang from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.