get ready: wright’s running man remake starts filming this fall

Glen Powell has confirmed that Edgar Wright's highly anticipated remake of "The Running Man" will start filming this fall. Powell, who is currently involved in the press run for "Twisters," plans to balance shooting the film in London with his academic pursuits, aiming to complete a degree in Spanish and Early American History. Powell revealed his excitement for the project, calling the world that Wright has developed "outrageous" and expressing his admiration for Stephen King's original novel, on which the movie is based. Powell, who has worked with notable directors like Joseph Kosinski and Lee Isaac Chung, considers collaborating with Wright a dream come true. The remake will see Powell stepping into the role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1987 adaptation.

"The Running Man" portrays a dystopian future where a brutal television show pits contestants against professional killers. Originally directed by Paul Michael Glaser, the 1987 film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and was loosely based on Stephen King's 1982 novel. The show's ethical implications are questioned when a charismatic protagonist manages to outwit his hunters, making it a compelling tale about media and morality in a dystopian society.

The original "The Running Man," penned under Stephen King's pseudonym Richard Bachman, was published in 1982 and depicts a totalitarian future where the TV show "The Running Man" selects competitors to evade capture from "hunters." The film adaptation takes some liberties but retains the core theme of media exploitation and societal decay. Both the novel and the initial film explore the tension between entertainment and ethics, making them thought-provoking works that question the trajectory of our media-driven world.