Johnathan majors was NOT THE REASON quantomania sucked… FIRE THE WRITERS SMH WHO TF HAS ANTS KILL A CHARACTER OF KANGS STATUS

My main problem with the post-Endgame phases is they are introducing way too many characters and not tying them together ever. Why should we care about the Eternals when they were never mentioned again? The stinger setups are easily forgotten since they don't do anything with them for years after. You nailed it with saying we need to care about these characters more than just Easter eggs/cameos.

A big issue is alot of fans have ENDURED phase 4 for some sort of pay off and kang is supposed to be that pay off and after loki season 2 finale kangs character is more intriguing than ever. I think pirates of the Carribean showed exactly why you shouldn't fire actors purely on allegations

There is literal proof the man is innocent and yet all the articles I see want him fired and replaced. The woman lied on him. And instead of issuing an apology or admitting people misjudged. They rather an innocent man still go to trial as if there is no video out there showing he shouldn’t even be charged.

You guys are right about the Avengers, the biggest problem with phase 4 and 5 is they're not connecting the characters

Getting rid of Kang and randomly inserting Doom would be an injustice to both characters. Kang would end up being a wasted villain and Doom would feel as you said, rushed. I do think the original avengers coming back is in reference to the multiverse war. Also most of what I read about Doom replacing Kang is it WAS - past tense - the plan. Probably referring to the underperformance of Ant-Man 3. I highly doubt they’d go that route after watching Loki season 2. I really get the impression that they’re moving forward with Kang.

Thinking that Kang was the problem for the lame interest in Quantumania while it actually was the script that was the problem shows exactly that they would be missing the point! Kang is an amazing character.

If you do recast Kang, DO NOT even consider MBJ. Side note: they wanted to drop Kang since Quantumania? I heard rumors that they rewrote the ending, and initially, he was going to win against Ant-Man. If that's the case, then they made their own coffin. We were in shock and angry when Thanos snapped his finger. They made him dark. They decided for Kang to lose to Ant-Man. Of course, the response and the views will be low.

I really hope they don’t get rid of Majors or Kang. It would be such a lazy cop out if they were to do what was rumored in this article.

They're missing the point. Kang is a great character but they keep doing crappy stuff. They need to let the court case work itself out to determine if Majors stays. But also more than anything, make a good story. I'm enjoying Loki but I'm confident they're going to crash the season because they force endings to fit their future plans over writing interesting stories.

I want good stories again. That's really it. And I want Marvel to connect all of these amazing new characters. I have to wonder what they are all thinking is happening right now. Simu Liu is just waiting... it's terrifying. Compared to Phases 1-3, I worry that some of these actors will age out or give up before they even get all the movies they deserve.

Everything you described in this video is the exact reason why it is dangerous for businesses to care solely about the feedback on social media (especially Twitter).

There was one other major re-cast- Mark Ruffalo replacing Edward Norton. And that was a full-on protaganist being replaced and Norton was also an actor with a lot of star potential. Nevertheless, he's not even considered part of the franchise anymore, even though the villain from that film, Tim Roth, HAS shown up again.

Kangs story is so interesting and I hope they don't screw this up, we can have Dr. Doom but down the road!

Johnathan Majors has been proven innocent and his acting is absolutely amazing. His face is in to many places to rehire anyone else as Kang. The Loki/Kang dynamic has been the best thing for the MCU Since Endgame. If they switch him or get rid of Kang they are purposely ruining themselves

Kang is a great villain and Jonathan Majors is playing him so well. In spite of Quantumania not being one of the best Marvel movies, King was great and the two seasons of Loki are great. I still think they can make these stories great.

Chukwudi Iwuji would have made a great Kang. He was brilliant in Guardians, really brought that maniacal villian to life.

The lack of a crossover is actually on point when it comes to the MCU current state, and I mean like a Main Event. It's hard to believe they had 18 projects in Phase 4 and had nothing as such. It ended with Black Panther 2 and that movie was a standalone story.

Rehiring Downey isn't a bad idea, it's just they NEED to make sure that they make whatever character he plays different than he did as Tony Stark/Iron Man if he's going to be playing a different role. If he is playing as hologram Tony, that's a different story.

I feel like some of the issues are just the gaps between character appearances. It felt like before you'd see a character and then they'd pop again in another movie in a couple years. Now we'll get a character introduced or a movie and then it's like 3-4 years later that they'll show up again and by then audiences already forgot about what happened with them previously and it just feels disjointed.

