Jonathan Majors' Domestic Violence Trial Has Hit Another Setback

Actor Jonathan Majors' starpower was steadily growing over the last few years. Following his acclaimed work on Lovecraft Country ahead of its cancellation, earlier this year he played antagonists in both Creed III and Ant-Man 3. That's why the public was so shocked when Majors was charged with domestic violence back in March. He's made countless headlines since, and all eyes are on how things will shake out in court. Although Majors' domestic violence trial has hit another setback.

Over the past few months, the public has followed the timeline of Jonathan Majors' legal issues closely. But his time in court has taken quite some time, and was recently pushed back gain. Deadline reports that after a short hearing today that his trial has been pushed back to September 15th. But we'll have to see if yet another delay occurs. 

Per this report, Assistant District Attorney Kelli Galaway claimed that the prosecution was prepared to begin the trial today. But Jonathan Majors' legal team claimed that certain "deficiencies" needed to be addressed prior to the trial. We'll just have to wait and see exactly what these issue are and how they're handled.

Jonathan Majors in Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania

(Image credit: Marvel)

For his part, Jonathan Majors' legal team has been hard at work since the viral story about his arrest broke the internet. His lawyers have been poking holes in the story of his ex, who is the accuser in this case. Despite Majors being arrested for domestic violence, footage seemingly shows her going out after the alleged incident at the back of a cab. We'll jut have to wait and see how it all goes down when they actually face off in court.

Part of why Jonathan Majors' legal issues have gone so viral was because of his ongoing role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After appearing in the finale of Loki Season 1, he made his debut as Kang in Ant-Man 3. He's expected to be the shared universe's next Thanos-level threat, and is the title character of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. He's also appearing in Loki Season 2, in a role filmed before these controversies occurred. 

Despite how busy Majors was prior to his arrest, things have definitely slowed down lately. Jonathan Majors' lawyer claimed his career was being torn apart as a result of the ongoing situation. While Marvel Studios hasn't official dropped him, there have been number of rumors, while fans debated who could replace him as Kang.

We'll just have to wait and see if Majors actually goes to trial on September 15th as planned. It seems like the situation is ongoing, and his lawyers are hard at work. Only time will tell who will be the victor in court, and how that affects his career moving forward. 

Jonathan Majors can be seen in Loki Season 2 which premieres on October 6th. In the meantime, check out the 2023 movie release dates to plan your next movie experience. 

Corey Chichizola
Movies Editor

Corey was born and raised in New Jersey. Graduated with degrees theater and literature from Ramapo College of New Jersey. After working in administrative theater for a year in New York, he started as the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. He's since been able to work himself up to reviews, phoners, and press junkets-- and is now able to appear on camera with some of his favorite actors... just not as he would have predicted as a kid. He's particularly proud of covering horror franchises like Scream and Halloween, as well as movie musicals like West Side Story. Favorite interviews include Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Jamie Lee Curtis, and more.