Jonathan Majors Lands Role In Revenge Thriller After Guilty Verdict

Jonathan Majors is about to star in a brand new movie directed by Martin Villeneuve, exploring themes of possession and revenge. The movie follows a CIA interrogator grappling with supernatural forces after his cherished one falls sufferer.

Majors’ return to the large display screen comes after he suffered a number of losses attributable to his authorized troubles, together with Marvel Studios slicing ties with him.

In April, Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation after being discovered responsible of assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in his home abuse trial.

Majors has signed on as a lead within the upcoming revenge thriller “Cruel.” Martin Villeneuve, identified for his sci-fi work “Mars et Avril” and brother to famend filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, will direct the movie.

In accordance with Deadline, “Cruel” follows a talented CIA interrogator who faces a harrowing problem after his beloved is consumed by an ominous power, compelling him to delve into darker realms to fight it.

Filming for “Cruel” is scheduled to begin in Saskatchewan in late autumn and marks Majors’ return to the display screen following authorized points earlier this 12 months.

As Villeneuve describes the movie, “‘Cruel’ intertwines themes of possession, revenge, and private justice inside a haunting narrative. It explores the psychological descent of John, performed by Majors, and the supernatural forces difficult his sanity.”

Producer Christopher Tuffin, who developed the venture, plans to unveil it on the upcoming Toronto Movie Pageant beneath his revolutionary world media enterprise.

Tuffin goals to showcase how his enterprise challenges standard norms, notably in “refusing to let the court docket of public opinion and selective prosecution undermine nice artwork and artists.”

Reflecting on working with Majors, Tuffin, who performed a pivotal position within the success of “Sound of Freedom,” — a field workplace hit final summer season, grossing over $250 million worldwide theatrically and $400 million throughout all media platforms acknowledged: “In graduate college, I had the great fortune to review screenwriting beneath Blacklist scribe Millard Lampell and discovered from him the hazards 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 Jonathan, who’s such a terrific expertise now that this matter has been adjudicated,” he added, per Deadline.

Tuffin will produce “Cruel” alongside Kevin Townsend and Kevin DeWalt, with Amanda Delaplaine, Chris Ochs, Andrew Bates, and Ben DeWalt serving as govt producers.

Earlier this 12 months, Majors was convicted of misdemeanor assault by a Manhattan jury in December and confronted a possible 12 months in jail. Nonetheless, the “Creed III” star acquired probation as an alternative of jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in March 2023.

Following his conviction, Marvel Studios swiftly severed ties with Majors, dropping him from the position of Kang the Conqueror and suspending his extremely anticipated movie “Journal Desires.”

The conviction arose from a March 2023 incident the place Majors’ former girlfriend, Jabbari, accused him of assaulting her in a chauffeured automobile. She detailed how he struck her head, twisted her arm, and fractured her center finger.

In court docket, Jabbari tearfully expressed her considerations, stating that the “Loki” star confirmed no regret and posed a continued menace.

“He is not sorry. He has not accepted accountability,” Jabbari asserted, including, “He’ll do that once more, and he’ll harm different ladies. He believes he’s above the regulation.”

Jabbari described a relationship the place Majors remoted her from family members and managed her emotionally.

“I used to be so emotionally depending on him,” she stated. “I turned a special particular person round him – small, scared, and weak.”

Then again, Majors’ protection staff argued that Jabbari initiated the altercation, reacting jealously to a textual content message from one other girl on his telephone.

The “More durable They Fall” star maintained that his actions have been to retrieve his telephone and go away the scenario safely.

Nonetheless, regardless of his protection, the jury discovered Majors responsible of two misdemeanor counts of reckless assault and harassment.

Throughout the court docket proceedings, Majors, accompanied by his girlfriend, actor Meagan Good, selected to not tackle the court docket or converse to reporters. His lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, emphasised that Majors stays “dedicated to rising as an individual” whereas sustaining his innocence.

Chaudhry highlighted the devastating influence on Majors’ profession on the time, stating, “He is misplaced his entire profession.