Latest MCU Rumors Shed Light on Dr. Doom’s Role, Kang’s Future, the Multiverse Collapsing & More

Since ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ended, MCU has had its ups and downs. The Studio started releasing a lot of content each year. It opened with a lot of different plots: Multiverse, Kang, Shang-Chi rings, Eternals, Celestials, Dane, …. and also all the talks about the mutants finally coming.

This summer, Feige and Marvel finally decided to culminate all those Multiverse stories and end the Saga with a bang – they announced RDJ’s return as Dr. Doom. They revealed ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ will culminate all the Multiverse projects since 2020.

Now, most recently, a notable industry insider, Alex Perez, shared some details on what we could possibly get from Multiverse Saga’s culmination, ‘Doomsday’ and ‘Secret Wars,’ and what the future holds for Dr. Doom and Kang.

Let’s start with Dr. Doom and Kang. Namely, it seems that RDJ will not stick for a long. There’s still a chance that we might see Kang again, but not Majors’ (remember, there are a lot of variants out there):

Manglor: Hi Alex! When it comes to Doctor Doom, will the role as portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. truly only appear in Avengers: Doomsday & Secret Wars and then be replaced by a Sacred Timeline version sometime down the line, sort’ve like the villains in No Way Home? Or will RDJ’s Doom stick around? If so, has there been any word on what will become of the Kangs in the future?

Alex Perez: I don’t really have an answer on that for you, but I don’t think RDJ’s Doom will stick around for long. Doom might come back with the reset, but I suspect it might be a new actor. And they won’t use Doom for a bit.

Here’s what I know about Kang. There isn’t really much they want to do with the character at this point in time because of the attachment to Jonathan Majors, but I don’t think they closed the door on his character just yet. Remember, there are a lot of variants out there. And there’s always a chance to bring these characters in later on down the road in another capacity. Look at Red Skull.

SpiderBryte98: Hi Alex and Lizzie, how are you? Is Kang still a side/supporting/small or secondary villain in Doomsday and Secret Wars like Molecule Man, or is Kang scrapped, retconned and erased entirely?, I hope Majors returns and given a second chance rehired if not recast because last I heard only Majors can play him in his contract.

Alex Perez: He’s gone for now. It doesn’t mean that character can’t be brought back later on down the road in some capacity, but if they do, chances are they’ll recast the character if they want to keep him as a villain or go with the Iron Lad route and use a younger actor to become Nathaniel.

Furthermore, Alex was asked about the current status of the Multiverse Saga and what’s next for the MCU after ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’:

Manglor: Hi Alex! Since you said after Secret Wars there will be a soft reboot of sorts, does that mean characters like The Fantastic Four & The X-Men will be merged into the main timeline? If so, will their history be retconned into the timeline, or will they essentially be foreigners thrust into a new land?

Alex Perez: I don’t really understand how it’s going to work just yet. I think it’s just going to be a new continuity and new iteration of the universe where it all starts from scratch, but not really. Like if I had to explain what I was told previously, it’s like, nothing happened, and they will continue on with their lives, but something did happen.

A new iteration of the Multiverse exists, and some changes will be added in which will have ramifications later on. I wouldn’t be surprised if no one remembered what happened except a few characters like Doctor Strange or Deadpool.

Folkito1hunnid: Alex my brother, always good to see these Q&As. Do you think warp speeding through this saga after the pivot could hinder the story overall to conclude the multiverse stuff?

Alex Perez: I’m a very big multiverse fan. I love the multiverse trope and have been loving it for a while, since one of my favorite movies ever is Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. The way they handled the multiverse and how Owl Man explained each universe was so fascinating to me at the time that I just love the use of it in projects.

When Marvel Studios finally started to adapt it, I was genuinely excited about the possibilities, but I think now it’s all about ending it. It’s had its run. It’s had its ups and downs. But all that matters now is ending on a bang. So no, I don’t think it’ll hinder the story. There will always be unfinished plans or ideas, absolutely.

But sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Like for example, did you know that the Inhumans were meant to have a bigger role to play in Avengers: Endgame way back when it was announced as Avengers: Infinity War Part 2, and it simply got bumped down to a TV show? I say let Feige cook.

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And that’s what we got regarding Doom, Kang, Multiverse, and the upcoming ‘Avengers’ movie. How do you like it? Let us know in the comments below.

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