With The Running Man due to be released in cinemas this week, anticipation is building for the eagerly-awaited remake of the iconic ’80s action film. To mark the occasion, we now have a final trailer, and fans are going wild.
The film, which is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novel of the same name, follows Ben Richards (Glen Powell) as he embarks on a deadly mission to save his daughter, who is gravely ill.
Needing money fast, Ben agrees to take part in a game show, which rewards winners with $1 billion. He has to survive on the run for 30 days, with professional assassins hunting him down – can he do it?
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Edgar Wright’s film is the second adaptation of King’s novel following the 1987 project starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, with producers hoping it brings in big crowds when it releases later this week.
To increase the excitement, Paramount Pictures have released a new one-minute trailer, with the action depicting Ben’s efforts to rally enough people around him to defeat the establishment once and for all.
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The comment section on YouTube was filled with plenty of excited fans, with one user writing: “Edgar Wright + Glen Powell? That’s an instant win. The energy in this trailer is unreal!”
“Watching it on Friday, can’t wait, love Edgar,” commented another user, while a third wrote: “Richard Lives! This is probably for me one of the best action movies of the year. Edgar Wright with his typical style on full display.”
In addition to Powell, the stacked cast for the film includes Josh Brolin, Michael Cera, Lee Pace, William H Macy, Emilia Jones and Colman Domingo, with the latter playing television presenter Bobby T.
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Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Domingo shared that he modelled his portrayal on talk show host Jerry Springer, explaining: “I just liked the way he incited his audience in a way, but he still felt non-complicit.
“He felt like, ‘I’m going to let people do what they need to do, the show must happen’, and then he slept well at night. I feel like that was very much Bobby T,” continued the actor, who will soon appear in Wicked: For Good.
The Running Man is in cinemas on 12 November in the UK and 14 November in the US.
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Reporter, Digital Spy George is a freelance writer who specialises in Movies and TV. After graduating with a degree in Film Studies and Journalism from De Montfort University, in which he analysed the early works of Richard Linklater for his dissertation, he wrote for several websites for GRV Media. His film tastes vary from blockbusters like Mission: Impossible and John Wick to international directors such as Paolo Sorrentino and Hirokazu Kore-eda, and has attended both the London and Berlin film festivals.