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1987’s The Running Man is definitely a cult hit among Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movies, but it tends to get overlooked among some of the other classics he made. After all, it came out the same year as Predator, and let’s face facts—it’s no Predator. Perhaps that’s why Schwarzenegger himself once said it was the perfect movie of his to be remade. Everyone involved with the new version—especially Edgar Wright—would probably say it’s less a remake and more a fresh adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Based on the trailer alone, it does seem to be a somewhat more faithful adaptation, retaining an element that was ditched from the Schwarzenegger movie: Ben Richards is more impoverished, blacklisted from his profession, and trying to raise money to treat his ill daughter. The movie also keeps the fact...

Stephen King is well known for being very honest about how he feels when movies are made from his books. He has criticized many adaptations, including the famous version of The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick. Another film he didn’t like at all is The Running Man, a 1987 movie directed by Paul Michael Glaser.

King was so unhappy with The Running Man movie that he asked the studio to remove his name from the advertising. Instead of showing Stephen King as the author, the film credits say it’s based on a book by Richard Bachman, which is actually a fake name King used for some of his novels.

The biggest issue King had was how different the movie was from his original story. The book is dark, serious, and has a grim tone. The movie, however, is lighter and more fun, filled with action and a happy ending.

Stephen King has never been shy about sharing his opinions on movies made from his books. He has openly criticized several adaptations, including the famous Stanley Kubrick version of The Shining.

Another film he strongly disliked is The Running Man, directed by Paul Michael Glaser and released in 1987. King was so unhappy with the movie that he asked for his name to be removed from the advertising. Instead of crediting Stephen King directly, the film’s opening credits say it’s based on a novel by Richard Bachman, which is actually King’s pen name.

The main problem King had with The Running Man movie was how different it was from his book. The original story is dark, serious, and grim. The film, on the other hand, is much lighter, with a fun, action-packed vibe and a happy ending. Despite these big changes, some people think both the book and...

Nearly 40 years after director Paul Michael Glaser's The Running Manhit theaters, the movie is getting a remake. As a result, the original 1987 film, which was based on a story by Stephen King, is now available to stream for free on Tubi.

Per ComicBook, 1987's The Running Man was written by Steven E. de Souza and is set in a dystopian America. In the film, convicted criminals called "runners" compete in a television game show and have to run to freedom to avoid being killed by professional killers. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Ben Richards, who is imprisoned and has a chance to make it back to the outside world by being a contestant on the game show. The sci-fi action film earned just $38.1 million against a budget of $27 million.

The Running Man also starred Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Richard Dawson, Dweezil Zappa, Mick Fleetwood, andJesse Ventura, who, like Schwarzenegger,...

Paramount Pictures has dropped the first trailer for director Edgar Wright’s The Running Man.

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 cast includes Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones,...

Even when he's not in a Navy cockpit, Glen Powell has a need for speed. The first trailer for The Running Man raced onto the internet today, featuring the Top Gun: Maverick star taking on a role previously played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in a deliciously '80s adaptation of Stephen King's dystopian novel.

Hailing from director Edgar Wright, this new Running Man is running a very different race. Hewing more closely to the novel — which King published under his since-abandoned nom de plume of Richard Bachman — the updated film has an edgy sense of humor and fleet-footed action sequences that unfold in multiple locations across the U.S.

Appearing at CinemaCon earlier this year, Wright described his take as a "very intense, dangerous road movie." And he praised his leading man for never taking a breather during the movie's rapid-fire production. "He literally and figuratively threw himself into it,...

The original version of the Stephen King classic dystopian movie, The Running Man, will be streaming free this July. Fans of King's movie adaptations can start streaming the sci-fi film on July 1 on Tubi, the platform that doesn't require its viewers to pay anything to stream their content, as long as they stay tuned during the ad breaks. Other genre titles landing on Tubi include Terminator 2: Judgment Day, War of the Worlds, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, and Legends of the Fall, among others.

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Running Man is a futuristic action thriller that tells the story of Ben Richards, a wrongfully convicted man who escapes from a prison camp and finds himself joining a game show led by an ambitious host. In the show The Running Man, a gang of violent killers tries to kill the players in prime time, and Richards has to find a...

One of the most anticipated movies coming out this fall comes from contemporary English auteur Edgar Wright. Known for his kinetic style and genre-bending flair, Wright recently wrapped filming on The Running Man, an adaptation of a Stephen King book of the same name released under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman.

