Multiple news outlets today are reporting what could be a piece of shock Marvel Cinematic Universe news, as it seems the MCU has a new Kang the Conqueror with Keenan Clarke – but that’s not the case. Outlets such as shared today that Keenan Clarke, an unknown actor from Birmingham, England, had been cast as the . According to the press release, he’ll debut in .

The press release comes courtesy of a PR service called Z News Service. Dexerto previously received the press release as well. We chose not to report on it at the time as the source seemed incredibly dubious.

With the news now being reported by various outlets, let’s take a look at who Clarke is and examine if there’s any validity to the claim of his casting as Kang the Conqueror. Is Keenan Clarke playing Kang the Conqueror in Deadpool 3? The simple fact of the matter is . First and foremost, it has to be said: Marvel simply would not allow actors to reveal their casting in this manner.

A PR blast sent out on a Monday afternoon will not be where a casting of this magnitude is revealed. What you’re seeing here is another example of guerilla marketing used by new or unknown actors to raise their profile and get roles. We saw something similar a few years ago when an actor made the rounds, claiming they were .

It never works, though. That’s because studios don’t take risks on completely unknown actors for roles in the biggest projects they put out. There’s also the simple fact that the Kang role is incre.