“It Felt Impossible”: Marvel’s Latest Supervillain Had To Sacrifice a Lot To Portray a Troubled Bodybuilder in His Latest Film

Jonathan Majors, who plays Marvel’s newest supervillain Kang the Conqueror, gave his first interview for his 2023 drama film, Magazine Dreams. The interview was conducted by Mike Fleming Jr., for Deadline. During the interview, Majors opened up about his struggles and the sacrifices he had to make to prepare himself for the role.

In the film, Jonathan Majors plays the role of a troubled, amateur bodybuilder of color, who is ignored by the world. Deadline defines the movie as an “unsettling character study of mania”.  The film also stars Harrison Page, Haley Bennett, and Taylour Paige. Directed by Elijah Bynum, the film premiered on 20th January 2023. In the interview, the Loki actor talks about preparing for the movie since the time the pandemic went into full swing.

How Jonathan Majors did the impossible

In the interview with Deadline, Jonathan Majors shed light on the difficulties he faced in managing his diet and training during isolation. Being the foodie that he is, the French Fry lover initially found it difficult to give up on carbs. But once he got used to it, the road became comparatively smooth. Further, Majors recalled his first reaction after reading the script about an isolated individual.

“This is impossible. Nobody is going to make it,” thought the Creed III actor. Eventually, he saw it as an opportunity to show his skills to the world. “I gotta do this; this is an opportunity.” However, what came next for the star was self-isolation and an intense workout.

To build a body suitable for the role, Majors had to train 3x a day and force feed himself 7 meals in a day. This was followed by longer sleeping hours so that his body could recover and grow. Describing his experiences, Majors said, “I learned things about my body, my spirit and my emotionality, and how I connect to people. And my need for people.” He further added that training for this movie was a healing experience for him as an actor.

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The spiritual connection to bodybuilding

Further in the interview, Jonathan Majors revealed that while training he felt there was something religious about the entire scenario. “There is something extremely spiritual about the bodybuilding.”

The actor went on to add that to do it correctly, one has to give one’s all to it. This ultimately starts messing with the person’s head as they try to push their limits. “You go twice as hard, you have to sleep twice as long [to grow]. There were moments it felt impossible.” Despite the extreme conditions, Jonathan Majors managed to prepare himself for the role.

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This isn’t the first time Majors has created a buzz for portraying a sportsperson in his movie. Earlier, there were rumors that Majors was in talks for playing the role of the NBA star, Dennis Rodman. It would be exciting to watch what the versatile actor has in store for the audience in the future.