It was recently reported that director Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi) would not be directing the upcoming Avengers sequel, The Kang Dynasty but would instead be focusing on another project for the studio, Wonder Man.
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It’s now being reported in Deadline that The Kang Dynasty has found a new writer who is already familiar with the MCU and the character of Kang specifically. Deadline is reporting that Loki creator and season 1 showrunner Michael Waldron has been tapped to write the upcoming Avengers: The Kang Dynasty for Marvel Studios with a proposed release date of May 2026. Waldron is also penning Avengers: Secret Wars which is scheduled for May 2027.
Waldron is also the writer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and has recently closed a multi-year deal with Marvel/20th Century Studios with his next slate of products currently under wraps.