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After being found guilty of charges of assault and harassment by his ex-girlfriend, the interpreter of the great villain of phase 4 of Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kang the Conqueror, Jonathan Majors has just lost his job at the film and series franchise Marvel. 2m5j2r
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Jonathan Majors was found guilty of third-degree reckless assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, which led to his arrest in March of this year, during his trial in New York court this past Monday, the 18th. at the time, she showed obvious injuries, with marks on her face and wounds behind her ear, which according to her, were the result of the attack suffered by the actor the night before his arrest.
After release on bail from majors, his representative categorically denied all accusations, stating in an interview with Variety magazine that “we look forward to clearing his name and clarifying all of this”. But that wasn't enough for Jonathan to lose his agent soon after and be put on the sidelines of two film productions and an advertising campaign.
His situation worsened when even more victims came forward, who cooperated with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to cement the case against him, resulting in the verdict announced yesterday.
Before bringing the villain Kang to life in the film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and in the series Loki, not to mention future participations in the entire saga of phase 4 of the MCU, in which it would be the central piece of the plot, Jonathan Majors participated in the third film of the franchise Creed, and in 2021 he received an Emmy for his role in Lovecraft Country, and HBO.
More recently, majors was highlighted at the Sundance Festival for his performance in the film Magazine Dreams, and had almost confirmed a possible candidacy for the Best Actor award at next year's Oscars.
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Long before the guilty decision for the crimes of majors by the New York court, the Marvel was already considering replacing him, due to his growing list of accusations before the American courts. According to rumors published by Variety in November, the studio's big man, Kevin Feige, had met with other executives from the group at a retreat to talk about what to do with the MCU, and among the main topics was the case of the troubled actor.
Since his character, Kang, or as he is known in Loki, He Who Remains, is the centerpiece of the entire fourth phase of Marvel Cinematic Universe, the issue of replacing it is quite delicate. To date, most of the films from this period of the mega-saga have not received great reviews from critics, despite the relative success of the series on the streaming service. streaming Disney +.
For this reason, it is quite possible that there will be a reformulation of the plot with the change of actors to play the villain, or by replacing the character completely. The first option is most likely to occur, since a lot has been invested so far, but the possibility of a more radical change in the direction of the history of Casa das Ideias films and series cannot be ruled out.
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What cannot be denied is justice for the victims of crimes committed by majors before the law, regardless of the repercussions of the case in Hollywood, more importantly, in Marvel.
Many similar cases, such as controversial director Roman Polanski's conviction for raping a minor, leading him to flee the country and be considered a fugitive, or the abusive behavior of Australian actor, producer and director Mel Gibson, have gone unnoticed in the decades since the occurred.
However, in recent times, of the film industry have increasingly made public the dark side of all the glamor of the largest source of entertainment in the world, with movements such as #MeToo, where cases of sexual abuse and violence perpetrated by industry giants were exposed and resulted in the fall of major figures in the field, such as producer Harvey Weinstein, from Miramax.
It is up to this new movement in Hollywood to continue exposing cases like that of majors so that those who suffer from them do not go unnoticed, and that, obviously, the guilty parties are treated by the law as they should.
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Sources: Business Season, Globe e Wikipedia.
Text proofread by: Pedro Bomfim (19 / 12 / 23)
