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This incident comes at a tumultuous time for the MCU and Hollywood at large. Marvel's phase five has already faced significant challenges, with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania underperforming critically and commercially. The film's failure was seen as a setback for the franchise's trajectory, and Majors was poised to be a central figure moving forward as Kang the Conqueror, a major villain expected to appear in multiple Marvel projects.