They should let the justice system show he's innocent but if not then talk about replacing him but give the man a chance to prove his innocence

One of the reasons the MCU has been so bad recently is that they keep cancelling their plans for things and replacing them with worse plans. Multiple MCU films or shows have undergone extensive reshoots, changes in creative direction, or post-production overhauls that made the projects worse, less compelling stories than the one they had planned. It keeps happening. They keep pushing "we'll fix it in post" to its absolute limits. Then eventually we get a plot synopsis for a better film that was never made over some silly unimportant reason; "we didnt want x_thing to happen bc it would have been sorta similar to y_thing that happened in another movie, so after the film was shot we completely rewrote the character arcs for our heroes & villains and changed the ending with some reshoots and rushed CGI." They need to stop scrambling everytime they perceive something to be going wrong, make a plan and execute the plan. This inability for ppl in management to make decisions and stick to them or allow their creators to make decisions is what famously ruined many comic book storylines, and it's ruining the MCU right now. You can't make all of that money if you cant make good products. You have to worry about making good products instead of panicking whenever you're not printing money.

Marvel DO NOT pull a reactionary DC move & start shuffling your slate before you finish the arc you’ve already set up. Do not recast, finish the contracts etc. I want to see this Kang story completed with Majors! He is my favorite MCU villain so far.

They should bring in Doom. Moving in the background. Setting things up. Sometimes helping the heroes, sometimes betraying them.. add some complexity to another "villain"

I genuinely feel Dr Doom will be the only villain they can transition too that carries enough weight to be the next "big bad". However that is one problem to the Marvel movie model is they constantly need a bad guy, specifically an ever increasingly "badder" guy.

I do hope all of this is just speculation. The way they’ve slowly built up Kang is very interesting. Especially compared to the way thanos was introduced. When they introduce doctor doom I’d like to see the same build up over time. I think pivoting back to the old avengers or changing main villains will be a sign that marvel is just not learning the right lessons. The characters aren’t the problem. It’s the writing and storytelling.

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A major motivation for Doom was the rescuing of his mothers soul. The fracturing of the sacred timeline and subsequent pruning of timelines could impact on her status possibly erasing her from existence giving doom the motivation to go after those responsible. Enacting vengeance on kang wouldn’t be enough as he realizes the power that is up for grabs

There is a way to put Dr.Doom into the movies and even have some good Doom and Kang stories but don’t scrap Major as Kang Major is showing the range he has in his acting and and very easily play as multiple variants of Kang

It would be foolish for them to recast Kang or blip out Kang atp. Disney needs to learn their lesson from Johnny Depp. They ended their relationship with him and essentially killed the Jack Sparrow character (no one wants that to be recast or see a Pirates movie without him) only for them to have an egg in their face when the trial happened and the world saw that he wasn’t the abusive monster Amber Heard made him out to be. Especially considering the fact that all evidence so far points to Jonathan Majors being innocent. Disney already ruined Star Wars and Marvel idc what anyone says. They care about money not the story or fans.

Loki season 2 did Kang some justice. This is someone that everyone will come to respect and fear

Marvel: *kills one of the hardest to kill characters with ants* The people: “UGH!?!! Can you PLEASE stop downscaling EVERY villain to save on your CGI budget!?” Marvel: “Well they clearly just don’t like this actor. This character that has decades worth of comic history, is what the problem is.”

OG Avengers won't print money like they think

They have so much invested in this character. Its easy to replace the actor but it hard to replace the character

Great vid! All good points! Love that you bring up Acts of Vengeance!

The only reason Antman had any positive reviews was because of Johnathan Majors Kang lol

They are building Kang just fine… We need more of him!

I'm actually emotionally invested into this story with kank and even jonathan majors. It's one thing to recast Jonathan majors. Which would be a major shame. But it also would be even worse for them to get rid of the king character. If they go ahead with that plan and just bring back the old Avengers. I think I will be done with Marvel. Marvel has way too many characters for them to be pigeonholed by the first six successful characters that they introduced in the movies. Corporations kill everything.

It will be extremely difficult to find someone to play Kang the way Majors is

Bringing back the original 6 as variants is a must, it’s what we’ve all expected. Replacing Kang is a no go though. They’ve spent 3+ years building him up already. Dr. Doom should be the next main villain though after the Multiverse Saga.

