Thanks toJosh Brolin’s brilliant performances as Thanos and the creative engines at Marvel Studios, theMarvel Cinematic Universesaw the defeat of one of the mostmemorable fictional villains in the MCUinAvengers: Endgame. The defeat of the Mad Titan meant that there existed a villainous void that needed filling as the MCU moved intoPhase Fiveand the top brass opted for another cosmic bad boy, Kang the Conqueror, played byJonathan Majors. While still mapped out as the future of the franchise, Majors' role within has come under scrutiny. The creative team behind theLokiseries has, however, decided to channel their plot away from the broader MCU plot with Kang.
Lokilead writerEric Martin,inan interview withComicBook, revealed that the team is unaware of the role Kang plays as Phase Five advances, deciding to lead with howhis variant, Victor Timely, might perform. “Well I’m not sure [of] plans going forward, that’s a greater Marvel decision for me,” Martin said. “It was like, ‘Okay, let’s see a different version of this. What is the surprising thing with Victor Timely?’ And I think you go there expectingthis powerful villainous person, and instead you find somebody that’s a bit of a huckster, but you know what? He knows what he’s doing. He’s just born in the wrong time. And I think there’s just a lot of interesting character stuff in there. So it felt like rich and meaty territory. So it’s like, let’s run in that direction. And it just all felt good.”
Kang the Conqueror was first introduced to the MCU by way of a variant known asHe Who Remains in the Season 1 finale ofLoki. The character returned as the primary focus of our collective ire inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. WithAvengers: The Kang Dynastystill part of the plot for Phase Five, it is clear that the main Kang andhis variantsare set to be the forces that shape the Multiverse Saga going forward. However, the off-screen problems faced by Majors which sawthe actor arrested in March on strangulation, assault, and harassment chargesmight have contributed to the decision to float the plot of Victor Timely inLokiSeason 2.
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Loki Season 2 has continued tokeep the focus on its titular charactermuch to its credit, and while diverting attention from the real Kang and his schemes. The series also sidestepped too many hints abouttheFantastic Four, with Martin saying, “We did think about weaving in some stuff from the comic version, but ultimately, it was just like, ‘No, let’s just kind of do our own version of him.'” Adding, “And we have the Wisconsin stuff, which is part of it. But that’s, I think, one of the only things.”
Lokiis now streaming onDisney+, with its Season 2 finale debuting Nov. 9.
Loki, the God of Mischief, steps out of his brother’s shadow to embark on an adventure that takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame.”
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