Marvel executives allegedly discussed swapping out Jonathan Majors’ character for a Dr. Doom storyline after his domestic violence arrest in March, according to Variety.

The Creed III actor faces four misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault after being arrested following the alleged domestic violence incident with his former partner, Grace Jabbari.   

Following the alleged ordeal in March this year, a flurry of institutions and agents dropped the actor – and it caused issues with his upcoming work, specifically within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Marvel had planned to center sequels and spinoffs around Kang the Conqueror – Majors’ character. But the legal proceedings allegedly made Marvel reconsider and think about their backup options, reports Variety. 

Jonathan Majors faces four misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault after being arrested following the alleged domestic violence incident with his former partner, Grace Jabbari

Jonathan Majors and Grace Jabbari attend ‘Devotion’ Premiere at Cinesphere on September 12, 2022 in Toronto 

Sources told the outlet that this plan wouldn’t be easy, however – because of villainous Kang’s pivotal position in Loki and in the Marvel universe. 

A top dealmaker told Variety: ‘Marvel is truly f**ked with the whole Kang angle’.

 ‘They haven’t had an opportunity to rewrite until very recently [because of the WGA strike]. But I don’t see a path to how they move forward with him.’

Meanwhile this month, Disney removed another of Majors’ movies, Searchlight’s Magazine Dreams from their release calendar.

The feature was originally set to premiere on December 8, although its release has been maligned by the performer’s ongoing legal issues. 

Jonathan Majors as Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

A drawing of Dr Doom, another Marvel villain 

Several other projects had their release dates changed by Disney, and its Rachel Zegler-starring version of Snow White was pushed back from 2024 until 2025. 

This comes just a week after Majors lost his motion to dismiss his domestic assault charges – with the judge clearing the way for the case to go to trial.

Judge Michael Gaffey made the ruling during a Manhattan court hearing last Wednesday. Majors attended via video link, because he was out of the state.

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The Creed III actor was arrested on March 25 on misdemeanor charges for allegedly attacking dancer Jabbar. 

London-based Jabbari initially told police Majors hit and strangled her, but the strangulation charges were dropped. Now, he is only charged with hurting her arm after police noted she sustained minor injuries after the alleged ordeal.

On September 12, his attorneys filed the motion and claimed the state withheld evidence that would prove Majors’ innocence. This was denied on Wednesday.

Grace Jabbari leaving the 10th Precinct in Manhattan last week

Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari (pictured)

A trial start date has not been set.

His legal team is attempting to keep some material in the case sealed. 

The messy proceedings were further muddled when Majors filed a cross-complaint against Jabbari, saying that it was her who attacked him. An NYPD document was created, alerting officers that there was probable cause to arrest Jabbari in June.

Priya Chaudhry, Majors’ attorney, has previously shown her steadfast belief that her client Majors is innocent, and that Jabbari ought to be apprehended.

The opposing sides disagree over who the perpetrator of the event on March 25 is.

According to court documents, the couple were in a car when Jabbari saw a message on Majors’ phone that read ‘Wish I was kissing you right now.’ She grabbed the phone, at which point Majors twisted her forearm and struck her ear.

She tried to exit the car, and he ‘threw her back inside,’ causing her ‘sustained substantial pain, including a fractured finger, bruising about her body, a laceration behind her right ear, and a bump on her head,’ the documents state.

Chaudhry requested a quick trial date for Majors in June, in a bid to speed up the case.

Then on September 6, prosecutors said they were ready for trial and had filed a certificate of compliance, Majors’ attorney claimed to find deficiencies within the document.

This is what caused them to file the motion to dismiss – which has now been denied.