Jonathan Majors is on the eve of his grand entry into the MCU as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The Phase 5 film debuts Friday, Feb. 17, and has been noted as the most important Marvel moment since Avengers: Endgame. Majors left a significant impression in his teaser appearance as He Who Remains in Loki’s season 1 finale, which served as a warm-up to the many versions of Kang that he’ll portray throughout the franchise. His embodiment of the transtemporal being is unrivaled, making it hard to imagine anyone else in the role. Even Quantumania’s director Peyton Reed stated that Majors was the right actor to portray the ferocious supervillain and recently lauded his ability and dedication to playing multiple Kang variants. However, according to Majors, he could’ve missed the opportunity to portray Kang the Conqueror had he not been stopped from leaving his preliminary meeting with Marvel.
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“I hope this doesn’t bite me in the a**, but I walked out of my Marvel general [meeting],” Majors mentioned in his Vanity Fair interview. “This was a long time ago. I had just gotten out of drama school and I’m running around town and I’m sitting in the office. I grew up in a very particular way, and I don’t want to waste nobody’s time. So I got in there, and they’re just busy. And I was like, ‘I’m supposed to be here, right?’ It got long and I went, ‘I’m just going to go. It’s cool. I’ll just go.’”

As fate would have it, Majors was stopped just before he left the premises. The preceding conversation with Marvel’s casting director Sarah Finn was a pivotal moment that eventually led to him being chosen to portray Marvel’s biggest bad three years later. “I got to the door, but then they said Sarah Finn was going to come. We got in the room, and we chatted,” Majors stated. “We were having this great conversation. I think it was three years later that we had the Kang chat. And there’s no trepidation now, especially because of who Kang is. When I said yes, we got the whole picture, and what is being laid out is cohesive.”

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Majors Admits That Changing His Body Brings Him Closer to His Roles

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Jonathan Majors’ career continues to skyrocket ahead of his Marvel debut. His shining moment is well-deserved and comes after years of outstanding performances in the independent and mainstream circuits. His acting style embodies a unique closeness to his characters, personifying them in a realistic and authentic manner. Majors’ recent admission of the grueling regime that he followed to bulk up for his recent roles proves his dedication to transforming into his characters. In his Vanity Fair interview, Majors revealed that

physically changing his body actually brings him closer to his parts—a direct contrast to what he learned in acting school.

“In my drama school, something they really pushed on us was ‘don’t lift weights, don’t work out.’ They were adamant — especially with the fellas — about not getting too big, primarily because it changes your joints, changes what we call the breathing costume. I always had an issue with that because I grew up playing sports at a very competitive level in Texas, so I came as strong as an 18-year-old kid can be. To answer the question, what it does for me is it brings you closer to the character. I’ve had this debate with my current mentors and old acting teachers where I go, ‘This is actually part of the craft of acting.’ It brings you close to the characters, and it gets quite spiritual. It is as little acting as possible, which is my biggest thing: Don’t lie. Tell the truth.”

Don’t miss out on the chance to see Majors as Kang the Conqueror when Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hits the theaters on Feb. 17.