Marvel executives are successfully narrowing down the field of actors to replace Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in the franchise.

According to recent sources, John David Washington is one of the top contenders to play the formidable villain in the next flicks.

Daniel Richtman, an entertainment junkie and movie scooper, first broke the story on X, formerly Twitter, earlier this week.

Fans have been pitching multiple actors after Majors was removed from the franchise in December after being convicted of domestic assault against his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.

The 34-year-old actor will serve up to a year in prison beginning next month.

John David is a Golden Globe-nominated actor with numerous film credits, including Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, Monsters and Men, Malcolm & Marie, and Amsterdam, among others.

Notably, the former American football player is the son of renowned Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington.

In a 2020 interview with Nerd Reactor, John expressed a curiosity in being cast in a superhero film.

He added at the time, “We’ll see, I want to stay open. I don’t want to box myself in. Maybe there’s characters that haven’t been mentioned yet, or maybe even developed, that haven’t been introduced in any of the films yet.”

“I’d like to see what they come up with, if I ever get asked,” the actor continued.