Jonathan Majors is going through a significant uphill battle.
The “Creed III” actor sat down with The Hollywood Reporter this week to provide his first interview since being convicted for assault towards his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.
Throughout his chat with the outlet, Majors – who was set to star in Marvel’s subsequent massive unhealthy superhero franchise – revealed how he realized the colossal studio fired him.
In line with the “Magazine Dreams” star, he realized of his Marvel firing from a member of his workforce instantly after a Manhattan jury discovered him responsible of misdemeanor assault and harassment as a violation in December 2023.
In his interview with THR revealed on Friday, Majors mentioned, “He goes, ‘I’m just gonna tell you now, that way you’re not surprised, and you can start processing it. They fired you. Marvel fired you.’”
Nevertheless, regardless of being dropped by Marvel and from a slew of different movie and tv roles within the wake of his authorized woes, the “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” star has not given up hope on redemption and an eventual return to the large display.
“Do I hope to make more movies? Absolutely. That is my intention,” Majors, 35, mentioned. “But that’s not my call. I don’t have a studio. And I’ve given up control.”
THR’s cowl story about Majors additionally featured a number of distinguished Hollywood stars advocating for the embattled actor’s return.
Matthew McConaughey, who starred alongside Majors within the 2018 crime drama “White Boy Rick,” mentioned, “I’ve known and know him as someone who is continuously striving to improve as a human, a man and an actor. I believe in him.”
Michael B. Jordan, who directed “Creed III” and starred within the boxing flick alongside Majors, additionally mentioned that he would work with the actor once more regardless of his conviction and sentencing.
“I would love to make Creed IV together,” Jordan mentioned, “among other projects.”
Whoopi Goldberg additionally expressed assist for the “Lovecraft Country” star.
“You don’t get to say sorry these days,” Goldberg mentioned. “He was arrested. He went to court. He did what he was supposed to do. I’m not sure what else there is.”
Majors’ fiancée, Meagan Good, opened up about why she stood by the actor’s facet and supported him all through his felony trial.
“People tend to move out of the way out of concern for their careers or their reputations. To me, that’s not real love,” Good, 43, mentioned. “If you know someone and if you believe in someone, it’s not conditional.”
Majors was arrested and charged after a March 2023 altercation along with his then-girlfriend, Jabbari, in New York Metropolis.
He was convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment as a violation in Dec. 2023. Majors was later sentenced to 1 yr of home violence counseling.
“There were days when it was like, is this real?” Majors mentioned relating to the aftermath of his trial and conviction.
“It’s a heartbreak like I’ve never experienced and it just compounded and compounded.”
