John David Washington Rumored To Be Next Up For Kang The Conqueror Role

The rumor mill keeps spinning on who could replace Jonathan Majors as Marvel's new Kang the Conqueror, and new reports say it could be Denzel Washington's son, John David Washington.

The rumor mill keeps spinning on who could replace Jonathan Majors as Marvel’s new Kang the Conqueror, and new reports say it could be Denzel Washington’s son, John David Washington.

A tweet surfaced on Saturday, Jan. 27, citing industry insider Daniel Richtman, who claims that Washington may be the next actor to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe and fill the shoes of the supervillain Kang the Conqueror.

John David Washington is reportedly being considered for the role of Kang the Conqueror in the MCU.

(via: @DanielRPK) pic.twitter.com/BkQ2GfzK3G
— ScreenTime (@screentime) January 27, 2024

Majors was just heating up in the role after appearing as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and season 2 of the Disney+ series Loki. But after the actor was convicted last month on two misdemeanor charges of assault and harassment, Marvel made a swift move to drop Majors from the MCU.

A jury found Majors guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari inside a taxi in New York City. The case became high-profile following his arrest last March. Following a two-week trial that ended in mid-December, Majors was found guilty of third-degree assault and one count of second-degree harassment.

Majors’ Kang was being set up to become the next supervillain in the MCU after Thanos. With the role too big to let fall by the wayside, Marvel appears to be on the search for a replacement.

Social media has expressed their views on Washington potentially becoming the next Kang and appear to be in support of MCU replacing Majors, rather than throwing away a good role.

“He would have been a great “Black Panther” replacement too,” one fan wrote.

“Hmmmm I think I like this,” added someone else.

There also fans who still want MCU to consider casting actor Colman Domingo as the new Kang.

“i wonder if they ever looked at colman domingo, he seems like he’d be amazing as a villain,” one person wrote.