Have any actors at Marvel ever been replaced? Speaking of MCU: Terrence Howard played Col. James Rhodes in Iron Man (2008) and he was replaced by Don Cheadle in the next Iron Man movie.
The Hulk's MCU recast happened because Edward Norton, who originated the role, wasn't seen as a team player by Kevin Feige, and Norton didn't want to be locked into a multi-movie role. After a public battle between Marvel and Norton's camp, it was clear he wasn't coming back to play Hulk.
The X-Men, the Young Avengers, the Defenders, the Midnight Sons and the Thunderbolts are potential teams that could replace the Avengers. The Fantastic Four will be crucial to the MCU's future, and could become as big as the Avengers.
Summary. Rhodey, aka War Machine, is confirmed as the ideal replacement for Iron Man in the upcoming Armor Wars, as his characterization now mirrors Stark's. Rhodey's reveal as a Skrull impostor adds a layer of trauma and parallel to Tony Stark's origin story, making him a compelling successor to Iron Man.
Why Marvel Replaced Jonathan Majors Kang With Doctor Doom
Who is the new Avengers member?
Outlawed. In the aftermath of Civil War, the New Avengers team included Clint Barton as the new Ronin, Doctor Strange, Wolverine, the Spider-Woman imposter, Spider-Man, Iron Fist, and team leader Cage. Their base was Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum, magically disguised as the location of a future Starbucks.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is setting up a new villain to take Thanos' place, and it is surprisingly not Kang. Kingpin might seem like just a crime lord from New York City, but he actually draws plenty of similarities to the Mad Titan.
Why Loki Season 2 Still Features Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror/Victor Timely. The show's executive producer said "it felt hasty" to make any changes within the production's timeframe. Video Player is loading.
Though the 39-year-old actor refrained from definitively stating his departure from the role of Thor, he also did not confirm his return, leaving it as a potential possibility. This ambiguity raises questions about when or if he will reprise the 'Strongest Avenger'.
Marvel's firing of Kang actor Jonathan Majors caps a unheroic year for the MCU. Marvel has fired Jonathan Majors after the actor was convicted of domestically abusing his ex-girlfriend.
Kang was rather hyped only to be rather taken down a notch: Kang the Conqueror has not been removed from Marvel. Kang is a significant and iconic villain in Marvel Comics, known for his time-traveling exploits and complex storylines.
Jonathan Majors' conviction for assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, prompted Marvel Studios to drop him from his role as the supervillain Kang, in its upcoming superhero films.
Summary. Terrence Howard was initially intended to continue playing James Rhodes/War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but was replaced by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2. Howard's departure from the role was partly due to a significant decrease in pay, which created tension between him and Robert Downey Jr.
Damion Poitier played Thanos in The Avengers, but from Guardians of the Galaxy on, the villain was played by Josh Brolin via motion capture. Unlike other cases within the MCU, recasting Thanos had nothing to do with conflicts with the actor or their schedules, and it was instead a creative decision.
Jonathan Majors portrayed Kang the Conqueror and his alternative variants in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2021 to 2023: Kang the Conqueror debuted in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
After a recent run of conflicted MCU antiheroes – not exactly good or bad – Kang isn't messing about. “He's a supervillain,” stated an unapologetic Majors on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
At the end of season 1, He Who Remains also explained that he'd become tired of living, and presented a choice to Loki and Sylvie: They could take his place as administrators of the TVA, policing the timeline to prevent multiversal war — or they could give in to Sylvie's goal and kill him, knowing it would unleash ...
Galactus would win. Why? Because he is way more powerful than Kang lmao, Kang's only option is to get unimaginably powerful technology that can at least match Galan, somehow make him not be able to feed, or simply get an army or another powerful entity from another time/universe.
Kang has arrived. At Comic-Con 2022, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige made official what many fans had been theorizing for some time: Kang the Conqueror is the MCU's next Thanos-like villain.
In his own twisted way, he believed that conquering the multiverse was to save it from his Variants in the Council of Kangs and prevent incursions from happening. In this sense, he believed that he was doing the right thing and justified his killings and murderous rampages with a “royal purpose”.
Robert Downey Jr is open to returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an interview with Esquire, the actor said he'd happily play Tony Stark aka Iron Man in future movies if Marvel gods want him to. (Also Read – Robert Downey Jr on his journey 'from uninsurable actor to Oscar winner': Father thought I got robbed…)
Don Cheadle's James Rhodes, better known as Rhodey, is reportedly set to take on the mantle of Iron Man in the upcoming MCU film 'Armor Wars', slated for a 2026 release. This development was revealed in the series 'Secret Invasion', where it was also shown that Rhodey had been replaced by a Skrull in the past.
Though no plans to bring back Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man have been announced, Tony Stark's legacy is still being felt in the MCU. Riri Williams, who appeared in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and will be the lead character in the upcoming Ironheart series, is in many ways a direct successor to Tony.
