Los Angeles, Feb 27: Hollywood actor Jonathan Majors is set to make his movie comeback with a new action film. The Ant-Man and the ‘Wasp: Quantumania’ star was dropped from several projects after being found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend Grace Jabbari in 2023.
The actor will shoot his first movie in four years as production gets underway on the untitled flick in South Carolina, reports ‘Female First UK’. The title, plot and other casting details are being kept under wraps for the time being, but the story is said to be in the vein of ’80s and ’90s action movies such as Red Dawn and Toy Soldiers, both about groups of teenage boys who had to come together to defeat invading enemies. As per ‘Female First UK’, Kyle Rankin is directing the movie from his own screenplay, with Ben Shapiro and Dallas Sonnier producing for The Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend respectively. Majors has been trying to rebuild his career since his assault conviction and is also set to star in supernatural revenge thriller Merciless from director Martin Villeneuve, which was first announced in 2024. The 36-year-old actor portrayed villain Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) before being dropped after his conviction but suggested last year that he would be keen to reprise the role if the chance arose. In an interview with USA Today, Majors said, “Yeah, of course I say yes. Disney, Marvel Studios, I love them”.