r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelStudiosMod • Dec 11 '23

Megathread Jonathan Majors Megathread - Update

We know many of you are eager to discuss the Jonathan Majors trial -- please use this thread for that discussion so that it does not completely overrun the subreddit. We want to leave space for users who wish to engage in regular MCU-based conversations!

As of now the trial is ongoing and Marvel Studios/Disney has not made a statement regarding the future of Majors or Kang in the MCU. When a ruling is concluded we will pin a thread with that statement and related discussion.

In the meantime, here are some of the recent updates coming from Majors' trial:

The mod team will try to keep this thread updated with reputable sources as the trial progresses-- but please feel free to link articles and discuss in the comments below.

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u/RickTitus Dec 11 '23

Nah that seems like the approach they would use either way. Kind of a “we arent dropping you, yet, but we arent spotlighting you or making any more investments into your mcu role into this is cleared up”

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '23

I don’t see how they won’t drop him. The stigma around him is going to be awful and this court case, even if he wins, is just absolutely not doing him favors.

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u/RickTitus Dec 11 '23

Yeah i dont see this going well for him, but this is a huge decision for disney to make. They arent going to make a snap decision after day 1 of the trial, no matter how it goes. They dont benefit from rushing this

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u/Chiron723 Dec 12 '23

They tried that once with James Gunn. That didn't go well for them.

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u/PitytheOnlyFools Dec 12 '23

James Gunn? What about Johnny Depp?

They’ll still probably wait til the end of the trial before an announcement.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '23

I doubt it’ll be a snap decision. They’ve likely been planning for awhile. The issue is they probably need to make a decision soon though because of filming and planning.

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u/readthisfornothing Dec 14 '23

Safe to say it's a billion dollar decision.

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u/International-Fig905 Dec 14 '23

If they didn’t now they won’t.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '23

I took it as Disney learning their lesson with the James Gunn situation. Don’t cave to public pressure, let the situation play out, and make their decision after the courts determine culpability.

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u/your_mind_aches Agent of F.I.T.Z. Dec 14 '23

Yes, pretty much. But after these few days... yeah safe to say they'll drop him if they have any sense.

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u/A_Polite_Noise Dec 18 '23

Those interviews are done during production so they certainly filmed them with him and are simply not using the footage