Going *BACK* to the past makes you look like you aren't confident enough in what you are making *NOW*

If they dump kang I'm going to be pissed,, the loki show is sooo dam good. If I see kang get dropped and/or replaced I'm dropping Disney + 😂

I really hope they explain why mobius’ name is mobius. I think Kang named don ‘mobius’ after Tony’s starks time travel device. The mobius strip.

I really love that Marvel is really taking the time to go back to the basics because it was looking shaky for a moment.

I would love to see Robert Downey Jr (and Scarlett Johansson) again. But also I really like Jonathan Majors as Kang, he's been playing him phenomenally. Don't want him to be dropped and replaced.

Kang is a perfect way to reset everything so mutants can enter the mcu. The issue with the multiverse is that everything has been prep. Im ready for all of these peeks into the multiverse to start tieing in and some progress into the story

"Proof Tony Stark has a heart" and "you can rest now" are the perfect ending for Tony, seeing him come back the same would ruin that beautiful exit. It would be better if they look for an Iron Man in alternate dimension are excited at seeing Tony again only to get there and it's someone else.

THANKS for this, ScreenCrush Gang!!!! I'm with you on your Nos!!

No, don't drop J Majors

When you create a plot point that variants of different characters exist and can look wildly different (Peter Parker, Loki, etc...), recasting Kang is the least amount of changes you can do if you replace Johnathan Majors compared to re-writing several franchise worth of movies.

Jonathan major IS Kang. No one else can play him right now and Doom has to wait his turn.

My favorite thing about Ryan is that, even though he loves the MCU, he's not a giant shill like some of the other "cough cough" superhero analyzing KZfaq channels.

Watched Quantumania last night - sooo much better after watching Loki! Really highlights Jonathan Majors range as a character - they totally need to play this storyline out! Also I think the main city in Quantumania is a pre-version of the TVA (circular hallways in TVA overlooking the cityscape are almost identical). When it comes time to introduce Dr. Doom - cast Tom Ellis!!!!

Ryan be careful with the, “oh screw him, he doesn’t deserve a career” comment. Brolin, Renner, etc had issues in the past but were forgiven. Majors hasn’t been proven guilty and tbh, I personally think it’s a witch hunt at best. Let’s let the courts play out and go from there.

The workaholics reference at 3:30 made my day. You rule Ryan!

Colton you are in a television!!!’ Escape lol you didn’t remind us not to tell him hahahah

Oh god. Please no!

I really really hope they don’t do any of this madness. Kang is great, as well as majors. Any-Man was not a bad movie at all.

I'm not dismissing what Majors is accused of, but it is also corporate laziness to recast him right now. Just get through the Kang saga, and defeat Kang, and you don't need to use him ever ever again.

Ryan this take is EXACTLY how I have felt about he MCU in the past 2 years. You would think in an age where a studio has the ability to be directly linked to its audience through social media and KZfaq channels such as this one, the people making decisions would be able to pivot appropriately. I agree with Colton when he said that announcing the slate of MCU movies was a mistake and way too early. It seemed like the studio felt like it needed to hype up its audience when the audience was already at peak interest! So unnecessary. All that was accomplished with that reveal was forcing the studio to commit to failing projects and then further make itself look foolish when the failing franchises were then “pruned.” Ryan you are so correct when you say that they can fix this whole situation. What they have already built may not be the best content we have ever seen, but there are the bones of a very solid franchise in this mess. Stick with the characters that have been well received. Don’t be afraid to recast characters (ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE CREATED THE PERFECT PLOT DEVICE TO EXPLAIN THE MOVE ) Don’t let the corporate money grabbers take control.

The only character who should come back from the main retirees is Steve Rogers, and that's because what happened with him returning the Infinity Stones is still a huge mystery, not just regarding the more nuanced particulars like returning the Soul Stone, but also answering what happened with him that his time machine went to the future without him. Depending on when he lost it or gave it up, that would be a huge explanation of why he ended up aging so much and why he appeared in the past in places he wasn't supposed to be (i.e. fighting Red Guardian)

If they want to move away from Majors fine, but not the Kang character, Loki season 2 I feel will deliver on the promise that is suppose to be Kang, plus that end credit scene from Antman. They cannot simply walk away from the character

what they should do with Dr Doom is have him in the secret wars film as a random guy who helps out the avengers but goes a little too far, they win but end up having to stop Doom for some reason, either he gets killed by them or dies accidently. Then add an end credit scene where you see that Dr Doom was actually a robot, then you see a castle, camera goes inside and you see Dr Doom sitting in a throne room surrounded by hundreds of Doom bots and you realise theres something a lot more and darker to this guy than we realised.

