'Magazine Dreams' review: Jonathan Majors on shallow rampage
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'Magazine Dreams' review: Jonathan Majors on shallow rampage

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In “Magazine Dreams,” Jonathan Majors plays a volatile bodybuilder named Killian Maddox, presumably because the writer and director Elijah Bynum thought calling the character Murderguy Sulkface was too on the nose. Unironically, his life seems to be karaoking the Eminem song “Stan,” with Killian scribbling increasingly unhinged letters to his favorite bodybuilder signed “Your number one fan.” Maybe he doesn’t know the song. When I first saw “Magazine Dreams” two years ago, it was my least favorite role Majors had ever done — and I’d made a point to see every one of them, to be there for the entire arc of his career. I’m just a critic and certainly no psychologist, but on my second watch of “Magazine Dreams,” it felt like Majors was sharing a piece of his own pain.

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Jonathan Majors' ex, who accused him of assault, slams his apology: 'He called women sluts, told us to kill ourselves'
2 days, 19 hours ago

Jonathan Majors' ex, who accused him of assault, slams his apology: 'He called women sluts, told us to kill ourselves'

Hindustan Times  

Jonathan Majors, the disgraced former Marvel star, is on a comeback trail. Actor Jonathan Majors with Meagan Good for the jury selection in his assault and harassment case at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on December 18, 2023. Jonathan Majors' ex slams his apology Maura Hooper, who met Majors at Yale Drama School and dated him from 2013 …

Jonathan Majors is on a redemption tour. For what, he won’t say
3 days, 17 hours ago

Jonathan Majors is on a redemption tour. For what, he won’t say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Throughout the implosion of his once-skyrocketing Hollywood career, from his arrest almost exactly two years ago to his harassment and assault conviction, Jonathan Majors has maintained that he has never struck a woman. Before his March 2023 arrest, Majors was steering toward years of Marvel stardom and a possible Oscar nomination for Elijah Bynum’s “Magazine Dreams,” in …

Movie Review: Jonathan Majors plays a man on the edge in the dark drama ‘Magazine Dreams’
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5 days, 13 hours ago

Movie Review: Jonathan Majors plays a man on the edge in the dark drama ‘Magazine Dreams’

Hindustan Times  

There’s rage simmering inside Killian Maddox, the amateur bodybuilder portrayed by Jonathan Majors at the heart of the dark and stylized film “Magazine Dreams.” Movie Review: Jonathan Majors plays a man on the edge in the dark drama ‘Magazine Dreams’ It’s a kind of “Taxi Driver” for the incel age, a harrowing portrait of untreated mental illness, violence, false idols, …

Movie Review: Jonathan Majors plays a man on the edge in the dark drama ‘Magazine Dreams’
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5 days, 13 hours ago

Movie Review: Jonathan Majors plays a man on the edge in the dark drama ‘Magazine Dreams’

Associated Press  

There’s rage simmering inside Killian Maddox, the amateur bodybuilder portrayed by Jonathan Majors at the heart of the dark and stylized film “Magazine Dreams.” It’s a kind of “Taxi Driver” for the incel age, a harrowing portrait of untreated mental illness, violence, false idols, steroids and male loneliness. But there’s a different kind of stigma around “Magazine Dreams,” which is …

Jonathan Majors movie Magazine Dreams airs first trailer after actor's assault conviction
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jonathan Majors movie Magazine Dreams airs first trailer after actor's assault conviction

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jonathan Majors’s new sports drama has finally debuted its first trailer, …

Jonathan Majors film Magazine Dreams gets release date after actor's ex drops defamation and assault suit
3 months ago

Jonathan Majors film Magazine Dreams gets release date after actor's ex drops defamation and assault suit

Daily Mail  

The Jonathan Majors-starring bodybuilding drama Magazine Dreams has been assigned a theatrical release date of March 21, 2025 after it was previously dropped following the actor's conviction in connection with assaulting his ex-girlfriend. Briarcliff Entertainment in October picked up distribution rights to the film, its chief executive Tom Ortenberg said, confirming in an email it was planning a 'robust' theatrical …

Jonathan Majors' 'Magazine Dreams' lands theatrical release for early 2025
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Jonathan Majors' 'Magazine Dreams' lands theatrical release for early 2025

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Jonathan Majors -starring bodybuilder …

Jonathan Majors’ film ‘Magazine Dreams’ gets a premiere date after Disney previously pulled film
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jonathan Majors’ film ‘Magazine Dreams’ gets a premiere date after Disney previously pulled film

CNN  

CNN — Jonathan Majors’ bodybuilding movie “Magazine Dreams” is getting a release date after Disney previously pulled the title from their film slate amid Majors’ legal woes. Majors, who previously appeared in “Creed III” along with Disney’s Marvel film “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and Disney+ series “Loki,” plays an amateur bodybuilder in “Magazine,” which also stars Haley Bennett. “‘Magazine …

Jonathan Majors, once set for Marvel glory, ‘heartbroken’ over MCU pivot to Robert Downey Jr.
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jonathan Majors, once set for Marvel glory, ‘heartbroken’ over MCU pivot to Robert Downey Jr.

LA Times  

Jonathan Majors says he’s open to reprising villain Kang the Conqueror “if that’s what the fans want, if that’s what Marvel wants.” Marvel Studios has big plans for the newest phase of its cinematic universe — and embattled actor Jonathan Majors has some thoughts. In December 2023, Marvel swiftly cut ties with Majors after a New York jury convicted the …

Opinion: How Jonathan Majors Sabotaged A Bright Career
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: How Jonathan Majors Sabotaged A Bright Career

Huff Post  

It was all good for Jonathan Majors just 11 months ago. At the beginning of spring, he was in the midst of a career crossover: Having starred in smaller but beloved projects, including the films “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and “The Harder They Fall” and TV series “Lovecraft Country” ― all of which netted him awards and …

Marvel, Disney drop actor Jonathan Majors after he’s convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend
1 year, 3 months ago

Marvel, Disney drop actor Jonathan Majors after he’s convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend

Firstpost  

Majors, who was acquitted of a different assault charge and of aggravated harassment, looked slightly downward and showed no immediate reaction as the verdict was read Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a trial that he hoped would vindicate him and restore his status as an emerging Hollywood star. A Manhattan jury found Majors, 34, …

Jonathan Majors' upcoming feature Magazine Dreams has been removed from Disney's release calendar - as the embattled actor deals with legal fallout after being arrested for 'attacking ex-girlfriend'
1 year, 4 months ago

Jonathan Majors' upcoming feature Magazine Dreams has been removed from Disney's release calendar - as the embattled actor deals with legal fallout after being arrested for 'attacking ex-girlfriend'

Daily Mail  

The Jonathan Majors-starring film Magazine Dreams has been removed from Disney's release calendar just days after his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari was charged with domestic assault seven months after he was arrested for 'attacking' her. Indefinitely shelved: The Jonathan Majors-starring film Magazine Dreams has been removed from Disney's release calendar; he is seen in March The movie was centered on an …

Jonathan Majors flexes his acting muscle, turns heavyweight
2 years ago

Jonathan Majors flexes his acting muscle, turns heavyweight

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The order came before he arrived. And in Elijah Bynum’s prize-winning Sundance entry “Magazine Dreams,” Majors – in a performance that could well earn him an Academy Award nomination next year – is an amateur bodybuilder warped by childhood trauma. “Though I’ve not seen the boogeyman, I know it’s out there,” Majors says, smiling. It’s always life …

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