Jonathan Majors has landed his first film position since he was convicted of home assault final yr.
The “Creed III” actor, 34, has been forged to star within the upcoming thriller “Cruel,” in accordance with Selection. Martin Villeneuve, who shall be directing the movie, confirmed Majors’ casting, the publication reported. In “Cruel,” a CIA investigator is known as to motion after the girl he’s in love with is overcome by an evil affect.
Producer Christopher Tuffin defended Majors’ casting in a press release, saying that he “refuses to let the court docket of public opinion and selective prosecution undermine nice artwork and artists.”
Tuffin shared that he studied screenwriting “below ‘Blacklist’ scribe Millard Lampell” in graduate faculty and discovered from him “the risks of letting politics undermine due course of and deprive artists of their careers.”
“I contemplate it an honor and a privilege to be working with such a terrific expertise now that this matter has been adjudicated,” Tuffin mentioned about Majors.
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Discovered responsible of assaulting former girlfriend Grace Jabbari, Majors was sentenced to 1 yr of home violence counseling in April 2023. Shortly thereafter, Marvel Studios dropped him from his position as Kang the Conqueror within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, together with his anticipated look within the upcoming movie “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” per Selection.
Earlier than the conviction, Majors was constructing fairly the title for himself in Hollywood, starring in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “Da 5 Bloods” and different movies. The actor, now reportedly courting actress Meagan Good, constantly denied Jabbari’s accusations and maintained his innocence.
“I shouldn’t have been within the automobile. I shouldn’t have been within the relationship,” Majors mentioned in an interview with “Good Morning America” in January. “If I’m not within the automobile, none of that is occurring. If I depart the connection, none of that is occurring. If I’m man sufficient or courageous sufficient to say, ‘I wish to see another person’ or ‘I’m executed now,’ I’m not in that automobile. We’re not right here. I’m liable for these issues.”
Majors additionally praised girlfriend Good throughout the interview, saying she was “an angel. She’s held me down like a Coretta [Scott King]. I’m so blessed to have her.”
“Cruel” is anticipated to start filming within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in late 2024.
