Spoilers Marvel Cinematic Universe spoiler-heavy speculation thread

[Mr. Adventure]

With WW getting delayed I'm thinking that Nov 6 release for Black Widow might just hold and do pretty decently. There should be enough theaters open by that point to work supposing the country survives the election and there isn't a major eruption with the outbreak.

 

[JD]

Deadline is reporting that Lovecraft Country star Johnathan Majors has been cast as Kang the Conqueror for Ant-Man 3 (link is to IGN story).
Kang is one of the biggest Marvel villains, and could potential be the next Big Bang, so this is pretty big. Majors has been great so far in Lovecraft Country, and I'm pretty sure he'll do a good job.
Ant-Man 3 is not the movie I would have expected to see them introduce such a potentially important character.
*Edited to change last name of Kang actor*

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Maybe he'll just show up in the end credits sting.

 

[Christopher]

Deadline is reporting that Lovecraft Country star Johnathan Adams has been cast as Kang the Conqueror for Ant-Man 3 (link is to IGN story).

You mean Jonathan Majors (as you say later in your post). Jonathan Adams did play Kang, though, in animation in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Maybe he'll just show up in the end credits sting.

That's what I was thinking...unless Kang has been hiding/imprisoned the in the Quantum Realm!

 

[JD]

You mean Jonathan Majors (as you say later in your post). Jonathan Adams did play Kang, though, in animation in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Oops, I fixed it.

 

[Christopher]

Ant-Man 3 seems like an odd place to bring in a villain as major as Kang, unless it's to set him up for a recurring role going forward.

 

[M'rk son of Mogh]

Maybe the MCU version is going to be a departure from the comics version and not even be time travel related, but Quantum Realm?

 

[Christopher]

Maybe the MCU version is going to be a departure from the comics version and not even be time travel related, but Quantum Realm?

Endgame established that the Quantum Realm is the key to achieving time travel. I would imagine they're going to expand on that. Looking at it that way, the Kang/Ant-Man connection makes more sense. But it still seems that he's a villain you'd want to save for a team-up movie down the road, or at least set up for a recurring role building to one.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Deadline is reporting that Lovecraft Country star Johnathan Majors has been cast as Kang the Conqueror for Ant-Man 3 (link is to IGN story).
Kang is one of the biggest Marvel villains, and could potential be the next Big Bang, so this is pretty big. Majors has been great so far in Lovecraft Country, and I'm pretty sure he'll do a good job.
Ant-Man 3 is not the movie I would have expected to see them introduce such a potentially important character.
*Edited to change last name of Kang actor*

Very cool. I wonder if he's going to be the descendant of either Reed Richards or Victor von Doom?

Also, I think you meant to say "big bad" not "big bang".

 

[Turtletrekker]

Oh! This might be a good way to set up the introduction of... Iron Lad. AKA young Kang and fellow Young Avenger with and love interest of... Cassie Lang.

 

[Skywalker]

Kang showing up in AM3 might make sense if AM3 is part of the MCU introducing the Young Avengers (Cassie/possibly Stature in AM3, Kate Bishop being set to feature in Disney+'s Hawkeye show, Wanda and Vision's twins likely appearing in WandaVision), and maybe they'll also include Kamala Khan since they're also doing a Ms. Marvel show. Who knows, maybe Kid Loki and Patriot will be introduced in Loki and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, too.

And of course there is his connection to the Fantastic Four, who will undoubtedly join the MCU at some point in the near future.

ETA: Semi-ninja'd by Turtletrekker.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Very cool. I wonder if he's going to be the descendant of either Reed Richards or Victor von Doom?

With that in mind, it would be interesting if we're introduced to Kang first and then the Fantastic Four. That kind of reversal would fascinating to see play out.

 

[JD]

Very cool. I wonder if he's going to be the descendant of either Reed Richards or Victor von Doom?

Also, I think you meant to say "big bad" not "big bang".

Damn it. I guess that's why I get for posting when I'm in a hurry.

 

[JD]

Anthony Mackie has given us a look at The Falcon's new costume, and we've also possibly gotten a look at Bucky's.
The new Falcon costume is pretty cool, hopefully we'll get to see it in color soon.
A new Disney+ promo has also confirmed that WandaVision will still be coming out this year. I'm glad to hear it, I was starting to suspect that The Falcon and The Winter Soldier would end up being the only Marvel series we got this year.

 

[Christopher]

The new Falcon costume is pretty cool, hopefully we'll get to see it in color soon.

Shouldn't it be a Captain America costume?

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Well, it's not called Captain America and The Winter Soldier.

 

[Christopher]

Well, it's not called Captain America and The Winter Soldier.

But it should be. Sam is Cap now.

 

[JD]

The impression I've gotten is that he'll start off still going by The Falcon it starts, and over the course of the series he will switch over to Captain America.

 

[Turtletrekker]

But it should be. Sam is Cap now.

As they seem to be taking inspiration from Mark Gruenwald's original John Walker story, but replacing Steve with Sam, I don't expect Sam to officially become Captain America until the end of the season.