The film stars Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a desperate father who enters a deadly reality competition in a bid to provide for his family. However, Wright isn’t the first to take a crack at this story. The novel was first brought to the big screen in 1987, with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead and Paul Michael Glaser directing. Now, with buzz heating up around the upcoming remake, the original is sprinting back into the spotlight and will soon land on a free streaming platform. Tubi, the ad-supported streaming platform known for its growing library of classics and cult favorites,...

The same year he was featured in his iconic role in Predator, Arnold Schwarzeneggerstarred in a dystopian survival thriller loosely based on Stephen King's novel, The Running Man. Although the film starred the icon in his action prime, it remains one of his lesser-celebrated films. As fans of the author prepare for a new adaptation of the novel starring Glen Powell, Schwarzenegger says that he loves the idea of a better remake. The Terminator himself hopes that the film can succeed where the previous version failed.

The Total Recall and Twins actor spoke to Cbr for Cbr Presents: Draw! to promote the release of Season 2 of his Netflix series Fubar. Schwarzenegger addressed the upcoming remake of The Running Man, which is directed by Edgar Wright and will reportedly be more faithful to King's original novel. The actor implied that the remake is the perfect opportunity to fix everything that...

In November, Edgar Wright's new take on The Running Man will be premiering in theaters, presenting a new reimagining of the Stephen King story. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who famously starred in the first feature film released in 1987, feels optimistic that Wright's version will be able to improve upon what the original movie was lacking.

Schwarzenegger recently spoke with Grae Drake for Cbr Presents: Draw! to promote the second season of Fubar on Netflix, which premieres on June 12. The subject of The Running Man came up during the conversation, and Schwarzenegger shared his thoughts on the new movie coming out this year. While he says he doesn't know much in terms of Wright's creative direction, he believes the remake has an edge over the original thanks to modern visual effects. The actor noted that this was where the classic Running Man movie could have been "better."

"I mean, I love...

Paramount Pictures is readying to put Edgar Wright’s The Running Man in the starting block with seven months to go before a Nov. 7 debut in theaters. The cast looked prepped and game to set a strong theatrical pace by appearing on Caesars Palace’s Colosseum stage during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday.

“I have never worked harder on a movie in my life,” said star Glen Powell, known as one of the busier actor-producers in Hollywood of the film, which just wrapped a week ago.

Wright and Powell were joined by Josh Brolin and Colman Domingo for a lively segment during which they introduced never-before-seen footage from the film, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novel. Published under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an America in 2025 under a totalitarian regime that uses violent game shows to placate the disenfranchised masses.

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The 1987 adaptation of The Running Man is coming to Paramount+ this week.

The original film adaptation of Steven King's 1982 novel The Running Man is coming to Paramount+ on April 1st. The 1987 film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, starred Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in addition to María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics, sitting at 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was a moderate box office success, grossing $38.1 million on a budget of $27 million.

The dystopian thriller novel, written under King's pen name "Richard Bachman," was set in an alternate version of the United States. The novel takes place in 2025, while the 1987 film took place somewhere between 2017 and 2019. The film was notably a much more straightforward action film than the original novel's plot. The film followed Ben Richards, a government scapegoat forced onto a sadistic game show known as The Running Man.

Darren Aronofsky is circling to direct Netflix’s Cujo film, based on the novel by Stephen King.

Deadline first reported the news of the film adaptation , with Roy Lee attached to produce in the deal made last week.

The 1981 novel was originally adapted into a thriller film in 1983 starring Dee Wallace as a mother protecting her sone from a 200-pound St. Bernard that turned rabid after being bit by a bat. The formerly friendly hound transformed into one of cold calculation that left a trail of bodies in its wake.

The climactic scene in that film took place when Wallace’s mother and her son face the difficult decision of battling heatstroke in a car that won’t start or confronting the big, rabid dog waiting for them outside the small vehicle.

Aronofsky’s more recent projects include Postcard from Earth (2023) and The Whale (2022) starring Brendan Fraser...

