Embattled movie star Jonathan Majors is set for his big-screen return after being cast to star in the independent revenge thriller “Merciless.”

The film, which is set to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Villeneuve, is Major’s first noted role since his 2023 domestic assault conviction and subsequent firing from Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU).

Deadline reports that “Merciless” is being developed by producer Christopher Tuffin, who backed last year’s box office sleeper hit “Sound of Freedom.”

It’s understood that he plans to start a new media venture that “refuses to let the court of public opinion and selective prosecution undermine great art and artists.”

“In graduate school, I had the good fortune to study screenwriting under Blacklist scribe Millard Lampell and learned from him the dangers of letting politics undermine due process and deprive artists of their careers,” Tuffin said in a statement.

“I consider it an honour and a privilege to be working with such a great talent now that this matter has been adjudicated.”

Before his conviction, Majors was on the rise in Hollywood with several starring roles, including as the main antagonist in “Creed 3” and “AntMan and the Wasp” as part of the MCU.