Jonathan Majors has landed his first major movie role since he was convicted of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari . The 34-year-old Marvel actor will star in director Martin Villenueve’s forthcoming independent revenge thriller Merciless , which is currently in pre-production, according to IMDb . Villeneuve, the younger brother of Dune director Denis Villeneuve , confirmed the news to Variety .
The film is written by Frank Hannah and follows a CIA agent who goes to extreme lengths to protect the woman he loves from a malevolent force. It is scheduled to begin shooting this fall in Saskatchewan, Canada. Last December, Majors was found guilty of one count of harassment and assault against his ex-girlfriend.
While he avoided jail time, Majors was sentenced to a one-year, in-person batterer intervention program in Los Angeles, California, mandated to continue with therapy and pay a $250 surcharge. The Manhattan Criminal Court judge also issued a protective order for Jabbari. During the trial, jurors heard how Majors pulled Jabbari’s finger, twisted her arm, hit her and pushed her in a way that caused her to fall onto the pavement.
Surveillance footage showed Majors shoving Jabbari into a vehicle before pulling her back out of the car and dragging her onto the sidewalk. Majors was arrested on the night of the incident after officers responded to a 911 call to his Chelsea penthouse apartment. After the actor was found guilty of two misdemeanors, Majors wa.
