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Jonathan Majors will be back on the big screen this spring. Briarcliff Entertainment will release “Magazine Dreams,” the drama starring Jonathan Majors that premiered at Sundance 2023, in theaters on March 21, 2025, according to a Deadline report.
Briarcliff picked up the rights to “Magazine Dreams” back in October after it was dropped by Searchlight Pictures. At the time the new distributor announced its intentions to release the film theatrically in 2025. “Magazine Dreams” will now open alongside Disney’s “Snow White,” Robert De Niro crime drama “Alto Knights,” and the horror/sci-fi film “Ash.”
Elijah Bynum directed and wrote “Magazine Dreams,” which won raves out of Sundance and initially secured an awards season release from Searchlight. But the distributor shelved it and then dropped it following the December 2023 conviction of Majors on a charge of assault and harassment. The film remained in limbo for nearly a year.
“Dozens of incredibly talented people poured their time, energy, and creativity into bringing this film to life, and I am immensely proud of their work,” Bynum said via Deadline. “I’m grateful to Tom Ortenberg and Briarcliff Entertainment for their unwavering support, passion, and for giving this film the opportunity to reach a wider audience.”
Zeus Network is working with Briarcliff on the film’s marketing.
“Magazine Dreams” was produced by Jennifer Fox, Dan Gilroy, Jeffrey Soros, and Simon Horsman. Majors is still listed as an executive producer via his banner Tall Street Productions. Luke Rodgers and Andrew Blau are also executive producing for Los Angeles Media Fund, as are Lemuel Plummer, LJ Plummer, and Jason Tolbert.
“Magazine Dreams” stars Majors as Killian Maddox, who dreams of stardom as an amateur bodybuilder but gets pushed to the brink of sanity by his drive for success. The film also stars Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, and four-time Mr. Universe Mike O’Hearn. “Magazine Dreams” earned comparisons to “Taxi Driver” for its tortured character study.
Prior to acquiring “Magazine Dreams,” Briarcliff took another chance on a controversial film that no other distributor would touch: “The Apprentice,” the Donald Trump biopic that starred Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong and premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The film underwent a thorny rights battle after its original financiers wanted to bury it over its content, but Briarcliff ultimately worked to buy out the financier’s stake and bring it to theaters domestically. The film made just $4 million in the U.S. but has performed far better overseas.
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