A new take on The Running Man, the story by Stephen King that was previously adapted into a feature film in 1987, will be hitting theaters this year. This version will feature Glen Powell in the lead role, taking over the role that was previously portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In a new interview with Empire, director Edgar Wright teased his new adaptation of The Running Man. He explained how the premise of the story intrigued him, sharing how this new version will be closer in line to the source material than the Schwarzenegger film. The filmmaker went on to address why he wanted Powell to star, comparing his trajectory as an actor to a rising Bruce Willis.

“One of the things about the book that I loved was the fact that Ben Richards is out in the world on his own, so it’s like the deadliest game of hide and seek,...

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While filming the 1988 black horror comedy Vampire’s Kiss, Nicolas Cage made a bold (and stomach-turning) decision. His character, Peter Loew, a delusional literary critic who believed he was a vampire, originally had a scene where he was supposed to eat a raw egg. But Cage had other ideas. “I thought eating a cockroach would be more effective,” he told Yahoo Entertainment. “I’ll never do that again. I’m sorry I did it at all.”

That wasn’t a one-take horror. He had to do it twice. Twice the crunch. Twice the regret. Vampire’s Kiss, directed by Robert Bierman, wasn’t exactly a smash hit. Despite Cage’s mind-boggling performance and a cult following, the film tanked at the box office. It did, however, cement Cage’s reputation for fully committing to roles – sometimes to extremes.

The cast incorporated María Conchita Alonso,...

On Christmas day, Netflix gifted action movie lovers the latest revenge tale, Kill 'em All 2, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Despite turning 65 this year, The Muscles from Brussels still has the balletic grace and acrobatic maneuvering fans have come to know and love since the 1980s. The story continues seven years after the 2017 action thriller Kill 'em All left off, pitting Jcvd's Philip against a ruthless Franco-Russian terrorist hell-bent on revenge.

Kill 'em All 2 introduces new characters not in the original, including a mysterious figure named Vanessa (Jaqueline Fernandez). While drips and drabs of background info come to light in the film, it's easy to miss how she relates to the main plot. As such, it's time to highlight Vanessa in Kill 'em All 2 and discuss who she is, her role, and how her relationship with Philip (Jcvd) informs the story.

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In 1997, action star Jean-Claude Van Damme starred in the infamous action-comedy film Double Team. The film was critically panned upon release, leading to multiple Razzie Awards. Now, Double Team is on its way to a new streaming home.

Double Team will be free to stream on Tubi on January 1st. Originally released 27 years ago, on April 4th, 1997, Double Team, directed by Tsui Hark, starred Van Damme and Dennis Rodman as a pair of counter terrorists trying to thwart a terrorist kidnapper played by Mickey Rourke. While the film wasn’t a total box office failure, grossing $48.1 million, it sits at an unfortunate critic score of 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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It will be a very merry Christmas for Jean-Claude Van Damme fans. Three months after its release on digital, the action movie icon's latest movie will hit a major streaming platform this month.

Kill 'Em All 2 will arrive on Netflix on December 25. Directed by Valeri Milev and written by James Agnew, the direct-to-video action film sequel premiered on September 24 starring the returning Van Damme as Phillip. Following the events of 2017's Kill 'Em All, Philip is out of spy game retirement, having lived peacefully off the grid as he becomes the target of Vlad, the brother of the first film's antagonist. The movie also stars Jacqueline Fernandez as Vanessa, Peter Stormare as CIA Agent Holman, and María Conchita Alonso as FBI Agent Sanders.

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Gladiator II, the follow-up to Ridley Scott's Academy Award-winning 2000 film, has audiences once again returning to the Colosseum of Ancient Rome to witness the glory and spectacle of gladiatorial combat. The swing of the sword mesmerizes the crowds as Caesar sits in judgment; the thrilling entertainment that took place thousands of years ago is once again depicted. There's something that we, as modern audiences, can certainly relate to.

The need for escapism and spectacle and our penchant for sensational entertainment has remained unchanged in the centuries that have passed since the days of Caesar. One could even make the comparison that sitting in front of our television screens and phones bears a striking similarity to the attendants of the games in the Colosseum and Circus Maximus.

The concept of there being little difference between the gladiatorial contests of Ancient Rome and television shows providing sensational content to an eager...

Action movie fans now know what Netflix is getting them for Christmas, as the latest movie from martial arts icon Jean-Claude Van Damme is now all set to land on the streaming platform on December 25, 2024. Van Damme, who is, of course, best known for the likes of such action movie fare as Kickboxer, Bloodsport, Street Fighter, Universal Solider, and many more, leads the sequel Kill 'Em All 2, which finds the “Muscles from Brussels” as a spy who must face off with a terrorist who has come seeking revenge.

