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What Makes Kang The Conqueror Different From He Who Remains, MCU Filmmaker Explains

Peyton Reed, the director of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, talks about how Kang the Conquerer differs from his variation He Who Remains in Loki. Followers of the Marvel Studios are already curious about how Kang will affect upcoming events in the Multiverse Saga as a result of the teaser trailers. Marvel Studios wants to use the character's time travel and reality-warping powers to deliver more intricate and deeper tales that will amaze and astound viewers. Jonathan Majors, who will be playing the psychotic villain, is already teasing an outstanding performance with his diverse skills.

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Reed went into great detail on Kang's personality, his objectives, and what makes him unique from other characters that viewers have already seen. Reed vows that his image of Kang will not be as nice and that he has ambitions for the iconic protagonists. When Majors was initially introduced as the variation He Who Remains, he presented him as a quirky, yet intellectual mystery who had noble motives, but problematic ethics. See what Reed had to say below:

"Kang The Conqueror in our movie is a very different character. He’s someone who has dominion over time, and he’s a warrior and a strategist."

The fact that Kang is pitted against Ant-Man makes him a greater menace than his Loki incarnation in this situation. The coupling, according to Reed, was "interesting" since it pitted the hero—whom he believed some had perceived as the "weakest Avenger"—against a "force of nature" and generated tension for him. As writer Jeff Loveness will also be working on the following Avengers team-up movie, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, the movie is also intended to mark the official start of the MCU's next major plot cycle.

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It was a lot to unpack during He Who Remains' exposition of who he is and what would happen, which made for an extremely dramatic sequence and made Thanos' plan to destroy the universe appear little in contrast. It was clear from Kang's statement at Loki's finale that he was going to be a frightening and threatening force, which makes his impending confrontation with Ant-Man all the more worrisome. Kang is going to expand his dominance across the Multiverse, creating what will most certainly be a chaotic future, whereas Thanos was only worried about his reality.

Viewers will be able to compare Majors' portrayal of Kang to his role as He Who Remains in Loki when Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania debuts in a few months. Fans who have been watching the MCU shouldn't anticipate Majors to make the same appearance; instead, they should prepare to be startled. Kang will be one of the few occasions when viewers are anticipating seeing how much harm he will do to the protagonist, even if the reception to Marvel's villains has been rather divided in Phase Four.
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