Jonathan Majors' latest film, Run Hide Fight: Infidels, has ignited widespread disbelief and criticism after its synopsis was revealed. The Daily Wire production, co-founded by Ben Shapiro, features Majors as a Delta Force veteran in a plot described by many as the 'worst premise ever.'
Premise Draws Intense Backlash
The official logline states that 'radical Islamic terrorists' hijack a pro-Palestine college encampment and impose Sharia law on students. A 'ragtag band of red-blooded students, a security guard tired of 'Uncle Tom' smears and a Delta Force vet' then rise to save America from surrendering 'to the enemy on its own soil.' The trailer includes footage of 9/11, ISIS executions, college protests, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, ending with an ISIS flag over a university campus and the tagline: 'Coming soon… Or already here.'
Social media reactions have been scathing. One X user wrote, 'That description HAS to be a joke. What, they couldn't fit a trans character in there to top off all their talking points? This s*** is pathetic.' Another commented, 'This might be the worst premise ever, all bias aside. Sounds so bad Dean Cain has to be involved somehow.' A third simply stated, 'This is such horrifyingly obvious propaganda.'
Majors' Role and Recent History
Majors plays the Delta Force veteran, marking his most high-profile role since his 2023 conviction for assault and harassment involving ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. He avoided jail but received probation and a domestic violence intervention program. Previously, Majors was a rising star in Hollywood, appearing in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Creed III, and The Last Black Man in San Francisco, and earning an Emmy nomination for Lovecraft Country. After the charges, Marvel and Disney dropped him, leaving his role as Kang the Conqueror in question.
Producer Defends Film
Producer Dallas Sonnier told Page Six that Majors is '1,000%' behind the project and will promote it. Sonnier said, 'The woke mind virus has captured Hollywood for the past 12 years, and while woke is winding down, there is a new obsession with the anti-Israel, pro-Palestine movement that deserves to be mocked in a movie again.' He added, 'If you're afraid to put radical jihadis as your villains, then you're a wimpy movie producer. We don't have that fear.' Sonnier claimed the film goes 'so much further than this teaser in terms of the insanity,' and praised the freedom of producing outside the Hollywood system.
The film, reportedly costing $5 million, has yet to set a release date. Whether audiences will embrace its controversial premise remains uncertain.
