EntertainmentPosted at: Jul 1 2025 9:03PM


Glen Powell to headline in Edgar Wright's gritty reboot of "The Running Man"

Los Angeles, July 1 (UNI) The electrifying first trailer for "The Running Man", a pulse-pounding reimagining of Stephen King's 1982 dystopian novel, with Glen Powell leading the charge has been unveiled.
Helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Edgar Wright, the narrative unfolds in a chillingly plausible future where a televised competition invites participants to survive 30 harrowing days while being relentlessly pursued by government-sanctioned assassins.
Every move is tracked, filmed and broadcast to a ravenous public. Powell plays a desperate father entering the brutal gauntlet not just for survival, but to protect his daughter, elevating the stakes with a deeply human core, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
“I have never worked harder on a movie in my life,” said Powell at CinemaCon in April, where he debuted the first footage from the film, which has has a November 7 release date from Paramount.
Edgar Wright co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Bacall, promising a darker, more faithful adaptation of King's original narrative, one that critiques mass media, surveillance and society's obsession with violence-as-entertainment.
The cast also includes William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson with Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin. Simon Kinberg, Nira Park and Wright produce the film.
King’s book was previously adapted into the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie of the same name, with Powell saying he’s received Schwarzenegger’s blessing for the new film, connecting with the action star through his son, Patrick Schwarzenegger. “Arnold gave us his full blessing and we get to give Arnold a very specific, fun gift from the movie,” Powell previously said. UNI NST SSP
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