Jonathan Majors is set to enter the Ant-Man franchise as the villainous “Kang the Conqueror”. And even though audiences won’t get to see this cinematic delight until 2023, Major has already won over Rudd.
“I’ve loved everything he’s done, and I see what he’s doing in this, and I’m knocked out by it. It is really fun to bring new people into the fold, and the enthusiasm that people have is palpable.”
Majors to impress after making his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
In the final episode of Marvel’s Disney+ series Loki, Majors is introduced as one of the many variants of Kang, known as He Who Remains. Majors plays a scientist from the 31st century who created the Time Variance Authority to monitor the timeline and prevent a multiversal war between evil variants of himself.
After impressing with his wild and intense performance in Loki, viewers are excited for the actor to unleash his full-on villain mode in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
And clearly Paul Rudd agreed when he revealed how Majors’ work left him feeling “knocked out”.
Paul Rudd is not the only who’s excited
When on the topic, Jonathan Majors was also caught in action as he was hyping up Kang the Conqueror’s entrance.
“I guess after The Last Black Man in San Francisco [I caught their attention],” Major said of winning the Marvel role. “I can’t say it was that film at all. The Marvel team have their ways. It’s very much like getting a role in drama school They’re just watching. You don’t audition for roles. You get into drama school, then the dean will watch what you’re doing. If they wanted you, you get tapped. That’s kind of what happened. Every character is different, [so this portrayal differs from Loki]. It’s wicked [shooting the movie]. I can’t wait for people to see it. Come on, bring it!”
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