Marvel Studios will not move forward with future work with Jonathan Majors, who starred in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” the Disney-owned studio said Monday—after the actor was found guilty of assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend.
The news comes today in the wake of the Emmy-nominated actor being found guilty of reckless assault and harassment in his domestic violence trial by a six-person NYC jury.
A studio rep confirmed the news about their decision to not move forward with Majors in the MCU.
Majors played mega villain He Who Remains aka Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s phases four through six. Majors debuted as the character during Loki season one in 2021, then continued on in season 2 of this year, as well as the February movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which made over $476M. Majors also had back-to-back hit in Amazon MGM’s Creed III in March which grossed over $275M.
Having stuck with the actor over the months since his arrest on March 25, WME continue to represent Majors. His long time agent Elan Ruspoli testified briefly in Majors’ defense last week as the last witness in the nearly two-week trial
He Who Remains was plotted to be a big baddie during the MCU’s Phase 5 and 6 with the character getting his own movie, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty scheduled for May 1, 2026.
That movie recently saw its director, Shang Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton exit due to his busy dance card on other Marvel projects. TBD in regards to whether Marvel keeps the character of Kang intact while recasting the part with another actor.
Michael Waldron was recently tapped to write Avengers: Kang Dynasty; this was after being set on the Phase 6 finale Avengers: Secret Wars. The Loki season one showrunner was brought aboard to give these Avengers movies a fresh take given the situation here with Majors.
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