Marvel and their parent Studio Disney fired Jonathan Majors immediately after the actor was found guilty of assault and harassment. Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari filed a lawsuit against the actor accusing him of domestic violence, which led to the arrest of the actor. In the verdict, Majors was also found not guilty of one count of intentional assault in the third degree and one count of aggravated harassment in the second degree.
Majors has been an integral part of MCU’s Multiverse Saga appearing in both seasons of Loki and the 2023 movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The actor was also set to appear in the upcoming 2026 slate Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. His exit from the MCU has left a void in the franchise that has got a lot of people questioning what the next step will be for the studio. Amidst these many actors’ names were rumored for the role. And now, a report suggests that Denzel Washington’s son John David Washington is being eyed.
Denzel Washington Was the Top Choice Among Fans to Replace Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror
As Jonathan Majors was dropped by the MCU following his domestic violence lawsuit, a bunch of famous stars’ names have been circulating to be the perfect replacement for him. And fans were quick enough to call The Equalizer 3‘s Denzel Washington to be the perfect Kang.
Denzel Washington is one of Hollywood’s most critically acclaimed actors who is yet to appear in any major superhero franchise. Therefore, fans had the belief that an actor of his range would be an ideal fit to portray Kang the Conqueror and his many variants in the MCU for years to come.
Given the stature of Kang the Conqueror in the comics and the role he is expected to play in the MCU, fans seemed to recognize that the actor replacing Majors should have a larger-than-life screen presence. Therefore, a majority of fans have opined that Denzel Washington could be the person to get the job done.
However, no official confirmation or announcement was made regarding Denzel Washington’s involvement.
Recent Report Says Not Denzel Washington but His Son John David Washington is Being Considered for the Role
While everyone started fan-casting Denzel Washington for the role of Kang, it is now being reported that not him, but his son, Golden Globe nominee John David Washington, could become the replacement everyone was waiting for. Scopper Daniel Richtman has shared the latest update.
Richtman has now reported that John David Washington is in consideration to potentially play the new Kang. As for John David Washington, he earlier spoke his mind if he is interested in such a role. In 2020, in an interview with Nerd Reactor, he said:
“I think it depends on who’s asking, what director wants to do it with me. We’ll see, I want to stay open. I don’t want to box myself in. Maybe there’s characters that haven’t been mentioned yet, or maybe even developed, that haven’t been introduced in any of the films yet. I’d like to see what they come up with, if I ever get asked.”
John David Washington has starred in Garth Edwards’ sci-fi movie, The Creator. He is also there in Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and is known for the Dwayne Johnson HBO football series, Ballers. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in Spike Lee’s 2018 film BlacKkKlansman.
