Whispers of Marvel taking bold step to ‘redeem’ itself – is this clever or is MCU toying with eternal damnation?

Marvel Studios might be thinking about bringing Jonathan Majors back to the Marvel movies. The actor was fired from his role as Kang the Conqueror in December 2023 after he was found guilty of hitting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. He was charged with two crimes related to domestic violence.

Marvel had big plans for Majors. He was supposed to be the next big bad guy in Marvel movies, just like Thanos was before. His character Kang was going to be the main villain in many movies, including Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. The studio spent a lot of money setting up his character in shows like Loki and the movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

When Majors got in legal trouble, Marvel had to change all their plans. They turned Avengers: The Kang Dynasty into Avengers: Doomsday instead. They brought back Robert Downey Jr., but this time he will play the bad guy Doctor Doom instead of Iron Man. This big change cost Marvel a lot of time and money because they had to rewrite their whole story.

Fan reactions suggest divided opinions on the potential return

Many fans on social media want Majors to come back. Some people said Marvel should pay him more money and that bringing him back would be good for the studio. These fans think his legal problems were not bad enough to get him fired from Marvel. They believe he should get another chance.

But there are big problems with bringing Majors back. Many people did not like his acting as Kang. Critics and fans thought he was not scary or interesting enough to be a main villain. The movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, where he had his biggest role, did not do well with audiences. Many people thought it was one of the worst Marvel movies.

Majors still has to deal with his legal problems. In April 2024, he was told he had to go to classes about domestic violence for 52 weeks. He lost other movie jobs because of what happened. If Marvel brings him back, it might make people angry who think hitting women is very wrong. This could hurt Marvel’s good name with fans.

Marvel has not said if these reports are true. Some news sources say different things about whether Marvel is really talking to Majors. The studio has to make a hard choice. They need to think about what fans want, but also about whether this decision could hurt their business. Marvel has always been successful because fans trust them and like their characters. Bringing back Majors could change that trust, no matter what they decide to do.