Followers are rapidly placing collectively casting concepts within the wake of Marvel firing Jonathan Majors, however they will take John Boyega off their want lists.
Boyega, 31, posted images of himself with Captain America actor Anthony Mackie by way of X (previously Twitter) final month, prompting one fan to answer, “tell anthony mackie to connect you w whoever in charge of recasting kang.” Boyega responded with a gif of Donkey from Shrek shaking his head, indicating he didn’t need to exchange Majors, 36, in any future superhero franchise.
Hours after Majors was discovered responsible of assault within the third diploma and harassment on Monday, November 18, Us Weekly confirmed that he was fired from Marvel Studios. Majors performed Kang the Conqueror (and a number of other completely different variations of the antagonist) in Loki and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and he was set to have a big position within the Marvel Cinematic Universe shifting ahead with Avengers: Kang Dynasty set for 2026.
With out Majors, followers are left questioning if Marvel will pivot away from Kang or just recast him. Nevertheless, it’s clear Boyega isn’t excited by taking part in Kang or anybody else within the MCU.
“That’s not in the vision for me now,” Boyega informed Males’s Well being in August 2022 when requested about rumors he had an upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe position. “I want to do nuanced things. I want to donate my services to original indie films that come with new, fresh ideas, because I know it’s real hard to top Iron Man in that universe.”
The British actor portrayed Finn within the newest Star Wars trilogy, and he’s been vocal about how he felt his character was mishandled by Disney, which owns each Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios.
“What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side,” he informed GQ in 2020. “It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.”
The studio invited him to come back in for a gathering about how they might higher assist BIPOC characters sooner or later. The dialog led to Disney publicly supporting Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Moses Ingram, who’s Black, after she acquired tons of racist messages and even loss of life threats final 12 months following her debut on the present. The studio and star Ewan McGregor launched statements supporting Ingram and condemning the followers who despatched the hateful messages.
“Moses Ingram being protected makes me feel protected. Do you understand what I’m saying? It makes me feel like, ‘OK, cool. I am not the elephant in the room,’” Boyega mentioned on SiriusXM’s “Tell Me Everything With John Fugelsang” in 2022. “Because when I started, it wasn’t really a conversation you could bring up. You know how they went through it. It was kind of like, let’s just be silent. It wasn’t a conversation you could bring up. But now to see how blatant it is, to see Ewan McGregor come and support … for me, [it] fulfills my time where I didn’t get the support.”