Glen Powell Stars in 'The Running Man' Action Remake
- Paramount Pictures is releasing the movie The Running Man, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Glen Powell as Ben Richards, on November 7, 2025.
- The film adapts Stephen King's 1982 novel about a near-future dystopian America where a deadly TV show forces contestants to survive 30 days hunted by assassins.
- Ben Richards enters the game show as a desperate blue-collar hero needing money to save his sick daughter, with Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo in key cast roles.
- The trailer shows Richards becoming a fan favorite and system threat while being hunted by Lee Pace’s masked character McCone, highlighting the show’s escalating danger and public broadcast.
- The remake aims for a more faithful, darker adaptation than the 1987 Schwarzenegger film, suggesting intensified violence and social critique in the updated story.
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Glen Powell stars in 'The Running Man' official trailer
Ross Ferguson Glen Powell is on the run in the official trailer for The Running Man. Paramount Pictures released the trailer for the dystopian action-comedy film on Tuesday. The movie, which was directed by Edgar Wright, follows a man who enters a deadly TV competition show. Based on the novel by Stephen King, The Running Man is set in a society in the near-future. The movie centers around a popular TV show whose contestants have to survive 30 d…
The first trailer for Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s ‘The Running Man’ is here
The first trailer for Edgar Wright’s new film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man is out – check it out below. READ MORE: ‘Last Night In Soho’ review: down the dark and scary streets of ‘60s London As confirmed in 2021, the Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz director has co-written and directed the film, which is due to arrive in cinemas on November 7. King’s 1982 novel was made into a film in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead, a…
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