Phase 5 of the MCU has begun. The premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania marks the beginning of a new era for today’s most successful film franchise. The eyes of millions of moviegoers are on the new stories, but also on Kang, the new great villain of the MCU, played by Jonathan Majors. Although we met him in Loki, Quantumania It will be his first big chance to show why all the Avengers should fear him.
In interview for indiewirePeyton Reed, director of Quantumaniahe talked about the reasons that led him to choose Majors as his next villain. The filmmaker wanted to distance himself from the content tone of the previous films, and offer an epic closure to Marvel’s smallest hero trilogy. The first thing was to choose the antagonist, and once he knew the direction of the Multiverse Saga, Kang presented himself as the appropriate option.
“I’ve known about Kang since I was reading the comics as a kid, and he was one of the biggest villains in the MCU that hadn’t exploded yet. It made sense to introduce it because the MCU was addressing these multiverse stories. In the comics, Kang is kind of a time traveler, and it worked really well with the multiversal stories.”
The next thing was to choose the actor who would put himself in the shoes of the next great Marvel villain. But the decision wasn’t just Peyton Reed’s. Kevin Feige, Kate Herron (director of Loki), Michael Waldron (screenwriter for Loki), and other company executives participated in it. However, the process was very easy. Virtually everyone had only one choice to play Kang: Jonathan Majors.
“Of course, casting Jonathan Majors was a dream. I’ve seen everything that Jonathan has done, and I’m a huge fan of him as an actor and as a human being. Jonathan is authentic. I think he is the most exciting actor of his generation. One of the things that he liked the most was bringing his energy, and what he could call his vibration, a very different vibration from Ant-Man. We put that energy against Paul Rudd’s,” he added. .
Likewise, Reed pointed out that the chemistry between Majors and the entire production team arose instantly. Together they made a great ensemble that came together to deliver the most epic start Phase 5 could have. Although the critics do not think that of the tape, they have highlighted Jonathan Majors’ Kang as the best of the film. So far, there are no details on the MCU movies in which he will appear, but his presence is expected to increase as we get closer to the next two MCU movies. Avengers (The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars).
if you already saw Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaDo you agree with Peyton Reed’s statements? Do you think Jonathan Majors has enough to become the best villain in Marvel history?
Juan Jose Cruz I am one of those who always defended Robert Pattinson as Batman and can see the same movie in the theater up to 7 times. My guilty pleasure? Low budget horror movie.