After Jonathan Majors was charged with, and later convicted of, assault, his bodybuilding drama Magazine Dreams was dropped from the discharge calendar; however now, it is headed to theaters subsequent 12 months. Briarcliff Entertainment has picked the movie up for distribution. Deadline experiences that the movie is slated to be launched within the first quarter of 2025.
The movie debuted on the Sundance Film Festival in 2023 to nice acclaim, particularly for Majors’ efficiency as a tormented aspiring bodybuilder. In his evaluate, Collider’s Ross Bonaime discovered the movie to be “a difficult and challenging watch”, however praised Majors for giving “an incredible performance here, easily the best example so far in his filmography that he is a tremendous talent to be reckoned with”. It was picked up for distribution by Disney underneath its Searchlight Pictures banner, and was slated to be launched in 2023’s awards season; when Majors was charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari, it was dropped from the discharge schedule and later dropped by the studio totally. It’s the second controversial movie picked up by Briarcliff in latest weeks; they just lately acquired The Apprentice, which chronicles the early profession of Donald Trump and his tutelage underneath unscrupulous lawyer Roy Cohn. That movie is slated for a launch later this month.
What Is ‘Magazine Dreams’ About?
Magazine Dreams stars Majors as Killian Maddox, an aspiring bodybuilder on an obsessive quest to reshape his physique to develop into one of the best bodybuilder on the earth. However, his self-loathing threatens to destroy him – if the steroids he is abusing to attain his excellent physique do not kill him first. Majors underwent a dramatic bodily transformation for the movie, gaining the exaggerated proportions of his character. The movie additionally stars Haley Bennett (The Equalizer) as Maddox’s love curiosity, Taylour Paige (Zola) as a prostitute, Harrison Page (JAG) as Maddox’s grandfather, Harriet Sansom Harris (Werewolf by Night) as his therapist, and bodybuilder and health mannequin Mike O’Hearn (American Gladiators) as Maddox’s bodybuilding idol. It was directed and written by first-time director Elijah Bynum (Hot Summer Nights, The Deliverance).
Magazine Dreams was produced by Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy, Jeffrey Soros, and Simon Horsman. It was govt produced by Majors for Tall Street Productions, and Luke Rodgers and Andrew Blau for Los Angeles Media Fund.
Magazine Dreams will probably be launched within the first quarter of 2025; no actual launch date has but been introduced. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
