Fanatics are temporarily striking in combination casting concepts within the wake of Surprise firing Jonathan Majors, however they are able to take John Boyega off their want lists.
Boyega, 31, posted footage of himself with Captain The usa actor Anthony Mackie by way of X (previously Twitter) ultimate month, prompting one fan to respond, “tell anthony mackie to connect you w whoever in charge of recasting kang.” Boyega answered with a gif of Donkey from Shrek shaking his head, indicating he didn’t wish to exchange Majors, 36, in any long term superhero franchise.
Hours after Majors used to be discovered in charge of attack within the 3rd stage and harassment on Monday, November 18, Us Weekly showed that he used to be fired from Surprise Studios. Majors performed Kang the Conqueror (and a number of other other permutations of the antagonist) in Loki and Ant-Guy and the Wasp: Quantumania, and he used to be set to have a big function within the Surprise Cinematic Universe transferring ahead with Avengers: Kang Dynasty set for 2026.
With out Majors, fanatics are left questioning if Surprise will pivot clear of Kang or just recast him. On the other hand, it’s transparent Boyega isn’t focused on enjoying Kang or somebody else within the MCU.
“That’s not in the vision for me now,” Boyega advised Males’s Well being in August 2022 when requested about rumors he had an upcoming Surprise Cinematic Universe function. “I want to do nuanced things. I want to donate my services to original indie films that come with new, fresh ideas, because I know it’s real hard to top Iron Man in that universe.”
The British actor portrayed Finn in the most recent Megastar Wars trilogy, and he’s been vocal about how he felt his persona used to be mishandled via Disney, which owns each Lucasfilm and Surprise Studios.
“What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side,” he advised GQ in 2020. “It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.”
The studio invited him to come back in for a gathering about how they may higher toughen BIPOC characters one day. The dialog resulted in Disney publicly supporting Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Moses Ingram, who's Black, after she won heaps of racist messages or even dying threats ultimate 12 months following her debut at the display. The studio and big name Ewan McGregor launched statements supporting Ingram and condemning the fanatics who despatched the hateful messages.
“Moses Ingram being protected makes me feel protected. Do you understand what I’m saying? It makes me feel like, ‘OK, cool. I am not the elephant in the room,’” Boyega mentioned on SiriusXM’s “Tell Me Everything With John Fugelsang” in 2022. “Because when I started, it wasn’t really a conversation you could bring up. You know how they went through it. It was kind of like, let’s just be silent. It wasn’t a conversation you could bring up. But now to see how blatant it is, to see Ewan McGregor come and support … for me, [it] fulfills my time where I didn’t get the support.”