Being that Loki may have just become the most powerful character in the multiverse, I sure hope they just calm down a bit and let everything coalesce.

Kang's plans were foiled several times in the comics by the Avengers, I'm sure they can weave a good story together.

If they drop Kang, the MCU is doomed, well Dr. Doom is a great villain but I’m looking forward to more of Kang, but it be so sloppy for Kang to just suddenly stop appearing and then dr. Doom just comes out of nowhere

Ryan, I love your channel more than most because you scrutinize from the perspective of a true fan. Unlike most of the channels that seek likes and views through negativity. Keep it up buddy. All the way from South Africa.

The problems wasn't Kang, it was the bad writers 😂.

Doom needs his own series and setup, he definitely needs the time to appear and develop. A recast of Kang would be preferable to just dropping him and a reintroduction of RDJ and SJ would be a bad idea if it's not just varients that make a short appearance.

They should recast and make RDJ the new Jarvis. All his jokes and comments would still be there.

They could literally have it be a part of the plot of all the Kang variants getting new faces because too many people are starting to become aware of him across the multiverse or something

Agreed. I'd love to see RDJ and the original Avengers cast come back/intermingle as multiveral varrients but a retcon like the endgame time travel would bother me a lot. P. S. Just keep JM. He's a phenominal actor and the court can determine whether he can interact w the public or not

There were 3 Spiderman actors and everyone can agree they look different but are the same character in the multiverse, doing something similar with kang is totally possible I feel. I think they might end kangs story in kang dynasty, and have dr doom lead into secret wars, but maybe not as the villan of that movie and he slowly becomes the big bad

I think you guys are missing the possible plot point of the power status of Doom being a bigger bad than Kang. A variant of Doom could be the one that kills Kang but is also defeated at the end of secret wars. Then later down the line we see the origin story of Doom in the sacred timeline (sort of like Timely) slowly building his power status here.

Wow!!! You hit the nail!!! BEST TAKE ON THIS MARVEL SITUATION!!!! Well done.

Now the viewership for episode 6 may drop if folks thinks this story line in Loki won’t matter.

He's a good actor, and interpretates an aweasome villain, they won't find someone like him.

Colton saying they could easily write in a variant version/recast storyline to lane is probably the easiest route. They could reshoot that council of Kang’s end scene with a ton of different looking kangs in the stands. It wouldn’t negate the stories or performances told, and Marvel can stand by their work while condemning any actions they need. As a bonus, I’d also really like to see Marvel give a no-name a chance to blow up in their movies instead of choosing a big name to fill the role.

The biggest issue is the choice of plot .. once you get into time travelling multiverses a) it’s too confusing for most people b) nothing matters .. literally e thing can be undone

Very bad idea

Agree that we don't need to rehash old characters we've moved on from. I think the only way they can "right the ship" (I actually am fine with what we've see so far) is to further develop the stories and fix the issues that people are complaining about

Great video and analysis, I’m hoping echo starts marvel back up again it looks like it might actually be pretty good

"The only major recasting we've seen in the MCU is Don Cheadle, right?" -Mark Ruffalo whistles inconspicuously.

Dont replace Majors or the character Kang

I get why, but it's kind of annoying that they don't mention the updates on Majors and how he essentially is the victim at this point.

Great breakdown. If they include new variant Avengers scenes for multiverse movies then I want to be surprised when they appear on film or TV. I don't want to hear about negotiations. Maybe Stark will be the AI behind Ironheart's suit like in the comics. Great, but I still don't want to hear about negotiations or shortlists of returnees.

There's two ways they could replace Majors: introduce a Kang variant that's either younger or much older than the current Kang thus played by a new actor that just wipes out all other Kangs proving his superiority and as a true threat to everything. Also, Doom could be one villain who's never killed off. He could just be powerful enough that if he's defeated, he can just retreat and return back to his country of Latveria, where he's the leader and thus you would risk war if heroes went after him there.

Is this official? If they cancel kang dynasty I’m not sure I’m on board with Marvel anymore. Kang is such an amazing character I’m getting really worried

Recasting Jonathan majors who hasn't been found guilty of anything just a few short years after killing off T'challa is a horrible idea 😂 hell, what is he actually accused of other than getting into it with a drunk white woman who was trying ro go through his property.

