Loki Season 2 Looking More Likely to Arrive Before Kang’s Ant-Man 3 ‘Debut,’ Per Latest Marvel Movie Delays
The latest wave of Marvel movie delays means there is a greater chance for Loki Season 2 to hit our screens before Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror makes his big-screen presence known in the third Ant-Man film.
Majors was long ago cast in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, which until recently was due to be released on Feb. 17, 2023. But Marvel announced on Monday, along with several other delays, that the third Ant-Man film now won’t arrive until July 28, 2023. With Loki Season 2 expected to start production sometime in 2022 (though possibly not until 2023), it would seem that the trickster’s ongoing small-screen adventures could precede Kang’s the Conqueror’s movie debut.
Marvel of course has said nothing about the anticipated timetable for Loki Season 2, which was officially announced in July.
Majors appeared in Loki‘s Season 1 finale as “He Who Remains,” an enigmatic man who told end-of-time Citadel visitors Loki and Sylvie (played by MCU vet Tom Hiddleston and Sophia Di Martino) that he has been known by “many names” including as a “conqueror.” He Who Remains spun a yarn about a variant of himself who, long, long ago, as a scientist from the 31st Century, discovered other universes stacked on top of our own. Alas, other variants of said scientist did same, a power struggle ensued, and…. yada yada yada… He Who Remains tamed and weaponized the trans-temporal entity known as Alioth to end that multiversal war. He then formed the TVA (Time Variance Authority) to maintain one timeline (and avoid others).
Though He Who Remains did not end up walking away from his encounter with Loki and Sylvie, the aftermath of that meeting was instantly felt in the finale’s very final scene — which thus promised that Loki Season 2, if not preceding MCU movies such as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, will further explore the timeline-splintering ramifications.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now set to premiere on May 6, 2022, marking another six-week delay — and there are (unconfirmed!) rumors that Loki, Sylvie and Owen Wilson’s Mobius all will appear in it.
Marvel’s other movie reschedulings included Thor: Love and Thunder being pushed to July 8, 2022, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever now set for Nov. 11, 2022, and The Marvels (which features Disney+’s upcoming Ms. Marvel character and WandaVision‘s Monica Rambeau) delayed to Feb. 17, 2023.
I mean maybe? Ironheart and Armor Wars were announced a while ago, so those are the two shows I’d expect to air in the first half of 2023, ahead of Loki S2.
It’s actually Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness not And The Multiverse Of Madness
Fixed.
I was wondering about this when I read about the movie shuffling earlier today. I wouldn’t be surprised if we hear about an official release date for Loki S2 in the near future, and also wouldn’t be surprised if they schedule it for after Quantumania’s new release date, especially if Kang’s movie antics will directly affect the S2 plot.
They’re not going to screw the MCU movies for Loki S2. They’ll just move Loki to wherever it fits.
They won’t just push Loki back for no reason. After 6 films and a highly succesful series (and voice work in What If..?), they won’t want to risk damaging their relationship with Tom Hiddleston. Especially after the debacle with Scarlett Johansson – where they actually had good reason and it still damaged their reputation because they didn’t handle it right.
If they want to keep casting stars, they have to keep the current ones happy. Noone wants to work for a company that doesn’t respect you, your contract or your work.
They pushed back every Marvel movie from 2022 and after.
I highly doubt Hiddeston would care if his show gets delayed to incorporate into the Kang movie storylines. He’s still getting paid, his show matters, and there’s potential there for more in the future.
I’m still trying to figure out how they’re setting him up as a multiple show/movie threat and then have him stopped by…Ant-Man? Maybe that’s where they just plan on fully introducing him as Kang and then have him foiled but not defeated setting up a future Avengers 5 with a new team.
That’s what I’m thinking, yeah.