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Jonathan Michael Majors (born September 7, 1989) is an American actor. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Majors rose to prominence for starring in the drama films The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and Da 5 Bloods (2020) and the HBO horror series Lovecraft Country (2020), for which he received a nomination from the Primetime Emmy Awards. Majors has since portrayed Nat Love in the western The Harder They Fall (2021), Jesse L. Brown in the war film Devotion (2022), and antagonist Dame Anderson in the sports film Creed III (2023). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), he portrayed Kang the Conqueror in the film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) while also appearing as other variants of the character in the Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023). In March 2023, Majors was arrested for physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. That December, he was found guilty of two misdemeanour counts of assault and harassment. After the conviction, he was dropped from numerous upcoming projects, including any future involvement with the MCU. He is currently serving a 52-week in-person domestic violence intervention program. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Majors, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
"The King" is not just about soccer; it is a psychological and political thriller about the construction of a god under the shadow of an oppressive regime. The film traces the journey of Edson Arantes do Nascimento from the poverty of Bauru, where he promised his father he would win a World Cup, to becoming the most valuable asset in Brazil. The central conflict focuses on the Military Dictatorship Era (1964-1985). While the world saw the magical smile and "The Beautiful Game," the film reveals the backstage reality: Pelé as a golden prisoner, barred from playing in Europe by a government that declared him a "National Treasure" to exploit his image for nationalist propaganda. The narrative explores the torturous duality between Edson (the man who wanted to protect his family and remain neutral) and Pelé (the myth General Médici needed to pacify the people). It also highlights his complex relationship with Garrincha—the "Angel with Bent Legs" who succumbed to the vices Pelé coldly avoided. The climax is the 1970 World Cup: not a celebration, but a life-or-death mission where winning meant surviving the pressure of an entire nation and its generals.
