When the ebook is lastly written on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (or, at the least, an much more complete model in comparison with the earlier MCU textbook), a number of chapters will have to be dedicated to all of the ideas and characters and storylines that ended up discarded alongside the way in which. That is hardly something new in an period dominated by blockbuster franchises and IP-obsessed studios, after all. However, had issues performed out in a different way, the MCU might’ve taken a wild flip.
Take the preliminary plans for “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” for example. By now, even my dad and mom know concerning the behind-the-scenes authorized points relating to actor Jonathan Majors and his abrupt fall from grace — and, on a far much less vital observe, how this derailed a lot of what the MCU was constructing in direction of within the aftermath of “Avengers: Infinity Warfare” and “Endgame.” Kang the Conqueror had as soon as been positioned because the saga’s subsequent massive dangerous after Thanos, however a grossly underperforming soft-launch in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” mixed with Majors being convicted on two counts of assault and harassment, sealed the character’s live-action destiny.
Now, nonetheless, we’re studying new particulars about “The Kang Dynasty” straight from one in all its authentic writers. Whereas selling his new collection “Chad Powers,” Michael Waldron participated in a Reddit AMA the place he revealed one hilarious sequence involving what appears like a killer gag:
“Jeff Loveness and I spent a day pitching on the Younger Avengers defeating a model of Kang and being so stoked about it … solely to find that that specific Kang carried a little bit card that mentioned to Be Affected person with him, it was his first day as a Kang. After which they have been so bummed. I believe he was gonna be the lizard Kang from the tip of [‘Quantumania’]? I do not know. Anyway we had enjoyable.”
We’re catching increasingly more glimpses into Marvel’s authentic plans for Kang
Are the Marvel snipers sleeping on the job? If it looks as if we have been experiencing a deluge of unusual reveals surrounding the usually tight-lipped collection of flicks and exhibits, nicely, that is as a result of we’re. We will already make a number of educated guesses as to what “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” will probably be trying to tug off, courtesy of some leaked idea artwork. On the Kang entrance, Hawkeye star Jeremy Renner just lately confirmed that the studio had “massive plans” for the supervillain. Now, even Michael Waldron (who’s now credited as a co-writer on “Doomsday”) is spilling the beans on what appears like one of many funniest moments we might’ve ever seen within the MCU.
So, what to make of this sequence? As comedian readers know, the Younger Avengers have had quite a lot of brushes with Kang within the pages of Marvel Comics, so this might’ve been a enjoyable (if irreverent) nod to the supply materials. The thought of pulling the rug out from underneath these fan-favorite heroes of their second of triumph — and with one thing as foolish as a “Be Affected person With Me” card gag, no much less — appears like precisely the type of humor we would count on from a author/producer on “Rick and Morty.” And Waldron’s recollection that this would possibly’ve needed to do with the Lizard Kang variant, teased with the remainder of the Council of Kangs within the post-credits scene of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” solely makes this really feel all of the extra absurd.
We’ll by no means know precisely how “The Kang Dynasty” would’ve unfolded, however we’re definitely having fun with these glimpses into one of many greatest what-if eventualities in all the MCU.
