The one Kang reveal that could save the MCU might never happen

I want everyone to know that I figured it out years ago: The secret, the masterstroke, the ace up Kevin Feige’s sleeve, the one incredible trick that was going to prove the haters wrong and convince the world that Marvel Studios Phases Four through Six were not a boondoggle but in fact an incredible gambit of corporate planning and careful IP management. Trouble is, I don’t think this plan will work anymore. Marvel is likely to have reworked the plan. While I don’t have any actual knowledge of this matter, it is clear that Marvel has changed their plans. The grand finale to the Multiverse Saga, which will be shown on big screens, is likely not what was originally planned.

Marvel’s brass has confirmed this (Kev call buddy), but I still want to make sure that they know even if Marvel altered its plot for one moment, The answers were obvious to me. It was simple: Kang was going to be the biggest hero in the MCU. He would become Mr. Fantastic.

I’m sorry, what?

Wow! A claim so bold that it has summoned the disembodied “Q&A” voice! Trust me, I’ve thought about this. This plane can be landed.

Sure.

Yes, I can. I can! Marvel has announced that Jonathan Majors will be playing Kang by September 2020. I was surprised by this announcement. suspiciously early, the kind of news blast that seems like it’s trying to get ahead of an appearance in something else Marvel had planned. Like He Who Remains, the movie at the end. LokiThe first season of the new year is upon us.

Are you saying you called HWR’s appearance in Loki? Bullshit.

I am not. No matter how hard I try to run away from my comic book scholarship, I can’t escape it. HWR and any other Kang I thought would not appear. LokiI don’t know, The following are some of the ways to improve your own ability.I think Marvel Studios could have some fun with comics that suggested that Kang was sort of the father to Reed Richards. Trust me, this is a true story. Then, you can really get to know each other.Not worth the effort No one has the time. And given that Reed’s story had been told in two other aborted franchises, You can also find out more about the following: that the Fantastic Four are kind of a Big Deal in Marvel history, I just thought casting the same guy as both Kang andReed Richards can take down a large number of birds by using one Infinity Stone.

It’s a take on Reed that would be very different from what came before, but steeped in a deft remix of comics history. And on top of that, it immediately conveys the Fantastic Four as important without having to introduce them ahead of time — because their leader is the good version of the MCU’s current big bad.

Doctor Strange: The Multiverse of Madness

What’s the deal?

Reed plays in the movie. John Krassinski plays the role.

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I’m aware.

Doesn’t that disprove this whole thing?

Do not rush. You can see all of the characters that are in this scene. Captain Carter from the animated show. Captain Carter (Animated Series) What If?. Characters pulled from across the multiverse, not representative of “canonical” versions in the MCU. Reed was eating shite like 5 minutes after meeting him. It’s not the real thing. Then, there’s what happened in Loki’s season 1 finale.

What’s so significant about that scene?

He Who Remains’ story to Loki, Sylvie and the rest of humanity at the end time about Kang variations in all of their multiverses. It’s not a Kang story in the comics. It’s a Reed Richards one.

Ohhhhh. Ohhhhh.

Neat, right? It was a pretty big reveal when I first saw this scene. But it’s also such an obvious lift that I started to worry I might be wrong. And now I’m not so sure it’s what we’ll end up seeing when the Multiverse Saga reaches its climax.

MCU in flux Disney, Marvel Studios’ parent company, is reevaluating its plan for the streaming shows that have been pitched as a cornerstone for this era of Marvel programming. The dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have had an impact on Hollywood’s long-term planning across the board. Jonathan Majors is currently on trial for domestic violence. Marvel’s Kang has been tethered to him.

From a bird’s-eye view, Marvel’s long-term plan needs a serious overhaul, with the optics of adhering to that plan made even worse by Majors’ alleged misconduct. This is the core problem of Marvel’s method. When it works, there’s nothing like it. But when it’s falling apart? A helicarrier of this size is very difficult to turn around.

Photo: Austen Goslin/Polygon

Marvel Studios’ contingency plan reputation is as infamous as its love of announcing production plans and timelines well in advance. Marvel Studios has a reputation for contingency plans, despite its love of releasing timelines and production schedules well in advance. Phases and Sagas, with its neatly ordered performances, is all kayfabe. This is part of the massive show that this studio puts on to try and make as successful a cinematic world as possible.

Marvel’s ability to build the MCU was bolstered by a lack of scrutiny — each successive film was regarded as a potential flop right up until 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Now, however, everyone’s watching, and the Marvel method has resulted in some checks the studio is struggling to cash: Its VFX workers are unionizing after reports of grueling and unreasonable demands, its Disney Plus series haven’t gained traction, and Disney is looking to scale back the studio’s future output.

Kang? Marvel had conceived of this plan years before. The timeline, to use a phrase from a TV show that I watched recently, branched out from the plan years ago. Pruning it makes the most sense.