Jonathan Majors dropped from upcoming movie 48 Hours in Vegas after assault conviction

Hollywood star Jonathan Majors is no longer attached to 48 Hours in Vegas, a film about former basketball player Dennis Rodman.

The film is set to document the true story of the Bulls’ power forward’s notorious trip to Las Vegas in the middle of the 1998 NBA finals. CNN first reported the news. 

Lionsgate is also no longer involved with the project, as the studio released it back to the producers to find a new partner.

As per Variety, Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Aditya Sood will produce for Lord Miller, and Ari Lubet, Will Allegra and Rodman will executive produce. Jordan VanDina is set to write the screenplay.

The 34-year-old actor was last month found guilty of one misdemeanour assault charge and one harassment violation for a March altercation with his then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. He is set to be sentenced on February 6 and faces up to a year in jail, but he could also be sentenced to a lesser punishment, like probation.

After the verdict, the actor was dropped by Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. from all their upcoming projects.

Sources close to Amazon say Majors is also no longer in discussions for the studio’s development project Da Understudy, which Spike Lee had been in early talks to direct.

Jonathan played the role of Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and was supposed to play the lead in the upcoming Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, but that title was dropped. Internally, the project is now said to be referred to as simply Avengers 5 for the time being until a new title will eventually be decided upon.