CinemaJonathan Majors talks about Marvel’s resignation and letter sent to Kevin Feige: ‘I still love Kang’

Jonathan Majors spoke for the first time about his resignation from Marvel Studios After being convicted of harassment and aggression to the ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. In an interview with Varietythe actor revealed that he sent a letter to Kevin Feigepresident of the studio, shortly after being dismissed from the role of Kang, the conquerorwho interpreted in Ant-man and the wasp: quantumaniaand in the series Loki.

“I wrote a letter to him. Not recently, but not so long ago,” he said. “I just wanted to make things clear. It’s terrible. You get the verdict and, ‘boom’, you’re fired. But Marvel didn’t deal badly with any of that.”

The actor explained that the way he knew his departure was similar to the way he entered Marvel’s cinematic universe (MCU).

“I was hired through intermediaries, and it was the same way I received the news of the resignation. Kevin didn’t call me directly to offer me the role of Kang, my agent called me and said. So, another agent – that wasn’t mine – received the news and told me. As soon as I knew Kevin,” Majors explained.

Even after the resignation, the actor said that: “I loved my time at Marvel and I still love Kang. I see what they are doing and I’m cheering for them. If they need me, they know where to find me.”

The actor’s arrest took place in March 2023, a month after he lived his peak in his career with Ant-man and the wasp: quantumaniaand Creed III, where he played the opponent of Michael B. Jordan. The case became one of the most accompanied processes of the entertainment industry, resulting in the actor’s conviction in December 2023 for two accusations of harassment and aggression.

The repercussion of the case led Majors to lose not only the contract with Marvel, but also projects such as the Dennis Rodman and a movie with Spike Lee. Besides, your movieMagazine Dreams It was abandoned by Searchlight Pictures.

Now, two years after the original debut of the feature, Magazine Dreams It will finally be released in theaters by Briarcliff Entertainment. Majors revealed that the project became a kind of symbol for him during his professional crisis.

“When they said they were going to release the movie, I felt hope. But I had to stop and think, ‘Hope of being in a movie again?’ In the end, it was just hope.

When asked about the possibility of returning to the MCUthe actor stated that this does not depend on him.

“It’s not under my control. I see clearly. Marvel is a publicly traded company, so you need to protect yourself from the controversy. This happens when something like this happens. I don’t keep resentment. I want to make it very clear. I’m not upset with anyone.”

Even with uncertainty about his career, he claims that he is determined to continue acting and that his priority is now growing as a person.

“I want to keep telling stories. I want to make art. All I can do is move on,” said Majors.

He also talked about how he sees his trajectory after the trial:

“Growing an actor and growing up as a human being happens simultaneously. But my actor has grown faster than my human side. Now I need to do my human side to reach. I wonder what work will look like when the two are balanced. That’s the Renaissance. That’s what I’m looking for now.”