Jonathan Majors Bets On Ben Shapiro For His Big-Screen Return
Jonathan Majors mounts his screen comeback with a new action film from The Daily Wire, his first major role since his legal case concluded. The project marks a headline-grabbing alliance with Ben Shapiro’s conservative media company.
Jonathan Majors is back on a set. Not quietly, either: he is leading a new action movie with backing from The Daily Wire, the conservative media company co-founded by Ben Shapiro. It is his first major role since his legal case wrapped, and the project is already shooting.
The project
The film is untitled, filming in South Carolina this week, and billed as Majors' first movie in four years. The Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend are financing. Kyle Rankin is writing and directing, and the team is keeping the title, full plot, and supporting cast tucked away for now.
What they are signaling: a throwback to late-80s/early-90s fare in the Red Dawn and Toy Soldiers lane. Think groups of teenage boys forced to band together against invading enemies. Between the subject and the financier, this is a comeback designed to plant a flag. Expect conversation.
Where Majors left off
Born Jonathan Michael Majors on September 7, 1989, in Lompoc, California, he trained at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Yale School of Drama. He broke through with The Last Black Man in San Francisco and Da 5 Bloods, earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Lovecraft Country, and stepped into Marvel as Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, with additional variants turning up in Loki.
What happened next
- March 2023: Majors was arrested in New York after an incident involving his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari.
- December 18, 2023: A jury found him guilty of one count of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment, and acquitted him of another assault charge and one count of aggravated harassment.
- April 2024: He was sentenced to 52 weeks in a domestic violence intervention program and probation. Marvel Studios parted ways with him.
- Personal life update: He began dating Meagan Good in 2023; the two have since married, and she recently referenced his new role during a public appearance.
So that is the setup: an under-wraps, South Carolina-shot action throwback, backed by a politically outspoken media company, with Majors front and center for the first time since the trial and the Marvel exit. No title, no cast list yet. The cameras are rolling now, so more details are likely to surface soon.