As per a report by What’s on Netflix, Kill ‘Em All 2 “will stream on Netflix in the United States as part of the Sony Pictures first window deal for 18 months," landing on the platform just in time to make the perfect festive family viewing. Picking up seven years after the first Kill ‘Em All, which was released back in...

From the day that Christopher Columbus set sail from Huelva to beach up in the Caribbean, the Spanish city has always had strong ties to Latin America.

With Spain still laboring under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, when a group of young film buffs at Huelva’s Film Club aimed to galvanize the city’s culture, “It was logical that we looked to the richness and plenitude of culture that came from abroad,” recalls José Luis Ruíz Díaz, Huelva’s first director. “It was also logical that we had a large interest in Latin America, adds Vicente Quiroga, its longtime head of press. Relaxing, censorship in Spain also allowed access to a suddenly broader sweep of foreign titles.

Huelva’s first 50 editions have proved a faithful reflection of the evolution of cinema in Latin America, Portugal and Spain. Some milestones:

1975: Ruíz Díaz launches Huelva’s first Ibero-American Film Week with Argentina’s “La Raulito.

Edgar Wrights The Running Man is shaping up to be one of the finest Stephen King adaptations yet, at least when it comes to its cast. Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Katy OBrian, and Lee Pace have all signed on to appear in the production, and now we have word that more heavyweights are joining in on the fun. The latest name entering the fray is Jurassic Park III and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes star William H. Macy.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Macy will join the ever-growing cast as "a man who helps [Powell's] Richards when he is on the run." This makes Macy another new addition following the announcement over the weekend that Michael Cera will reunite with his Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director for the first time in 14 years on a live-action movie.

Cera joined along with Emilia Jones (Locke & Key) in The Running Man,...

Back in the 80s, Stephen King adaptations ruled the theaters. You could barely go a few months without hearing about a new film that was coming out. One that many would be surprised to find out was a King adaptation would be the testosterone-infused murder game show The Running Man. Released under King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman, the book was hardly a hit. Once King was outed as the author, sales went through the roof. Hollywood came calling. With King being popular once again, another adaptation of the book is in the making.

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In the 80s adaptation, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a wrongfully convicted police officer. He gets a chance at freedom if he can survive the game show The Running Man. Of course, the game is rigged so that no one ever wins, but this time is different. They don’t know who they are messing with.

Edgar Wrights The Running Man is shaping up to be one of the finest Stephen King adaptations yet, at least when it comes to its cast. Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Katy OBrian, and Lee Pace have all signed on to appear in the production, and now we have word that two more heavyweights are joining in on the fun, including Michael Cera, who will reunite with his Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director in a live-action project for the first time in 14 years.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cera is joined by Emilia Jones (Locke & Key) in The Running Man, which will start shooting in London early next year, with an expected release date of November 21, 2025. Based on the Stephen King novella of the same name, the film is said to be a more faithful adaptation than the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie was, and stars Powell as Ben Richards, a distressed man...

Actor Michael Cera is reuniting with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World director Edgar Wright. Currently, Wright is preparing to start filming a new adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man, and Cera has reportedly joined the cast.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cera is one of two cast members to have signed on for roles on Wright's take on The Running Man. The Barbie actor will play a character described as a "nave rebel who tries to help" Ben Richards, a father who needs money for his sick daughter, leading to him competing in a deadly game show where survivors are gifted with a huge cash prize. Also joining the cast alongside Cera is Emilia Jones (Locke & Key), who will play a "privileged woman blind to the oppression of the government opposite Powell's Richards."

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Edgar Wright's planned reboot of The Running Man adds another recognizable face from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to join its ensemble cast. The latest actor to feature in the new adaptation of Stephen King's eponymous novel is familiar to Guardians of the Galaxy fans.

Per Deadline, The Running Man remake has added Lee Pace as its newest cast member. Pace's role in the upcoming adaptation is undisclosed, having last appeared on the big screen in the 2022 black comedy horror, Bodies Bodies Bodies.

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Pace is the third MCU actor to join The Running Man reboot. Wright recently cast Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Katy O'Brian for the film. Meanwhile, Avengers franchise star Josh Brolin is expected to portray the remake's top villain,...

