US EditionThe Internet Should’ve Been the Villain of The Running Man
Edgar Wright’s 2025 film combines Stephen King’s darker satire with 1987’s absurdity, updating themes for AI and deepfake-era media manipulation.
- On November 14, 2025, Edgar Wright released The Running Man , a Paramount Pictures adaptation more faithful to Stephen King’s novel than the 1987 film.
- Back in 2017, Wright first publicly expressed interest in The Running Man, having explored rights about 15 years ago and declining Jurassic Park Rebirth last year as this adaptation became possible.
- Michael Bacall co-wrote the script with Wright since 2022, relying on trusted collaborators and filming across three different cities, countryside and freeways to manage complex action sequences.
- Two test screenings showed audiences quickly grasped Wright’s updated AI and deepfake themes, and the production pace and editing timeframe were the quickest he has ever experienced.
- On screen, contestants are hunted for sport and must evade hitmen and citizens rewarded for turning them in on FreeVee, where host Bobby T and producer Dan Killian oversee the 8 p.m. show featuring Ben Richards.
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Paramount PicturesEdgar Wright thinks he may have been working toward The Running Man his entire career. In fact, you could say that he manifested it. Back in 2017, the director tweeted that he would like to have a go at The Running Man, the 1982 Stephen King dystopian novel published under the writer’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman. It was just an answer to a question from a fan during a random Q&A, but a few years later, in 2021, Wright would be …
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