Jonathan Majors Gained 10 Pounds of Muscle to Play MCU’s Kang the Conqueror: This Is ‘the Warrior Version of Kang’

Marvel has yet to debut a first look photo of Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conquerer in the upcoming “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” but expect some serious muscles whenever it does.

As part of a Men’s Health cover story, Majors and his team revealed that he packed on 10 pounds of pure muscle to play the Marvel villain.

The actor is set to become the new Thanos of the MCU, with Kang’s arc running from “Quantumania” to at least “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” in May 2025.“It was the character and dimensions of Kang [that drew me to the role],” Majors said.

“And the potential that it had.

I thought, ‘I’ll take a chance on that.’”Stephen Broussard, an executive producer on “Loki” and a producer on “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” said Majors had “an insane work ethic” on set as Kang.

The actor worked with strength-and-conditioning coach Jamie Sawyer to gain muscle for his MCU debut.

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