Allegations of violence against a woman threaten Jonathan Majors’ future at Marvel

Saturday March 25, the actor Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York City, United States, charged with domestic violence for assaulting a 30-year-old woman who is alleged to be his current partner. The Marvel Studios star would plead innocent of these allegations, but it would jeopardize not only the future of her characters, but also that of her career.

Majors is the co-star of ‘Creed III‘ recently premiered in cinemas, where he plays Damian Anderson, along with Michael B Giordanobut one of the characters who keep him in the taste and preference of the public and who would be long-lived, is that of Kang the Conqueror for the Marvel Studios saga ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantummania‘, which means that the alleged abuse committed against a woman would jeopardize not only the actor’s career, but also the future of the films he had planned at MCU.

The New York Police Department informed local media of the arrest of the actor, accused of assault, strangulation and molestation, after a domestic dispute that began with his possible current partner, a 30-year-old woman, after he asked to show him the cell phone messages, since he was exchanging chats with a woman.

Hours later, Variety released a statement from the NYPD, explaining that the woman accusing him had to be transferred to a city hospital so her injuries could be treated. It was reported in the hospital that she had head and neck injuries, but her condition was stable.

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Except how serious the rape allegation is and that, if he’s responsible, his case shouldn’t go unpunished. Without detracting from the importance that the situation deserves, fans of the actor and followers of his character within the Marvel Studios productions have worried on the internet, wondering what would have happened to him if he had been found guilty.

Until now, the appearances by Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror, had been short, however, in “Ant-Man 3”, the door was opened to develop a greater future within the Marvel Studios universe. Some time ago, Stephen Broussard, vice president of production and development of Marvel Studios, had pointed out that Kang would end up being practically as important as Thanos for the Infinity Saga, of which he was the great villain.

Now, in Phase 4 of the MCU, Kang would have The Kang Dynasty, and just like Thanos, who was ramping up his appearances in the Infinity Saga films, so could it be with Majors and his character. Lui also pointed out Kang’s ability to interact with variants of himself and offer different versions of the villain.

One of the appearances that has close to the MCU is in the second season of ‘Loki‘, where the character played by Jonathan Majors would have another variant. He is also involved in ‘Avengers: Kang Dynasty‘, ‘Secret Wars‘ and other undisclosed ones that may be at risk.

Therefore, the house of ideas would have no choice but to remake Kang’s story and make him disappear from the future of its universe, for the Avengers to defeat him and get out of everything that the comics have offered, or, conversely, to define which actor would be Majors’ replacement.

However, in a real context, let’s talk about other actors involved in different projects of Marvel Studios, have been linked to allegations of violence, ill-treatment and even abuse, and not much has been done about it. Some of them continue to enjoy fame and although in some situations the allegations have not reached the courts, Marvel has said little about the facts.

Some of the names involved in controversies and scandals related to violence and abuse, who were or are part of Marvel projects are, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Zara Phythian, Benedict Cumberbatch, Armie Hammer, Emma Roberts and now Jonathan Majors is joining the list.

Or, if not, would Marvel Studios opt for a neutral stance on the situation, just like the competition Warner Bros. and DC did with the controversial case of Ezra Miller about to release ‘Fast’, and there are other actors in this universe who are also affected by similar cases, such as Amber Heard.

Whatever decision the house of ideas takes, the truth is that, for the moment, it is too early to determine what the future of both Majors and that of his character within the MCU will be and we will wait and see what results from allegations and the legal process you should or should not face with your victim.

Meanwhile, the plaintiff’s attorney, Priya Chaudry, assures that his defendant is innocent and that there is video evidence and testimony proving that he is not guilty, and that it is sufficient to ask for the charges against him to be dropped. According to the lawyer, the woman accusing the actor is really responsible and he is the victim.

Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and can be proven to have been the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows,” she said in a statement picked up by Variety.

Furthermore, they would be gathering the necessary evidence to prove to the district attorney, so that the charges would be dropped immediately. However, the first consequences of this event already exist, because before his arrest, The US military has released an official statementcollected from Expirationin which he expresses his concern about what happened, and for the time being they put on hold a ‘Be All You Can Be’ advertising campaign in which Majors is the narrator of his commercials.

So far, none of the representatives of Marvel Studios They came out to make a statement. Those involved in the “Creed III” project were not present either.