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Jonathan Majors suffers fall on set of Daily Wire movie as crew strikes over safety concerns
Footage has emerged of Jonathan Majors and another actor unintentionally falling through a window on the set of his comeback movie amid reports that some members of the film crew have since walked out, citing safety concerns.
It was reported earlier this year that Majors is starring in an as-yet-untitled action movie produced by right-wing media company The Daily Wire, co-created by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.
The film will mark the 36-year-old former Marvel actor’s first on-screen role since being convicted in 2023 of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari.
In footage obtained by Deadline, Majors and fellow actor JC Kilcoyne can be seen jumping backwards into an unsupported window, which gives way. According to reports, the two men fell about six feet to the ground, and Kilcoyne required stitches in his hands.
In the clip, a voice that sounds like Majors asks if the production was rolling and suggests they keep the footage, saying: “Did we shoot it? Use it.”
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The incident is reportedly part of the reason that the union International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) called a strike against the production at the end of last month, citing safety concerns and other labor issues.
“The producers are actively looking for replacement crew,” the union posted on social media. “All IATSE members are advised not to cross the picket line.”
The film, which is being produced by Dallas Sonnier‘s Bonfire Legend alongside The Daily Wire, is still filming.
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Sonnier hit back at the crew who walked off set in a statement to Variety, saying: “The actors’ fall was shorter than the failed movie careers of the now-union reps.”
Majors’ acting career was beginning to flourish following his roles in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Creed III, but it was derailed when he was arrested in 2023 and charged with misdemeanor assault and harassment after an altercation with Jabbari.
Later that year, he stood trial, where he was found guilty of two counts of misdemeanor assault and harassment. He was found not guilty of one count of assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree.
The actor avoided jail time but was sentenced to a year-long domestic abuse prevention program in April 2024.
Majors, who had been expected to reprise his villainous role as Kang the Conqueror in Marvel’s Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, was subsequently dropped by the studio. The film was effectively canceled and replaced by the forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday.
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