Colman Domingo Had Conversations with Marvel About Replacing Jonathan Majors as Kang, but It Didn't Feel Right
Colman Domingo is open to joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but not as Jonathan Majors' replacement as Kang the Conqueror.
The Euphoria and Rustin star recently appeared on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he addressed the reports of him being in talks to play Kang, and admitted that even he was caught off guard by it.
He explained: "Listen, after a while, when it was constantly in the press and places like Twitter, I was like: 'Wait a minute, is this true? Am I being talked about for Kang?'
“So I literally called my team and asked: 'Are you having conversations that I don't know anything about?' They were like, no.”
While he wasn't secretly in the running for Kang, Domingo did confirm that Marvel had reached out for general discussions. He said:
"There had been conversations about me coming into Marvel in some way, so we did follow up with a sit-down meeting with the heads of Marvel. So I did do that. And we talked openly about the landscape of Marvel, and even the Kang rumors.”
Despite those talks, the idea of stepping into an existing role just didn’t sit right with him. The actor shared:
"I'm just all about energy, and I just want to do things that make sense and bring gentle energy. I want a role to be mine, whatever that role is, whatever I develop.
“Something doesn't feel right to me like: 'Oh, would I replace someone?' No, I said: 'I want to build something from the ground up that's my own.'"
He reiterated that from his perspective, Kang was never really on the table: "So I feel that was never a conversation from my point of view, you know what I mean?
“If I was discussed, I still don't know if I was discussed, but I just know that I would want to build something from the ground up."
That doesn’t mean his Marvel journey is over for Domingo as he confirmed: "There are still talks," hinting that we may see him in the MCU at some point.
For now, he's already dipped a toe in the superhero world with voicing an alternate-universe Norman Osborn in Disney Plus's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
"I'm having a great time. I love the animation. I love the idea of playing Norman Osborn. You'll see his evolution to the Green Goblin in coming seasons, which will be very cool.”
Still, Domingo has his sights set on live action, and he said: "It's cool (Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man), but I do want to get the live action out there. Wouldn't that be cool?"
Is there a character in the Marvel universe that you think would be a good fit for Domingo in live-action?