Variety reviews Jonathan Majors thriller Run Hide Fight: Infidels
Variety has published its review of Run Hide Fight: Infidels, the campus thriller led by Jonathan Majors.
Variety ran the review on 16 September 2026. Majors plays Clay Saunders, a Delta Force captain. In plain terms, that is a senior special-forces officer trained to lead high-risk missions.
The film was written and directed by Kyle Rankin, according to that review. A writer-director controls both the script and the shoot, from dialogue to where the camera goes. It is a standalone sequel to Rankin’s 2020 film Run Hide Fight. Standalone means it tells a new story in the same world, so a viewer does not need to have seen the first film to follow the second.
The new story is built around a campus hijack. Deadline described it in those terms in August when it covered the trailer and release date. That setup places Saunders at the centre of a takeover on school grounds, with students and staff caught inside. It is a tight, single-location premise. Few characters. High pressure. Little room to move.
The 2020 original was an action thriller, a fast-moving story built around physical danger and suspense. That description comes from Deadline’s reporting in April. The sequel keeps the same brand in the title but resets the incident and the lead character. Same maker. New mission.
The distributor, the company that handles getting the finished film to audiences, is the Daily Wire, Variety noted. Distribution covers booking screens, delivering the film and managing its release plan. Rankin arrived with prior directing credits. He previously directed The Battle of Shaker Heights.
Casting Majors in the lead was reported as a movie comeback. Deadline first reported his starring role in the Daily Wire film in February. That report came six months before the trailer coverage in August, and seven months before the September review. The timeline is short. Announcement. Trailer. Review.
For viewers catching up, this means a familiar screen lead in a new uniform. Majors is known as a film actor who carries leading roles. Here the role is a trained soldier rather than an everyday civilian. The captain rank signals seniority. He gives orders. He takes responsibility.
What makes this stand out on the calendar is the package. One writer-director across both films. A new star at the centre. A school setting that keeps the action contained. Reviews do not sell tickets on their own, but they mark the moment a film moves from coming soon to here now.