I have been screaming recast everyone since endgame. It’s the character not the movie star that I go to see. Especially Cap. He is so important to the overall universe that he can only be gone for short periods of time. My hope is that after Secret Wars brings everyone back and adds variants from everywhere, the new universe is closer to the source material of the real 616.

I’ve never heard an analogy that spoke to me more than Colton’s Conan&Leno comparison

If Marvel had brought in mutants during Wandavision the MCU would be thriving today... thats what everyone wanted and we were let down hard... what a boner mistake.

There have been more than 1 SUCCESSFUL recastings in the MCU… not just Rhodie. In fact, all of them were recasts that we can look at in hindsight and say it was for the better. Bruce Banner, Howard Stark (recasting to show older is a little different). Ross is about to be recast with Harrison Ford and not to many people are mad about that. I am hoping that Kang is not recast and this debate becomes moot. The reports I have been hearing is that Jonathan Majors was falsely accused. I sure hope that’s the case. I love his work as Kang. But if a star did the things they were accused of, Ryan is right. They don’t deserve to be famous.

Obviously character development is important. During Endgame, one other person in the let out a loud "fu*k!" When Tony died. Personally for me I cried, as someone with high anxiety, I was having tears of joy I guess because when Pepper said they are safe and he can let go you could see his anxiety leave. I'm not a Fantastic Four and Doom fan, but I know Doom needs to be done right. When I read comics I was both DC and Marvel, but my Marvel choice was mainly mutant titles and Spider-Man. I hope the original 6, if the rumors are true,are variants and not the ones we know.

They don’t have to worry about keeping Majors, a recast is fine, and I agree that suddenly replacing him with Doom would give us just as half-assed of a representation as the Fox F4 movies. If they want to sell Kang as the next Thanos-level character, though, they need to make him a more intimidating threat. Thus far, apart from the mid-credits scene in Quantumania, we’ve met three variants of Kang and all of them were easily defeated. He Who Remains? Stabbed and dead. Victor Timely? Turned to spaghetti. Kang the supposed Conquerer? Sucked into his own device after getting his ass kicked by Ant-Man. ANT-MAN!!! Thanos took down the Hulk without using any of the stones. Kang, thus far, is nowhere near on the same level of intimidation.

Dr Doom deserves all the respect and slow build up Thanos got. You can't just throw him at us all of a sudden. That would be a waste.

The rumor should stay a rumor. I love the Loki show so far . Kang can bring dr doom actually back by getting the two old actors who portrayed doom but with justice. Look at NWH. Don’t just ignore the story just for money. Look at age of ultron. Not great but it got a great arc after endgame.

Yes. Recast. If Majors goes to jail, he goes to jail. The actor is not the character. The audience is capable of understanding that. Plan out a story, tell that story, keep everything based around the characters. Will people have their preferences? Of course. Everyone has their favourite James Bond actor, etc. How cool would it be to have those (polite) discussions about who our favourite T'Challa actor is, and why? Super cool!

This sounds more like a leak of their contingency plan than a direction change. The Majors issue is driving this. I think they would prefer to go with the Kang story line but they are floating this via leaks to gauge fan interest.

I think it should only be for a one-off like in Secret Wars. My biggest dream would be seeing Wesley Snipes, Hugh Jackman, Tobey Maguire, & RDJ sharing a screen as the 4 pillars of the live-action Marvel genre. That alone would make for an iconic crossover decades in the making. You could throw in people like Chris Evans’ Cap, Patrick Stewart, Andrew Garfield, Cox’s Daredevil, Bernthal’s Punisher, Deadpool, Evan Peter’s Quicksilver, Fassbender’s Magneto, D’Onofrio’s Kingpin, & Dafoe’s Green Goblin. There’s a ton of stellar characters under the Marvel IP that can finally interact now. I highly doubt we see all that tho. Most I predict is the NWH cast & OG FoX-Men getting a proper Avengers payday/send-off before they hit the multiversal soft reboot with a new cast of Mutants & other characters. I hope they use any possible cameos to serve the story & elevate the newer MCU generation. What I want most of all is good writing. I wish they would hire the Daniels to direct (see: Everything Everywhere All at Once) & get some Spider-Verse writers since they can tell a multiverse story with heart. Maybe they can take a page out of ATSV & pay homage to some of the classic cartoon, video game, & comic variants, or link BTSV to Secret Wars somehow.