Jonathan Majors Secures Role in 'Merciless' After Controversial Conviction

Jonathan Majors, convicted of domestic assault, lands his first feature film role in 'Merciless,' directed by Martin Villeneuve. In the film, Majors plays a CIA interrogator whose actions turn darker after a malevolent force attacks the woman he loves. The film is produced by Christopher Tuffin and others.

Embattled American actor Jonathan Majors has found his first feature film role following a conviction in a domestic assault case.

Majors will star in 'Merciless,' an upcoming movie helmed by Martin Villeneuve, the younger sibling of 'Dune' director Denis Villeneuve, as reported by Variety. In the film, Majors will portray a top CIA interrogator who ventures into darkness to annihilate a malevolent force that seizes the woman he loves. Villeneuve, renowned for his sci-fi film 'Mars et Avril,' will direct from a script by Frank Hannah.

Christopher Tuffin, along with Kevin Townsend and Kevin DeWalt, is set to produce, with Amanda Delaplaine, Chris Ochs, Andrew Bates, and Ben DeWalt serving as executive producers. Once celebrated as a rising star in Hollywood with notable roles in 'Lovecraft Country,' 'Creed III,' and Marvel's 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,' Majors' career faced a significant downturn following a highly publicized trial for assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.

In December 2023, a Manhattan jury found Majors guilty of one count of misdemeanor third-degree assault and one count of second-degree harassment. Although he avoided jail time, he was sentenced to an intervention program. As a consequence of the guilty verdict, Marvel Studios dropped Majors, who was expected to reprise his role as Kang the Conqueror, a supervillain in future Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects.

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