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Jade Cargill Lands Massive Role in Her Acting Debut Alongside Major 35-Year-Old Hollywood Star

  • WWE star Jade Cargill is preparing to appear for the first time on screen in the Harlem-based action thriller True Threat, directed by Gerard McMurray, where she will share the screen with Jonathan Majors. Production is expected to begin this fall.
  • The story centers on Vernon Threat, a Special Forces soldier portrayed by Majors, who comes back to his neighborhood to avenge the death of his teenage son at the hands of the Apollo Kids gang in Harlem.
  • Jade Cargill takes on the role of Meeka, an important lieutenant within the Apollo Kids gang who oversees the red light district and serves as a central antagonist, with the part highlighting her athleticism and demanding a performance marked by intensity and precision.
  • Director McMurray expressed enthusiasm about Jade becoming part of True Threat, highlighting her distinctive combination of physical skill, magnetic presence, and on-screen composure as exceptional qualities.
  • Her involvement represents significant progress for True Threat, Southland Stories' first feature highlighting underrepresented voices, and the film may provide a crucial boost to Majors' career following his recent legal troubles.
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WWE wrestler set to make her acting debut alongside former Marvel star

Jade Cargill will play a villain in new action-thriller ‘True Threat’

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Deadline broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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