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Actor Jonathan Majors, who was considered one of the biggest rising stars in Hollywood just 18ish months ago, has landed his first role since being charged with third-degree assault and harassment.
Majors, who most recently starred in the early 2023 films Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III, had one of his completed films, Magazine Dreams, removed from its studio’s release schedule while also being dropped by Marvel Studios following the conviction.
The 34-year-old Majors was cast by the Disney-owned franchise to play the villain Kang the Conqueror and was set to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s next “big bad,” which would have seen him appear in multiple projects.
Now, Majors seems to be beginning the process of rebuilding his career, as he has signed on to star in the crime thriller Merciless, which is set to be directed by Martin Villeneuve, the younger brother of Blade Runner 2049 and Dune director Denis Villeneuve.
“The film follows a top CIA interrogator, who after the woman he loves is overtaken by a malevolent force, is forced to go even darker to defeat it. The movie will shoot in Saskatchewan in late Fall 2024.”
“Merciless intertwines themes of possession, revenge, and personal justice within a haunting narrative. It explores the psychological descent of ‘John’, played by Majors, and the supernatural forces challenging his sanity,” Villeneuve says, according to Deadline.
In addition to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III, Majors is known for his work on the series Lovecraft Country and Loki, and the films Hostiles, White Boy Rick, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Da 5 Bloods, The Harder They Fall, and Devotion.
Since 2023, Majors’ personal life also saw him begin a relationship with actress Megan Good, who has appeared in movies such as Deliver Us from Eva, Roll Bounce, Stomp the Yard, Think Like a Man, and Shazam.