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=== Firing of Jonathan Majors and creative pivot ===

[[Kang the Conqueror]], a recurring villain and adversary to the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and the [[Fantastic Four]] in the comics, who traverses space and time while having multiple alternate counterparts, was reported to be appearing as the main antagonist of the upcoming film ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]'' (2023), alongside the casting of [[Jonathan Majors]] in said role, which was officially confirmed by Marvel Studios in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaye |first=Don |date=2020-09-14 |title=Ant-Man 3: Jonathan Majors Reportedly Cast as Kang the Conqueror |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/ant-man-3-jonathan-majors-kang-the-conqueror/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gemmill |first=Allie |date=2020-12-11 |title='Ant-Man 3' Title and Kathryn Newton Casting for MCU Threequel Revealed |url=https://collider.com/ant-man-3-title-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-kathryn-newton-cast/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2022, [[Jonathan Majors]] was confirmed to be reprising his role as [[Kang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Kang the Conqueror]] in ''Avengers: The Kang Dynasty'', following his appearances as different variants of the character in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Five|Phase Five]] film ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]'' and the [[Loki (season 2)|second season]] of ''[[Loki (TV series)|Loki]]'' (both 2023), while the actor was also confirmed to return in ''Avengers: Secret Wars'' in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |last2=D'Alessandro |first2=Anthony |date=2023-01-21 |title=How Jonathan Majors Prepared For The Role Of Kang The Conqueror In The MCU – Sundance Studio |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/jonathan-majors-kang-the-conqueror-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-magazine-dreams-sundance-1235229529/ |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The character's debut in the MCU was teased by the appearance of his "variant", [[He Who Remains (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|He Who Remains]], in the final episode of ''Loki''<nowiki/>'s [[Loki (season 1)|first season]], "[[For All Time. Always.]]" (2021), in which he was played by Majors himself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polo |first=Susana |date=2021-07-14 |title=Loki built up to the reveal of an even bigger Marvel Comics villain |url=https://www.polygon.com/22576948/loki-he-who-remains-kang-the-conqueror-actor-jonathan-majors |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Loki'' star [[Tom Hiddleston]] described He Who Remains' role as the "architect" of the [[Time Variance Authority (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Time Varience Authority]] as the "one solitary light on in the window" amongst the otherwise abandoned Citadel at the End of Time itself where he resides throughout the series. Majors would describe his performance in the episode as providing him with the "largest canvas possible", while also teasing the character's death at the hands of Loki's own variant [[Sylvie (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Sylvie Laufeydottir]], as the point in the story where "Kang begins to rear his head and do his deeds". He would further cite the idea of a villain who "lives in so many iterations", as a reason for his interest in the role of Kang and his contrast with He Who Remains.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Loki: Jonathan Majors Arrives in the Season 1 Finale as He Who Remains |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/loki-assembled-jonathan-majors-he-who-remains |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Marvel Entertainment |language=en}}</ref> On transitioning from He Who Remains to his portrayal of Kang the Conqueror in ''Quantummania'', Majors would describe the process of differentiating the characters, emphasizing the work required to reapply his performance to the scale of a film as opposed to a television series like ''Loki''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=published |first=Bradley Russell |date=2021-10-25 |title=Jonathan Majors interview: The Harder They Fall’s lead on saddling up for a Netflix western and filming Ant-Man 3 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/jonathan-majors-interview-the-harder-they-fall-netflix-ant-man-3/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> In addition to the appearance of Kang, the post-credits sequences in ''Quantummania'' teased the eventual appearances of the [[Council of Kangs (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Council of Kangs]], Kang variants [[Scarlet Centurion]], [[Rama-Tut (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Rama-Tut]] and [[Immortus (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Immortus]] (all portrayed by Majors), as well as the 19th century-based variant [[Victor Timely (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Victor Timely]], setting up a full appearance in the [[Loki season 2|second season]] of ''Loki'' (2023) where he temporarily joined the TVA to help fix a Temporal Loom and apprehend the branching of alternate timelines within the Multiverse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA Ending and Post-Credits Scenes Explained |url=https://nerdist.com/article/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-ending-and-post-credits-scenes-explained/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Nerdist |language=en-US}}</ref>

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