Lovecraft Country Actor Jonathan Majors Cast as Kang The Conqueror in Ant-Man 3 - What does this mean for the future of The MCU

So big news coming out of Hollywood today is that Jonathan Majors has been cast as big Marvel villain Kang The Conqueror in Ant-Man 3, so here I am gonna look at what this means for that film and his future as the Character in The Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Majors is a great young actor

I am currently watching Lovecraft Country and I think Majors is doing a great job in the lead role their and he was also really good in his supporting role in Da 5 Bloods so it is really interesting seeing him being given this role. In those two projects he is seen as a heroic character so to see him play this huge villain is something different and something he can really thrive in. 

Kang will be the main villain for the next Avengers Type Film

For years Marvel Studios teased us the villain of Thanos and after 6 years we saw him burst onto the scene in Infinity War and I think a similar strategy will be employed with Kang. I think he will be a larger threat in Ant-Man 3 with a lesser villain being the one the heroes have to defeat like Ronan in the first Guardians Of The Galaxy film. After that I will explain later my theory in how this will lead to Kang in the long run. 

Kang will make an appearance in the Loki TV Series

Originally, it was thought that Owen Wilson could have been taking up the role of Kang in The Loki TV Series but that obviously isn't the case. We know that Loki will be dealing with Time Travel and that is something linked to Kang, I do believe that he will be revealed to be the leader of the group hunting Loki and that he has plans for Loki that will lead to his big vision for the MCU. 

This casting gets us closer to Fantastic Four

Kang is primarily seen as a Fantastic Four villain in the comics but has tangled with The Avengers, we know that Marvel Studios has now gained the rights to The Fantastic Four so this could be a great opportunity. The Fantastic Four have never had a good film but in the hands of Marvel Studios and by throwing Kang into the mix it gets me excited for the possibility of seeing the iconic characters in The MCU. 

Allows more Time Travel

As I said earlier, Kang is a character who likes to time travel or use decendants to gain power and after seeing the way time travel was used in Avengers Endgame this could allow a fun chance for more of it. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to always see these characters time travelling but this could lead to exciting tings. 

Overall

Overall, I think this is a great bit of casting and getting Kang in this universe is a great next step. Hopefully, with the right planning Kang can become just as good a villain as Thanos.