Glen Powell has found his adversary in Edgar Wright's upcoming adaptation of The Running Man, based on Stephen King's 1982 novel. Josh Brolin is in final talks to play the villain in the film, which makes sense Brolin is no stranger to playing bad guys; in fact, he was once the biggest threat to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Per Deadline, Josh Brolin is joining The Running Man update from Paramount Pictures. The exact details of his role are still under wraps, but given that he's described as the "antagonist behind the violent reality show," Brolin is likely playing Dan Killian a role previously played by game-show host Richard Dawson in the 1987 adaptation starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the dystopian thriller novel, which King wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, Killian is the executive producer of a reality show in which contestants are forced to run for their lives from trained...

The Running Man sprints to get another top name for the anticipated Stephen King adaptation. The upcoming remake lands Marvel Cinematic Universe star Josh Brolin in a major role opposite main star Glen Powell.

According to Deadline, Brolin is finalizing negotiations to portray the top villain in The Running Man remake helmed by Edgar Wright. While details regarding Brolin's role are being kept under wraps, reports suggest he will play the antagonist behind the deadly titular game show.

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Josh Brolin is in final negotiations to star opposite Glen Powell in Paramount Pictures’ “The Running Man.”

He will join previously announced cast members Katy O’Brian (“Love Lies Bleeding”) and Daniel Ezra (“All American”) in the action film from Edgar Wright.

Brolin revealed the news himself during a panel at New York Comic-Con.

“The Running Man” is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Stephen King, which the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Wright co-wrote the script with Michael Bacall. Simon Kinberg, Nira Park and Wright are producing. The film is slated for release on Nov. 21, 2025 (the same year the story takes place).

“The Running Man” was first adapted for the big screen in 1987 by director Paul Michael Glaser. The film starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto and Jesse Ventura. The story is set in a dystopian world where a falsely...

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Katy O'Brian is officially on board for The Running Man.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that The Mandalorian actor will join Glen Powell in a new adaptation of Steven King's 1982 dystopian novel, directed by Edgar Wright. The film is currently scheduled for a 2025 release and follows the story of a man who, in order to raise money for his daughter, joins a game show called The Running Man where he and several other contestants are hunted for sport for a chance to win the top cash prize. The report also confirmed that O'Brian will play a fellow contestant in the games Powell's character enters, though her character's name has yet to be announced.

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With production set to begin next month, Glen Powell's reboot of The Running Man has officially been given a release date for next year.

Per Variety, Paramount announced that The Running Man will be released in theaters on Nov. 21, 2025. According to prior reporting, The Running Man reboot is expected to begin filming in November, with Edgar Wright directing from a script written by Michael Bacall. Wright also produces alongside Simon Kingberg, Audrey Chon, and Nira Park.The film will reportedly be more faithful to the novel written by Stephen King, rather than a simple re-telling of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger adaptation.

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The Love Lies Bleeding and Mission: Impossible 8 actress Katy O’Brian is joining Glen Powell in Paramount’s redux of The Running Man helmed by Edgar Wright.

The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King that the author first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

Wright co-wrote the script with Michael Bacall. Simon Kinberg, Nira Park and Wright are producing.

As we told you earliler today, Running Man is opening against Universal’s Wicked: Part Two on Nov. 21, 2025; that’s the Friday before Thanksgiving. This year, Paramount has Gladiator II going the Friday before Thanksgiving in that same slot versus Uni’s Wicked: Part One.

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Fresh off of his success reviving two other franchises, Glen Powell's ready to do it again as The Running Man lands its release date.

TheWrap has brought word that Paramount has officially given The Running Man a release date. The movie, which marks the second adaptation of Stephen King's sci-fi thriller novel, is set to hit theaters on November 21, 2025. This not only will put the remake in theaters just over 28 years after the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led original released, but also roughly a year after filming began, as it's currently set to start shooting in November 2024.

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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...

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Kill ‘Em All 2 picks up seven years after the events of the original, which makes sense since there’s seven years between the films, with Phillip reconnected with his daughter Vanessa and the two of them hiding out in southern Italy.

They obviously didn’t do a good job of it, as within the film’s first few minutes they’re attacked by goons working for Vlad Petrovic who is out to avenge the death of his brother Dimitri who was killed in the first film. This puts them on the run, trying to stay alive long enough to deal with Vlad and his crew, and the only way to do that is to kill ’em all.

