2023 is going to be one hell of a year for Jonathan Majors. In addition to squaring up against Michael B. Jordan in boxing sequel Creed III, he is also about to make his big-screen debut as supervillain Kang the Conquerer, a Thanos-level threat sure to make the Avengers all tremble, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Both roles required an enormous amount of training, with Majors playing Kang as a “warrior” and sculpting a physique to match—but the actor’s most dramatic transformation is in Magazine Dreams, where he plays a troubled bodybuilder who becomes increasingly, self-destructively obsessed with achieving physical perfection.
In a recent interview with Variety at the Sundance Film Festival, Majors shared some insight into the rigorous bodybuilder diet and exercise routine he stuck to while preparing for the role of Killian.
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