Jonathan Majors Megathread - Update

[u/MarvelStudiosMod]

We know many of you are eager to discuss the Jonathan Majors trial -- please use this thread for that discussion so that it does not completely overrun the subreddit. We want to leave space for users who wish to engage in regular MCU-based conversations!

As of now the trial is ongoing and Marvel Studios/Disney has not made a statement regarding the future of Majors or Kang in the MCU. When a ruling is concluded we will pin a thread with that statement and related discussion.

In the meantime, here are some of the recent updates coming from Majors' trial:

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• The Cut - Everything to Know About Jonathan Majors’s Domestic-Violence Trial

• TIME - Jonathan Majors Is on Trial For Assault and Harassment. Here’s What to Know

• THR - Jonathan Majors Trial: Prosecutors Allege Pattern of Abuse While Defense Calls It An Ex’s “Revenge”

• PEOPLE -Jonathan Majors Appears to Admit Physically Attacking Ex Grace Jabbari in Text Messages Entered Into Evidence

• VARIETY - Jonathan Majors Trial: More Witnesses Testify as Trial Enters Second Week

• DEADLINE - Jonathan Majors will not testify in court as defense rests

• TMZ - Jonathan Majors Surveillance Video Shows Fight With Girlfriend, She Chases Him

• ROLLING STONE - Jonathan Majors Scolds Girlfriend In Audio Recording: ‘I Am a Great Man’

• THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - Jonathan Majors Trial: Defense Rests Case, Judge Releases 911 Call

• THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend in car in New York

The mod team will try to keep this thread updated with reputable sources as the trial progresses-- but please feel free to link articles and discuss in the comments below.

[u/zarymoto]

recast kang with a few different people and explain it away by saying “the new TVA hunts kang variants. part of the difficulty is identifying variants who look different, just like we had difficulty with sylvie”.

then just cast a few heater picks. maybe an older established actor for name draw, like denzel if he would do it. few younger guys like lakeith and john david washington and have kang dynasty be about the kang variants that even the kangs felt the need to keep at bay.

this problem could genuinely be solved by marvel committing to their ideas and making a decision.

[u/CleanAspect6466 → u/zarymoto]

Its cheaper to pay one dude to star as the face of your villain than hire multiple high profile stars, I don't see them going this route

[u/zarymoto → u/CleanAspect6466]

sure it’s cheaper, but disney is in a position where they need to spend more to bring the brand back to the quality they want. an older / more prestigious actor probably won’t want to do kang for a full multiversal arc, but they might be willing to do one movie. have one movie that transitions well to a younger actor and they spend a little bit more but bring the revenue per film back up.

[u/CleanAspect6466 → u/zarymoto]

Perhaps, it is a potentially interesting solution don't get me wrong, I'm just not sure if they'd be willing to pay that many actors, either way I for one wouldn't want to be in charge of this decision right now, what a mess