Jonathan Majors FIRED From Marvel!
On Saturday, March 25 2023, actor Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York after a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman, which TMZ claims, is the actor’s girlfriend. The victim reportedly received minor injuries while Majors was placed under arrest on charges of assault, harassment, and strangulation. Majors’ representative says the actor is not guilty of the act, saying, “He has done nothing wrong. We look forward to clearing his name and clearing this up.” Well I mean, what else are they supposed to say?
Majors has been one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood with such films as Da 5 Bloods, Lovecraft Country, and most recently Creed 3. But what is perhaps his most notable casting is his role as Kang the Conqueror in the MCU. Marvel was building their entire next 5 years around his character arc. And now… it seems that Marvel has pivoted.
It’s widely known that any actor wishing to engage in a relationship with Marvel has to sign a prenup. These documents dictate that the actors must adhere to a strict set of rules including conduct so as to not tarnish the brand. Disney is pretty OCD about protecting its brand even though they’ve tarnished it themselves pretty well. They still want to avoid an Ezra Miller situation.
Should Majors be found guilty of his abuse allegations, however, we probably won’t see him back in the MCU again. While the long-running franchise hadn’t seen much in the way of actor controversy beforehand, the studio’s firing of such key figures as longtime producer Victoria Alonso for breaching her contract suggests that the company takes its legal matters very seriously. Disney also cut ties with James Gunn in 2018 after some seemingly offensive tweets resurfaced, but the director was brought back on a year later. Never underestimate the power of the woke Twitterati.
And now there are unconfirmed reports that Jonathan Majors is out! Sources are saying that after his assault charges, against a woman no less, Disney has decided to cut ties with the actor. After the absolute disaster of a flop that Ant Man 3 was, Jonathan Majors should have been on his best behavior. Although, there are also rumors from his time at Yale when the actor was receiving his Masters in Fine Arts. He’s been described as an antisocial sociopath and abuser. Wow, not painting a pretty picture. It’s important though, that we still live in a country where you are presumed innocent until proven guilty. We all know the social media machine can absolutely eviscerate someone without any proof. Just ask Aziz Ansari.
But even if Majors is out of the picture, that doesn’t mean it’s the end for Kang.
The end of Ant Man 3 did show us countless other Kang variants. And this wouldn’t be the first time an actor has been changed out. All the way back in Iron Man 1, Terrence Howard was unceremoniously canned in favor of a much better actor, Don Cheadle. And let’s not even get into how many Hulks there’s been. So while Majors may be out as Kang, we can rest assured that the Marvel machine will replace him in short order.