Over the last few years, Jonathan Majors has become one of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood, with his recent performances in blockbusters such as Creed III and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania only elevating his status. However, things took a significant turn when Majors was charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment in NYC, leading to some professional setbacks. With his upcoming Marvel Movies and television series, such as Loki Season 2 (which we know things about) and Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, fans are left wondering about the future of his tenure in the MCU. Majors’ status with franchise currently remains unchanged, but some fans have an intriguing theory about how he could be replaced in the villainous role. While the theory is certainly intriguing, it’s worth examining whether it holds any water.
The recasting hypothesis that has excited some fans involves Chukwudi Iwuji replacing Jonathan Majors in the role of Kang the Conqueror. It should be noted that Iwuji stars the recently released Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as The High Evolutionary, who has devious motivations of his own. Twitter user @hzjoe03 shared a great picture of Iwuji’s headshot next to the Marvel villain, and it honestly would be a pretty brilliant piece of casting. You can see the tweet for yourself below.
