Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Jonathan Majors returns in Daily Wire film after assault conviction
An actor named Jonathan Majors used to play a big bad guy named Kang in Marvel movies.
In 2023, police were called after something happened with his girlfriend, Grace Jabbari.
Later that year, a court decided that he had hurt her, and he was found guilty of assault and harassment.
After that, Marvel said he could no longer be in their movies.
Now he is coming back to acting in a new movie called 'Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels.'
In the movie, students are caught in a scary attack by bad people, and his character helps them fight to stay alive.
The movie was made by The Daily Wire, a company started by Ben Shapiro, who believes Hollywood did not want to make movies about the dangers of radical Islam.
Mr. Majors also received a special award for never giving up even when things were hard.
Some people think he deserves another chance, while others think he should not be in movies after what happened.
Jonathan Majors is returning to acting in 'Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels,' a politically charged thriller about students caught in an attack by Islamist extremists.
In December 2023, Majors was found guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment of his former girlfriend Grace Jabbari, following a March 2023 incident.
Marvel Studios parted ways with Majors after the verdict, removing him from the role of Kang the Conqueror and his scheduled lead roles in 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars.'
The film is directed by Kyle Rankin and backed by The Daily Wire, the conservative media company co-founded by Ben Shapiro.
Shapiro said 'the threat of radical Islam is real' and that Hollywood has refused to tell that story for three decades; Majors earlier received the Perseverance Award at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards.
- Who
- Actor Jonathan Majors, who played Kang the Conqueror in 'Loki' and 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' and was convicted of misdemeanor assault and harassment of former partner Grace Jabbari.
- What
- Majors' comeback film 'Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels,' a politically charged thriller in which students fight to survive a terrorist attack by Islamist extremists, backed by The Daily Wire.
- When
- After Majors' December 2023 guilty verdict; the case began with a police call in March 2023, and he received the Perseverance Award earlier this year.
- Where
- Hollywood, the U.S. entertainment industry, where Marvel Studios and The Daily Wire's film production operate.
- Why
- Majors was dropped from Marvel's 'Avengers' films after his conviction and is returning with a film about radical Islam, a story Ben Shapiro says Hollywood has avoided for three decades.
Redemption and Second Chances
Accountability for Misconduct
Career after conviction
Redemption and Second Chances
Majors was honored with a Perseverance Award for continuing 'to aspire to inspire' despite adversity, and his new film shows he can rebuild his career.
Accountability for Misconduct
After being found guilty of assaulting Grace Jabbari, Marvel Studios parted ways with him, and critics question whether a convicted abuser should be given major platforms.
Hollywood and radical Islam
Redemption and Second Chances
Ben Shapiro frames the film as filling a gap, saying Hollywood 'has refused to tell that story for three decades' and calling 'the threat of radical Islam' real.
Accountability for Misconduct
The film is described as politically charged and produced by a conservative media company, raising questions about whether it is entertainment or a political statement.
- Actor
- Jonathan Majors
- Conviction
- Misdemeanor assault and harassment (December 2023)
- Former partner / accuser
- Grace Jabbari
- Incident date
- March 2023
- Lost Marvel role
- Kang the Conqueror; 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty' and 'Avengers: Secret Wars'
- Comeback film
- 'Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels'
- Director
- Kyle Rankin
- Backer
- The Daily Wire, co-founded by Ben Shapiro
- Recent honor
- Perseverance Award, Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards