TheMarvel Cinematic Universeis at a crossroads right now.
Their post-Endgamedealings have been an overinflated mixed bag that supersaturated the market.
Projects that attempt to build toward the future have had some success, but also some notable failures.
Theres been stuff about legacy and the multiverse, but bringing it together was a challenge.
Initially, Majors seemed to be the cinematic universes most valuable get in Phase 5.
Perhaps they knew that Majors hold on the character tainted it too much to recast.
There are even rumors that Majors contract insisted that they could not recast Kang.
Hell, its fitting either way, considering Downey is fresh off of playing multiple parts inThe Sympathizer.
This casting and sudden thrusting into the spotlight has some feathers ruffled.
First thing, theres plenty of time to build up Doom.
Throw in a mid-credits cliffhanger here and there and youre good.
After all, people really overestimate how much Thanos we got beforeInfinity War.
We didnt even fully understand what he truly wanted until the opening minutes ofInfinity War.
Kang himself (themselves?)
is not the true multiversal threat set-up by Phase 4 and 5.
Those are all threats to the multiverse characters who could be punched into submission in some form.
The real problem is multiversal entropy, something introduced inDr.
Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and later discussed by the Council of Kangs at the end ofQuantumania.
Weve already seen how Kangs deal with that, and it failed in the long run.
We need someone else to coldly decide that the ends justify the means.
Be on the lookout for Annihilus casting calls in a few years, I guess.
