By Lauren Burke
BLACKPRESSUSA Newswire
Actor Jonathan Majors, whose career was slowed by a misdemeanor conviction in late 2024, is on the comeback trail.
On March 21, the film “Magazine Dreams” was released and appeared in 800 theaters. Despite controversy in his personal life, positive reviews by movie critics and online movie buffs have hailed his performance. The independent film directed by Elijah Bynum, focuses on a fictional bodybuilder named Killian Maddox, who is struggling with mental illness. During an unpredictable two-hour ride, Majors commands the screen in an intense role that deals with broad themes of the meaning of human existence, failure and personal adversity.
Though “Magazine Dreams” originally debuted on Jan. 20, 2023, at Sundance, it faded to black for two years after Majors was arrested on March 25, 2023, after an argument with his then-girlfriend. The dispute was captured in a surveillance video, which showed the girlfriend chasing the actor through the Chelsea section of Manhattan. The actor called the police after spending the night alone in an uptown hotel shortly after breaking up with his ex via text. Majors called police the next morning to his Manhattan residence — which his ex had locked him out of. When police arrived, they found her dazed and confused on the floor of Majors’ bathroom. Police arrested Majors and charged him with assault. He would later be found guilty of a misdemeanor.
The moment temporarily delayed his career. But a comeback is underway professionally and personally. As Majors enjoyed a press event that included a Q-and-A panel with “Selma” (2014) star David Oyelowo, it was revealed that Majors and actress Meagan Good were married by Majors’ mother, who is a pastor. His mother and Good were seen by Majors’ side during his brief trial in New York in late 2023.
During an interview with Sherri Shepherd on March 21, Majors revealed that he was a survivor of sexual molestation when he was 8. When Shepherd asked Majors what got him to a place where he could share that painful private information publicly, the actor answered: “Growth.”
It was announced on March 26 that Majors has been cast in the action film “True Threat,” which will be directed by Gerard McMurray. He will portray Vernon Threat, a Special Forces officer who seeks revenge and justice after the murder of his son. Majors also has been cast in the revenge thriller “Merciless,” which will be directed by Martin Villeneuve. Both McMurray and Bynum are Black directors in Hollywood.
Majors, 35, graduated from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University in 2016. He has starred in “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” in 2019, the Marvel film “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” in 2023 and in “Creed III” in 2023. Majors has enjoyed critical acclaim for his intense and memorable performances.