Edgar Wright calls 'The Running Man' "intense" and "dangerous"

Edgar Wright Calls His THE RUNNING MAN Adaptation a “Dangerous Road Movie” — GeekTyrant

Edgar Wright is putting his own spin on The Running Man, and this time, it’s staying closer to Stephen King’s original vision. The upcoming film, starring Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters), is set to hit theaters on November 7, 2025, courtesy of Paramount.Unlike the 1987 Schwarzenegger-led adaptation, which turned the dystopian thriller into a high-octane, game-show spectacle, Wright’s version promises to capture the raw, survivalist ess…

The Running Man | Edgar Wright updates on new film

Edgar Wright has been chatting about his upcoming The Running Man movie, and whether it’s more Stephen King than Schwarzenegger. Ever since Last Night In Soho director Edgar Wright announced that his next film would be an adaptation of The Running Man, speculation has been rife that it will be markedly different from the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie of the same name. Full of entertaining action, it ramped up the camp while also leaning into …

Edgar Wright’s The Running Man Is ‘A Dangerous Road Movie’

The Baby Driver filmmaker takes on Stephen King's murderous gameshow novel, with Glen Powell in the central role. Read more at Empire.

Wright Talks New "Running Man" Differences

Beloved British filmmaker Edgar Wright (“Hot Fuzz,” “Baby Driver,” “Shaun of the Dead”) returns to cinemas this year with an unexpected entry into his oeuvre – a new adaptation of Stephen King’s short story “The Running Man”. The story follows a man named Ben Richards who signs up for a deadly game show in a dystopian world in order to try and win life-changing prize money – to win though he must evade a team of hitmen. The story was loosely ada…

'The Running Man': Edgar Wright Calls Remake "A Very Intense, Dangerous Road Movie" & Compares Glen Powell To Bruce Willis In 'Die Hard'

British filmmaker Edgar Wright (“Baby Driver”) is taking on the ambitious task of remaking “The Running Man,” the original was an Arnold Schwarzenegger-led sci-fi action film from 1987 (the same year as “Predator“) that was loosely based on a Stephen King novel (published under King’s pen-name Richard Bachman) and sees our protagonist sign-up to a deadly game show for the life-changing prize money in a desperate attempt pay for medical treatment…

Edgar Wright calls 'The Running Man' "intense" and "dangerous"

Sharing the first details from his upcoming thriller 'The Running Man', director Edgar Wright has said the film will be an "intense, dangerous road movie"