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On
Monday
(Dec.
18),
Jonathan
Majors
was
found
guilty
of
reckless
assault
and
harassment
of
his
ex-girlfriend,
Grace
Jabbari,
and
in
turn,
Marvel
Studios
wasted
no
time
in
parting
ways
with
the
actor.
According
to
The
Hollywood
Reporter,
Majors
(who
plays
Kang
The
Conqueror
in
the
Marvel
Cinematic
Universe)
was
informed
that
his
services
would
no
longer
be
required
at
Marvel
as
they
want
no
parts
of
the
backlash
that
would
surely
follow
had
they
decided
to
keep
him
on
board.
Even
though
Majors’
Kang
The
Conqueror
storyline
was
set
to
play
out
over
the
next
few
years
and
both
upcoming
Avengers
films,
rumors
had
begun
to
circulate
that
Marvel
was
prepared
to
move
in
a
completely
different
direction
regardless
of
what
the
verdict
turned
out
to
be
in
his
court
case.
The
guilty
verdict
apparently
made
the
decision
that
much
easier
for
Marvel
to
make.
Per
The
Hollywood
Reporter:
Marvel
has
two
courses
it
could
take
now.
It
could
recast
the
part,
although
it
is
not
clear
how
many
actors
would
be
attracted
to
a
role
from
which
one
actor
was
so
publicly
fired.
The
other
course
is
to
redevelop
its
plans
and
refocus
on
a
brand
new
villain.
While
Marvel
sources
are
mum,
there
is
indication
that
the
studio
has
already
been
doing
just
that.
In
November,
Marvel
hired
Loki
creator
Michael
Waldron
to
work
on
a
new
draft
of
what
was
once
called
Kang
Dynasty,
but
is
now
being
referred
to
as
Avengers
5,
according
to
sources.
The
studio
has
had
months
to
plan
for
such
an
eventuality,
and
it’s
possible
that
Waldon
was
part
of
that
course
correction.
While
Marvel
could
easily
recast
the
role
to
another
up
and
coming
actor
such
as
John
Boyega
or
Damson
Idris
as
many
fans
have
been
speculating,
what
comic
book
fans
are
really
hoping
for
is
that
Marvel
finally
make
way
for
the
long-awaited
arrival
of
Dr.
Doom.
Rumors
of
Dr.
Doom
being
introduced
into
the
MCU
picked
up
steam
when
talk
of
Marvel
ditching
the
Kang
storyline
began
earlier
this
year.
Now
that
Jonathan
Majors
has
been
given
the
pink
slip,
that
clears
the
way
for
Marvel
to
once
again
spark
interest
in
the
MCU
and
give
the
fans
what
they’ve
been
asking
for
ever
since
the
Avengers
defeated
Thanos
in
Endgame.
Whether
or
not
they
actually
go
that
route
remains
to
be
seen.
But
if
the
higher-ups
at
Marvel
want
to
regain
the
same
level
of
popularity
they
were
experiencing
just
a
few
years
ago,
introducing
Dr.
Doom
as
the
next
big
bad
guy
would
go
a
long
way.
Just
sayin.’
What
do
y’all
think
of
Jonathan
Majors
being
shown
the
door?
Should
Marvel
recast
his
role
or
move
on
to
another
big
name
villain?
Let
us
know
in
the
comments
section
below.
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