Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Hits Another Bump As Its Director Destin Daniel Cretton Backs Out Of The MCU Film Amid The Jonathan Majors Controversy [Reports]

Director Destin Daniel Cretton will no longer be directing Avengers: The Kang Dynasty! Here's everything we know about it.

By
Esita Mallik
- November 16, 2023 | 10:13 AM IST
• Follow Us
• Join Us

Marvel has been going through its worst phase with their latest feature film, The Marvels, turning out to be a box office disaster; another bad news is upon them. The Avengers: The Kang Dynasty director Destin Daniel Cretton has abandoned the project amid the reports of the studio pivoting towards a new big baddie.

For the uninitiated, Destin was the director of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and he will be helming the sequel, too. The Avengers 5 film has been shrouded in doubt for some time now since Jonathan Majors’ controversy took place earlier this year. Scroll below to know more in detail.

Destin Daniel Cretton was supposed to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, but according to a Deadline report, he has stepped down from that officially. The filmmaker has not entirely departed from MCU as he is still involved in making Shang-Chi 2 and the Wonder Man TV series for the Studios. The report also mentioned that Cretton is in talks with Marvel about other future films with the Marvel Studios.

View Quiz

Jonathan Majors‘ case has put a bumper in MCU’s plans as per several rumors, and there were reports that the studio is allegedly planning on replacing him as Kang, the big baddie after Thanos. The rumors also claimed that the studio would pivot to Doctor Doom as the next big villain and that Avengers: The Kang Dynasty might get scrapped, too. With Cretton stepping down from being the film’s director, things are becoming gloomier for this much-coveted MCU movie.

For the unversed, in March this year, Majors was arrested for alleged assault and harassment of his girlfriend. He was arrested, and Majors’s case is set to go on trial later this month. He was last seen in Loki Season 2 as He Who Remains.

The MCU film Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is about the Council of Kangs waging a multiversal war with several MCU heroes coming together to stop him. The fans were excited about it, but this news will surely disappoint them.

Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is expected to be released in 2026.

For more updates on it, stay tuned to Koimoi!

Must Read: As Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 8 Is Ready To Bring Back The Lost Glory Of The Franchise, Let’s Find Out What Went Wrong With 7th Installment That Led To Loss Of Millions At The Box Office

Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube | Google News