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The Running Man is back on the big screen with a new dystopian twist This time around, Edgar Wright's recent 2025 revival adapts Stephen King's novel more closely than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, following Ben Richards, a desperate father who enters a deadly televised game show to win money for his sick daughter Contestants,[...]

More on that in a second with another film. Now You See Me Could Be Lost In the Shuffle Going Forward The bigger surprise over the weekend was the complete rejection of Glen Powell and The Running Man The film grossed just $17 million, well below expectations, and raised questions about the star power of Powell[...]

Edgar Wright's take on The Running Man is shaping up to be one of the more ambitious Stephen King adaptations on the horizon Because apparently, the new film, led by Glen Powell, revisits King's dystopian game show nightmare with a promise of tougher stunts, a more grounded tone, and a story that leans closer to[...]

We also see how changing the system, instead of one man against the world, this time there are allies, might be the thing that helps Ben Richards (Glen Powell) beat those impossible odds. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Glen Powell[...]

Edgar Wright's take on The Running Man is pulling Stephen King's dystopian game show into a new era From what we know so far, the 2025 film adapts King's 1982 novel more closely than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger version, following Ben Richards, played by Glen Powell, a desperate man who signs up for a lethal[...]

However, reviews were positive across the board for The Monkey and The Long Walk, with the latter specifically drawing glowing reviews from critics and audiences. The Running Man is the last King adaptation on the docket, and things are looking pretty positive so far. It has a great cast and an excellent director as well, along with people who have reverence[...]

The third Stephen King adaptation is right around the corner, and today, Paramount Pictures announced that tickets for The Running Man are officially on sale With ticket sales, the early box office numbers will start to look a little more solid rather than just speculation November is a very busy month, and this film has some serious[...]

It's been a good year for Stephen King adaptations so far, and it's looking like there might be another one on the horizon. Paramount Pictures seems very confident with The Running Man, considering the packed slate they are releasing it against The film had a panel over the weekend at New York Comic Con, and now a new[...]

Another King movie was at a convention this weekend, specifically New York Comic Con (via The Hollywood Reporter), and it sounds like King's involvement with The Running Man was also present Star Glen Powell revealed that he got the job and then had to wait for King to get back to them to see if he[...]

 The Running Man held a panel at NYCC today, and the footage shown seems to have gone over very well, judging by social media reactions A new poster for the film was released during the panel, with the promise that a new trailer will follow on Monday This version of the Stephen King story is directed by Edgar[...]

Now, The Running Man is the next King adaptation that is getting a change, which made the day that writer and director Edgar Wright sent King the script quite stressful. "Possibly the most nerve-wracking day of the entire production was writing to King with an attachment of the screenplay and pressing send," Wright explained to Film[...]

The Running Man has a brand new look at the training for the new film, released by Paramount This version of the Stephen King story is directed by Edgar Wright from a script by himself and Michael Bacall, and stars Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H[...]

The Running Man has a brand new featurette, released this morning by Paramount This version of the Stephen King story is directed by Edgar Wright from a script by himself and Michael Bacall, and stars Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H[...]

According to Deadline, Paramount has shifted the release date of Edgar Wright's The Running Man by a week, moving it from November 7, 2025, to November 14, 2025, specifically so it can take advantage of IMAX screens Primate, which will reportedly make its debut at Fantastic Fest, has been dated for January 9, 2026. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float:[...]

The Running Man trailer was released as promised this morning by Paramount This version of the Stephen King story is directed by Edgar Wright from a script by himself and Michael Bacall, and stars Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H[...]

The Running Man remake trailer will drop tomorrow, teased this morning by Paramount This version of the Stephen King story is directed by Edgar Wright from a script by himself and Michael Bacall, and stars Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H[...]

The Running Man is one of the more anticipated films of the latter part of 2025, and with good reason A remake of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, which is based on a Stephen King story written by Richard Bachman, it stars Glen Powell, Katy O'Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H[...]

The Running Man remake has finally cast the co-lead role opposite Glen Powell Colman Domingo (Sing Sing) will play game show host first made famous by Richard Dawson in the 1987 original Other cast members include Karl Glusman, Katy O'Brian, and Daniel Ezra Edgar Wright is directing and also co-writing the script with Michael Bacall[...]

The Running Man remake has its star Glen Powell will feature in the remake of the 1987 film, which is based on a story by Stephen King Edgar Wright will direct He also co-wrote the script with Michael Bacall News of this remake first surfaced in 2021, so this one has been in development for[...]

The Running Man is Schwarzenegger's best film and a personal favorite from the '80s Really, it is cheesy and over the top, but I still love it Based loosely, and I mean loosely, on a short story by Stephen King, this action flick is one of the forgotten ones when people talk about Schwarzenegger's 80's[...]

In light of the news of Edgar Wright hired to direct the remake of the 1985 Stephen King dystopian story The Running Man, made during his Richard Bachman phase, let's look back at the 1987 loose film adaption that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and why it's still relevant today Directed by Paul Michael Glaser and written[...]

The Running Man will head to the screen again The short story by Stephen King, already one of the best action films ever made starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987, is set to get a reimagining at Paramount from director Edgar Wright, who will co-write the film's script with Michael Bacall According to the Deadline story,[...]

The Running Man soundtrack will be coming to vinyl, thanks to Varèse Sarabande Records They will release the two-disc collectors vinyl collection on August 14th The cover features the iconic tube entrance to the arena and honestly could not be more perfect This is one of the more underrated Arnold Schwarzenegger films from the 1980s,[...]

The Running Man is one of the most underrated films of the 1980's mainly in the pantheon of Arnold Schwarzenegger films Set in a futuristic society where criminals are able to win their freedom by participating in a deadly game called The Running Man, where they have to escape from "stalkers" trying to kill them[...]

With the release of his latest adapted work Doctor Sleep in theaters, here are five titles we could revisit. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com The Running Man (Stephen King as Richard Bachman) In 1987, Paul Michael Glaser directed the dystopian science fiction action thriller adapted from as Richard Bachman novel Bachman was King's pseudonym to test his[...]