The Running Man
Summary
Another Stephen King adaptation is finally moving forward asThe Running Manhas rove its first genius . The 1982 novel about a man participating in a game show go around around surviving bravo was first loosely adapted with the Arnold Schwarzenegger - led 1987 motion-picture show of the same name , whichKing in general dislikedfor its various modification to the source stuff . It was announced nearly 35 years later that acclaimed director Edgar Wright would be co - writing and directing a new adaption , though update had since fallen quiet .
During the Paramount Pictures CinemaCon board , of whichScreen Rantwas in attendance , the studio foretell that Glen Powell will be the leading star of thenewRunning Manadaptation . The 2nd silver screen looping of the Stephen King novel is being co - write and direct by Edgar Wright alongside21 Jump Street ’s Michael Bacall . At the metre of writing , no filming start date has been confirmed for the motion picture .
The Running Man Continues Powell’s Meteoric Rise In Hollywood
Though having work consistently since 2003 , the past few age have been particularly favorable for Powell . 2022 saw him star in bothTop Gun : Maverick , one of the year ’s most acclaimed and highest - gross movie , andDevotionwhich , though a commercial-grade bankruptcy , was well - received by critics and audiences alike . This retiring year also saw Powell star in the modernistic Shakespeare adaptation , Anyone But You , which became a loge office sleeper hit in spite of its sundry reviews , and the festival premiere of his third Richard Linklater coaction , Hit Man , which holds an impressive 96 % vital score on Rotten Tomatoes .
For a time , Glen Powell ’s most exciting release of 2024 was slated to be Twisters , however , another approaching Glen Powell film could easily top it .
WithTop Gun 3also in maturation , and Powell penetrative to recapitulate his role as Hangman in the pic , it ’s empty the actor ’s rise in popularity is nowhere most slow heading intoThe Running Man . Combined with Wright at the helm , not only can Powell ’s lead routine in the moving-picture show bring a refreshed approach to King ’s stuff , but could even receive a room to outlive the bequest of the Schwarzenegger master . As fan casts also continue for Powell in the worlds of Marvel and DC , it will be interesting to see how his wiz power proceed to grow .
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Cast
mastermind by Paul Michael Glaser , The Running Man is a sci - fi activity celluloid star Arnold Schwarzenegger as Captain Ben Richards , a former fuzz who ’s coerce to compete in a deadly game show where criminals fight down for their life . The 1987 movie is based on a Stephen King novel under his pen name Richard Bachman .
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Directed by Paul Michael Glaser, The Running Man is a sci-fi action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Captain Ben Richards, a former cop who’s forced to compete in a deadly game show where criminals fight for their lives. The 1987 movie is based on a Stephen King novel under his pen name Richard Bachman.
