UPDATE: Jonathan Majors has officially been dropped by Marvel Studios after being found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment in his domestic violence trial by a six-person NYC jury.
Stay tuned as we learn more on whether the role of Kang the Conqueror will be recast or Marvel may change direction and focus on a different main villain.
SOURCE: Deadline
UPDATE: Destin Daniel Cretton has decided to step down as director of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Kang Dynasty. However, Cretton will now shift his focus on his other Marvel projects such as Shang-Chi 2 and the Wonder Man TV series.
SOURCE: Deadline
UPDATE: Marvel Studios has pushed back the release date for Avengers: The Kang Dynasty a full year from May 2, 2025 to May 1, 2026. This move also pushes back Avengers: Secret Wars from May 1, 2026 to May 7, 2027.
SOURCE: Variety
UPDATE: The release date for Avengers: Secret Wars has been pushed back from November 7, 2025 to May 1, 2026.
SOURCE: Variety
Marvel Studios has chosen Shang Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings (2021) director Destin Daniel Cretton to helm Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, the first half of the two-part conclusion of Phase 6 of the MCU!
Revealed last Saturday during Hall H at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty will see all the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe go up against Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conquerer, the next big MCU villain. The story will serve as the conclusion of “The Multiverse Saga,” a project encompassing Phases 4, 5, and 6 of the MCU.
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is set for release on May 2, 2025. Marvel Studios is also releasing the second half of the crossover event of the new saga, Avengers: Secret Wars, on November 7, 2025.
SOURCE: THR
