Edgar Wright Releases Trailer for Stephen King’s The Running Man

Edgar Wright is directing a new adaptation of Stephen King's dystopian novel The Running Man, set in a near-future 2025 where contestants participate in a deadly televised game show. Glen Powell stars as Ben Richards, a working-class man entering the competition to save his sick daughter, facing professional assassins and constant surveillance across multiple locations in the U.S. This version stays closer to King's original narrative than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger film, reintroducing Richards' family motivations and expanding the stakes to a national scale. The film combines intense action with Wright's signature humor and style, featuring a strong supporting cast including Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo. Fans have expressed excitement over the trailer release, praising both Wright's direction and Powell's performance, anticipating the film's November 7 theatrical debut. Paramount Pictures highlights the movie as a thrilling commentary on media consumption and societal cruelty in a dystopian future.