Jonathan Majors' latest film has sparked widespread disbelief and criticism after its premise was revealed, with many on social media calling it the 'worst premise ever' and accusing it of being propaganda. The movie, titled 'Run Hide Fight: Infidels', is produced by The Daily Wire, a conservative media company co-founded by Ben Shapiro.
Premise draws backlash
The official synopsis describes a scenario where 'radical Islamic terrorists' hijack a pro-Palestine college encampment and impose Sharia law on students. A Delta Force veteran played by Majors, along with a 'ragtag band of red-blooded students' and a security guard, must save America from surrendering 'to the enemy on its own soil.' The trailer includes footage of 9/11, ISIS executions, college protests, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, ending with an ISIS flag over a university campus and the tagline 'Coming soon… Or already here.'
Social media users reacted with disbelief. One person wrote on X, '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 said, 'This might be the worst premise ever, all bias aside. Sounds so bad Dean Cain has to be involved somehow.' A third simply concluded, 'This is such horrifyingly obvious propaganda.'
Production and context
The film reportedly cost around $5 million and marks one of Majors' most high-profile roles since his 2023 conviction for assault and harassment involving ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. He avoided jail but was sentenced to probation and a domestic violence intervention program. Before his legal troubles, 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'. He was subsequently dropped by Marvel and Disney, with questions over recasting his role as Kang the Conqueror.
Producer Dallas Sonnier told Page Six that Majors is '1,000%' behind the project and expected to 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. The movie itself goes so much further than this teaser in terms of the insanity, and a lot of people will say, 'I can't believe you guys did that… I can't believe this exists.' And that's the beauty [of] being unencumbered by the system that most Hollywood producers have to work in, and the benefit of what we've built over here.'
Reactions and implications
Many viewers expressed bafflement at the number of buzzwords crammed into the plot summary, with one commenter noting it feels like someone asked to fit every Fox News headline from the last five years into one sentence. Whether audiences will embrace the film's 'insanity' remains to be seen.
