Jonathan Majors Fired By Disney/Marvel Studios After Assault Guilty Verdict; Actor Had Played Kang The Conqueror
deadline.comJonathan Majors is out of the Marvel Studios kingdom. The news comes today in the wake of the Primetime Emmy nominated actor being found guilty of reckless assault and harassmentin his domestic violence trial by a six-person NYC jury.
A studio rep confirmed the news about their decision to not move forward with Majors in the MCU. Majors played mega villain He Who Remains aka Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s phases four through six.
Majors debuted as the character during Loki season one in 2021, then continued on in season 2 of this year, as well as the February movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which made over $476M.
Majors also had back-to-back hit in Amazon MGM’s Creed III in March which grossed over $275M. He Who Remains was plotted to be a big baddie during the MCU’s Phase 5 and 6 with the character getting his own movie, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty scheduled for May 1, 2026.
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