I haven’t seen the original, and to be honest...

"We'll be ready to finish this." Sony Pictures Home Ent. has revealed an official trailer for an action sequel called Kill 'Em All 2 with Jcvd. Did anyone want this? Has anyone been waiting for this? The original Kill 'Em All first opened in 2017 directed by Peter Malota, though I can't remember anything about it. Who saw it? This sequel is being dumped direct-to-video next week. Philip and Suzanne, now agents partnered by the CIA, head to Europe on a new assignment. Jean-Claude Van Damme return as Philip, though Autumn Reeser as Suzanne from the first movie has been replaced by Jacqueline Fernandez as a character named Vanessa instead. The cast also includes Peter Stormare, Maria Conchita Alonso, Andrei Lenart, and Talia Asseraf. On the run, outnumbered, and fighting for their lives, this father and daughter unite to save themselves and the village that Phillip once called home. This looks absolutely terrible,...

Back in 2017, legendary action star Jean-Claude Van Damme had the lead role in a film titled Kill ‘Em All, which saw him taking on the role of a mysterious stranger who arrives at a hospital on the brink of death – and yet still has to fight for his life when a gang raids the hospital with the intention of finishing him off. Seven years later, Kill ‘Em All is getting a sequel, appropriately titled Kill ‘Em All 2, which is set to receive a digital release next Tuesday, September 24th. In anticipation of that release, a trailer for Kill ‘Em All 2 has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

The feature directorial debut of fight coordinator Peter Malota, who had previously worked with Van Damme on Double Impact, Universal Soldier, Nowhere to Run, The Quest, and The Order, Kill ‘Em All was scripted by Craig Stewart, Brian Smolensky,...

Horror is a genre that, by its very button-pushing nature, tends to target younger audiences. Its propensity for breaking taboos and pushing boundaries makes it a natural vector for youthful rebellion, and the same is said of rock and roll. All this would seem to place Rob Zombie firmly in an adolescent area of pop culture which makes his focus on older characters a pleasant surprise. In a recent interview, the filmmaker said he wants his next movie to star Danny Trejo, an 80-year-old actor who wouldn't even be the oldest actor in the Zombie clique.

The filmmaker's 2003 feature debut House of 1,000 Corpses followed the standard slasher movie model with its naive young protagonists, but the main characters of 2005's The Devil's Rejects ranged in age from about 50 to 66. Zombie would work with this troupe for the next 14 years, adding even more mature veterans along the way. Hollywood may...

The upcoming remake of The Running Man, directed by Edgar Wright and starring Glen Powell, just got a major production update. Based on the beloved novel by Stephen King (written under his pseudonym Richard Bachman), The Running Man is set in a futuristic 2025 where participants compete in the violent reality show "The Running Man" to win a massive cash prize. Edgar Wright is looking to put a new spin on the novel, which was previously adapted by director Paul Michael Glaser with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, and production on Wright's version is gearing up to begin shooting.

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*Availability in US Release Date November 13, 1987Director Paul Michael GlaserCast Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van LidthRuntime 101Main Genre ActionWriters Stephen King, Steven E. de SouzaTagline A game nobody survives. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.

Glen Powell's new take on The Running Man is approaching its production. It has been reported that filming on the Stephen King adaptation will start before the end of the year.

Per The Wrap, The Running Man is set to start filming in November. The report comes shortly after Powell teased how filming on the project would start in the near future. He'd joked about how he was "doing a lot of sprinting" to prepare for playing the titular role in The Running Man, though he couldn't share much else on the project. However, the actor noted how excited he was to unite with Shaun of the Dead helmer Edgar Wright for the film.

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Hollywood megastar Glen Powell is no stranger to reboots, remakes, and sequels. Having just come off the hugely successful summer blockbuster Twisters, he seemed to have come out of nowhere in 2022 thanks to Top Gun: Maverick, despite being in the business for nearly 20 years up to that point. Now, Powell is teasing his next project, Edgar Wrights The Running Man, calling it an amalgamation of Stephen Kings classic novel and the offbeat style of Wright.

