Jonathan Majors Reacts To Negative Reviews Of His Recent Movie Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
‘That doesn’t change how I see myself’: Jonathan Majors reacts to negative reviews of his recent film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Jonathan Majors reacted to negative reviews of his debut film in the Marvel franchise while speaking on Indie Wire’s screen chat podcast launched on Friday.
The 33-year-old actor revealed that as he reads reviews from critics, he doesn’t let the poor reception of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania affect his self-esteem.
Majors stars as the supervillain Kang the Conquerer in the third film in the Ant-Man trilogy, which opens on February 17.
Even though the movie had a good opening weekend and led the box office with $104 million in revenue, the movie currently has a 47 percent rating at box office. rotten tomatoes.
“It doesn’t change how I see myself, period,” the Creed III star said before attending the 21st Annual Texas Film Awards in Spicewood, Texas on Friday. Everything is data.
Reaction to criticism: Jonathan Majors, 33, reacted to negative reviews of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania while speaking on Indie Wire’s Screen Talk podcast released on Friday
‘It’s all data’: “It doesn’t change how I see myself, period,” the Creed III star said before attending the 21st annual Texas Film Awards in Spicewood, Texas, on Friday.
The Lovecraft Country alum added: “I’m a performance within a story.”
‘I look at the aggregate and [say]: ‘Okay, 47 [percent]’,’ he continued. ‘But what does that 47 mean when you also got this much at the box office? What do these things mean? It’s information. I’m aware. I won’t play myself.
He also revealed how his team will inform him after a movie premieres, noting that the reviews he hears aren’t always positive.
“One thing I’ll say to my team when we’re leaving a premiere if they’re reading reviews, I’ll say, ‘How’s the movie coming?’
“I try to clean my plate and take care of my share,” he said. ‘The answer is: ‘You’re straight. Are you OK. They like you.’ And they talk to me about the movie,’ she said.
He also talked about the people behind the reviews and respecting that they have their own opinions.
“They have an opinion,” he said. You always have an opinion.
I’m not stupid. I know these are people writing it,” he continued.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the third Ant-Man film in the Marvel franchise.
In it, Majors plays the ultimate MCU villain, Kang the Conquerer, a variant on the mysterious One Who Remains from the first season of Loki.
According to the synopsis, the story follows Scott Lang, played by Paul Rudd, who deals with the consequences of his choices as a superhero and as a father.
He is approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym and must don the Ant-Man suit once more and work alongside Wasp on the urgent mission.
Newest Villain: Majors stars as the supervillain Kang the Conquerer in the third film in the Ant-Man trilogy, which opens on February 17.
Poor Reception: Despite the film having a strong opening weekend and leading the box office with $104 million in revenue, the film currently has a 47 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
However, they later discover secret revelations from the past and encounter a powerful new enemy in Kang the Conquerer.
The film also stars Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Michael Douglas.
Majors will also star in an upcoming spinoff: Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
The next Marvel movie is scheduled to be released on March 2, 2025.