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At the dawn of 2023, Jonathan Majors was on the cusp of being one of the biggest actors in Hollywood.
Thanks to his performances in films such as The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Da 5 Bloods, The Harder They Fall, and Lovecraft Country, and his high-profile casting as Kang the Conqueror, the next “big bad” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Josh Brolin’s heralded run as Thanos. He and Michael B. Jordan talked about being this generation’s Robert De Niro and Al Pacino prior to the release of Creed III.
Following an arrest for and subsequent conviction of assault, however, Majors’ star has completely fallen, so much so that he’s now spending his weekends signing autographs in the middle of suburban Pennsylvania.
On Sunday, Sept. 15, two days after his first treatment compliance date, he’ll be at the Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, selling autographs for $140 and pro-shot photographs at $160 a pop. The occasion is the Famous Monsters Fest, run by the revived fan journal of note, Famous Monsters of Filmland, which runs from Friday, Sept. 13, through Sept. 15.
Majors, whose monstrous bona fides include his role in HBO’s Lovecraft Country and the villain in Creed III, will be joined in the autograph room by Star Trek’s George Takei, original KISS drummer Peter Criss, Andy Serkis, Starcrash heroine and Bond girl Caroline Munro, Kane Hodder (who played Jason Vorhees in four of the Friday the 13th films), Tyler Mane (who played Michael Myers in two of the Halloween films) and several others. [via The Hollywood Reporter]
Earlier this year, it was reported that Majors had landed his first role since being convicted in December, as he signed on to star in the film Merciless from Denis Villeneuve’s brother Martin Villeneuve. Majors has also been increasingly seen in the public eye in recent months alongside his girlfriend actress Meagan Good.
This summer, one of the biggest headlines in the entertainment world was the news that Robert Downey Jr. would be returning to the MCU, this time to play Victor Von Doom/Doctor Doom, to the tune of $80+ million, leading to jokes about Majors fumbling that bag.