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Jonathan Majors' film 'Magazine Dreams' is still headed for theaters, despite being dropped by Searchlight in January following the star's criminal conviction. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that studio Briarcliff has picked up the project for distribution and plans to release it in theaters in the first quarter of 2025.

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00:00Jonathan Major's film magazine Dreams is still headed for theaters,

00:03despite being dropped by Searchlight in January following the star's criminal conviction.

00:10The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that studio Briarcliff has picked up the project for

00:14distribution and plans to release it in theaters in the first quarter of 2025. The distributor has

00:21a history of acquiring controversial projects and is next set to release the Donald Trump feature

00:25The Apprentice later this month after no major Hollywood studio would touch it. Magazine

00:30Dreams bowed at Sundance in 2023 to rave reviews for Major's performance as amateur bodybuilder

00:36Killian Maddox, with the actor earning early awards buzz. Disney-owned Searchlight acquired

00:41the project after a bidding war, but ultimately dropped the movie after Major's was convicted

00:45of assault and harassment stemming from an incident involving his ex-partner Grace Jabari. Major

00:51spent 18 months training for the role, which earned comparisons to Robert De Niro's work

00:55in Taxi Driver. The film shot for 24 days around Los Angeles and won the Creative Vision Jury

01:01Prize at Sundance. Majors was once one of the top rising stars of his generation. Following

01:06his conviction, Marvel Studios dropped Majors as villain Kang the Conqueror, while Lionsgate

01:11dropped his Dennis Rodman movie 48 Hours in Vegas before it began production. For more on

01:16the story, head to THR.com. And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood

01:21Reporter News.

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