Speaking with ScreenRant to promote The Best Mans Ghostwriter, an original podcast courtesy of Audible, Powell teased that hes been "doing a lot of sprinting" to get ready for The Running Man, which begins filming this fall. Jokes aside, Powell would go on to say that not only has he wanted to work with Wright for years now, but that the director of the Three Flavors Cornetto trilogy is bringing his own flair to the project.

Amid reports of losing one of its lead actors, The Running Man closes in on landing one of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's actors for a supporting role. A new report claims Katy O'Brian is set to join the Stephen King adaptation.

According to insider Daniel Richtman, O'Brian is up for an undisclosed supporting part in The Running Man, Edgar Wright's long-gestating adaptation of King's titular book. With Glen Powell set to portray the central character, Ben Richards, in the film, O'Brian could play one of the two main women from King's book, Sheila Richards (Ben's wife), or his hostage, Amelia.

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Sorry, Anyone But You fans, but you are going to have to wait a bit longer for a Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell reunion project. The Euphoria actor is reportedly not set to appear opposite Powell in the upcoming remake of Stephen King's The Running Man.

Last week, insider Daniel Richtman reported that Sweeney was being eyed for a role in director Edgar Wright's Running Man reboot. Unfortunately, Collider has since learned that the actor will not be appearing in the upcoming King adaptation. While the casting was never officially confirmed by Wright or Paramount, it did seem to work with Sweeney's upcoming schedule. She's preparing to start filming a biopic about famous fighter Christy Martin imminently, while The Running Man won't start shooting until October. This would have given Sweeney plenty of time to wrap her role in the King adaptation before early 2025, which is when HBO begins filming Season 3 of Euphoria.

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell may have found their next collaboration. Several publications, citing industry insider Daniel Richtman as a source, have shared that Sweeney is being eyed to join Powell in an adaptation of Stephen King's dystopian novel, The Running Man. In April, Variety confirmed that Powell would lead the adaptation as Ben Richards. If Sweeney is to join the film, it will mark the second collaboration between the two following their sleeper hit Anyone But You. Given all the press that surrounded that film - most notably around Powell and Sweeney's chemistry - we know there'd be plenty of media buzz about their on-screen reunion.

The Running Man RAction Sci-FiThriller Where to Watchstreamrentbuy

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*Availability in US Release Date November 13, 1987Director Paul Michael GlaserCast Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van LidthRuntime 101Main Genre ActionWriters Stephen King, Steven E. de SouzaTagline A game nobody survives.

The Running Man, the Stephen King classic dystopian novel, will be getting a remake by Edgar Wright soon, and star Glen Powell just offered an exciting update. Wrights project follows a lifelong mission to do a whole new adaptation of Kings book, and since he came on board to helm the remake, Wright has been clear about what he wants to do: not a remake of 1987s Arnold Schwarzenegger action film, but a new take of the material.

In an interview with IndieWire, Powell has now confirmed The Running Man is happening and begins shooting next fall. He also intends to finish his college degree at the University of Texas at the same time:

"Im not going to be sitting in a class with other students on the regular. Im basically going to be coming back because I have to finish up, but Im going to be shooting The Running Man in the fall.

Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell has shared a major update regarding Edgar Wrights upcoming remake of Stephen Kings dystopian thriller novel The Running Man. The 1982 book was first adapted into a movie in 1987, with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the lead actor.

During a recent interview with IndieWire, Powell confirmed that Paramount Pictures is currently targeting a Fall 2024 production start for The Running Man remake, which will take place in London. In addition, Powell also expressed his excitement for the project, teasing fans to expect an "outrageous" adaptation from Wright. "Weve been going back and forth on script stuff, and its so fun. The world that Edgars developed on this thing is just outrageous," he said. "Its so good. And really, were just both such big fans of the Stephen King book, and its going to be a great character. Im so fired up about it."

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Well, I warned you. Kind of. While today’s story is released with Stephen King’s name plastered all over it, at the time of its release The Running Man was under the name of Richard Bachman, who had some dark stories attached to him. I was planning on doing this for a while but with the news that Edgar Wright is going to tackle the story in a new version that hopefully is closer to the book, it makes too much sense to talk about this dystopian horror now. While it’s a stalwart of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s catalogue of action, especially that range from 1987 to 1991, it’s not often looked at as a premiere Stephen King adaptation. It’s not expressly seen as horror but when it gets boiled down, both book and film, it’s horrific what happens in both stories and what’s going on in the worlds of both medias.