Marvel to “change” ‘Avengers’ title following Jonathan Majors guilty verdict
nme.comMarvel will reportedly “change” the title of the forthcomng Avengers movie after lead star Jonathan Majors was found guilty of assault.On Monday (December 18), the actor was dropped by Marvel Studios immediately after the verdict, which saw a jury find him guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari.
He could now be facing up to a year in prison.Majors previously played the role of Kang the Conqueror in 2023’s Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania and the Disney+ series Loki.
Both projects set him up as the next major villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the fifth Avengers film orginally being titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the film’s title has now been scrapped, and the project will be officially known as Avengers 5 until a new title is chosen.
The decision to completely change the name of the film suggests that Kang will be written out of the franchise, as opposed to being recast.In September, it was reported that Marvel executives, including studio boss Kevin Feige, discussed “backup plans, including pivoting to another comic book adversary”, like Fantastic Four character Dr Doom.After news of the assault allegations broke, Majors was dropped by his management team and several film projects, including The Man In My Basement.The actor, who faced four charges of assault, aggravated harassment and harassment, was found guilty on two of the charges.
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