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'Quantumania's' Kang the Conqueror is Marvel's next big villain. Here's his backstory

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's next big bad is about to make his big screen debut in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." Directed by Peyton Reed, "Quantumania" formally introduces Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, the supervillain expected to play a big role in the next series of Marvel Studios' film and TV projects as they march toward "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty," announced for 2025. ...
Jonathan Majors as Kang The Conqueror in Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."

The Marvel Cinematic Universe's next big bad is about to make his big screen debut in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."

Directed by Peyton Reed, "Quantumania" formally introduces Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, the supervillain expected to play a big role in the next series of Marvel Studios' film and TV projects as they march toward "Avengers: The Kang Dynasty," announced for 2025.

The first to face this new big bad of the MCU's Phases 5 and 6 will be the multigenerational Lang-Van Dyne-Pym clan, who can also collectively be called Ant-Mans and the Wasps. The current Ant-Man, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), is basking in the

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