Paramount Pictures
The first trailer for the remake of the cult-classic Arnold Schwarzenegger movie The Running Man has been released. The Running Man is directed Edgar Wright and stars Glen Powell.
Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Stephen King, the Schwarzengger-starring The Running Man was released in 1987, was directed by Paul Michael Glaser and also starred María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura.
Alongside Glen Powell, Edgar Wright’s The Running Man also stars Katy O’Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H. Macy, David Zayas, Sean Hayes, and Colman Domingo.
Check out the official synopsis and trailer for The Running Man — which will be hitting theaters in the United States on Friday, November 7 — below.
“In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite—and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.”
The Running Man is just the latest escalation of Powell’s rapidly rising career, having steadily become a bonafide movie star in recent years thanks to his performances in films such as Top Gun: Maverick, Devotion, Hit Man, Anyone But You, and Twisters.
Powell also has a bevy of upcoming projects in the works, including the Hulu series Chad Powers, which releases later this year, the A24 film Huntington, a Ron Howard firefighter movie, a JJ Abrams fantasy movie, and a Judd Apatow comedy.