Jonathan Majors Opens Up About Marvel Exit
Jonathan Majors is speaking publicly about his correspondence with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, revealing he deliberately avoided bitterness after being dropped from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In an October 4 episode of The Jason Lee Show, the actor described sending Feige an email that he says was free of malice, framing the gesture as spiritual rather than retaliatory.
"I just don't see the point. Why would I poison somebody?" Majors said around the 59-minute mark of the interview. "I'm gonna write an email all shitty and mad and send it to you. Even if you don't read it, I've transferred that energy to you. I've done something in malice towards you." He added that he "was not strong enough to keep [myself] together" and had to "bleed on" others, but has since been "sewing everything up."
Majors previously addressed the letter in a 2025 Complex News interview, saying he had not received a response from Feige but retained respect for him. "He literally is the architect. He trusted me. He gave me a job, he changed my life," Majors said at the time. "My letter to him... was just to let him know, 'I appreciate you. I know this is hard, and I'm here if you need me.'"
A Career After Kang
The remarks offer a rare look at the actor's mindset since his departure from the MCU. Majors was found guilty of third-degree assault and second-degree harassment of his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in December 2023, and Marvel dropped him from the role of Kang the Conqueror shortly afterward. The studio has since pivoted its franchise plans, replacing the Kang storyline with Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, as noted in recent reporting on Marvel's shifting slate. That reset has extended to other Marvel veterans, with Jeremy Renner recently teasing a potential West Coast Avengers direction while confirming he won't appear in Avengers: Doomsday.
Since his exit, Majors has rebuilt his career through independent and politically charged projects. He stars in the Daily Wire thriller Run Hide Fight: Infidels, a sequel to the 2020 film, in which he delivers an anti-Islam speech, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, produced by Ben Shapiro's company, places Majors in a role that aligns with a broader cultural and political niche rather than mainstream studio fare.
Meagan Good on Learning From Majors
Majors' wife, Meagan Good, is simultaneously drawing attention for her role in the fourth season of Hulu's Reasonable Doubt. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published October 14, Good discussed navigating the industry both on her own and alongside Majors, and how she has learned from him. She described her Reasonable Doubt character, Regina Harris, as a supporting role that allows her to break out of the "pretty box" that has sometimes defined her career. "I thought she was great in Harlem, and her whole career has been amazing," said series creator Raamla Mohamed Hunter. "I saw a lighter, different side of her... she really has a range that a lot of people haven't seen."
Good's prominence in the legal drama, which stars Emayatzy Corinealdi as super lawyer Jax Stewart, keeps her in the cultural conversation even as her husband's career takes a different path. The juxtaposition—Good in a mainstream Hulu series, Majors in a Daily Wire production—illustrates how the couple has navigated divergent professional spaces since his legal troubles.
Marriage and Public Scrutiny
Majors and Good married in 2025, and their relationship has remained a subject of public interest. Good's birthday tribute to Majors earlier this year, in which she called him her "Martin," prompted headlines. Her new interview touches on how she has learned from him amid the scrutiny, though she has largely avoided delving into his legal case.
What This Means for Majors' Path Forward
The timing of Majors' remarks—just days before Good's Reasonable Doubt interview and amid continued Marvel reshuffling—suggests he is trying to control his own narrative. His choice to frame the Feige email as an act of spiritual discipline rather than grievance fits a pattern of reinvention: less redemptive Hollywood comeback, more parallel career in conservative media and independent film.
For Marvel, the Kang era is effectively over. Feige has not publicly responded to Majors' latest comments, and the studio's focus has shifted to rebuilding its Avengers roster around new and returning characters. Majors' email may have been intended to preserve a bridge, but the MCU has already moved on.
For Majors, the question now is whether his Daily Wire projects and interviews can sustain a viable career outside the mainstream—and whether audiences, and the industry, will see his attempts at grace as genuine or strategic. As Good's star continues to rise in prestige TV, the couple's dual trajectories will remain a case study in how Hollywood separates the personal from the professional.
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