The Running Man trailer: Edgar Wright adds comedy to Stephen King's sci-fi dystopia
Wright's version injects a bit of humor into the proceedings, while widening the stakes. The 1980s film, which was based on a novel by Stephen King, chronicled a game show in which prisoners had to survive in an abandoned section of Los Angeles while being chased by lethal assassins. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so.
This new movie keeps the basic premise, but expands the location. The participants have to survive 30 days in the outside world while "the entire nation" hunts them down. It looks like they can go anywhere in the country, but there are cameras, prying eyes and, of course, trained killers everywhere.
The cast is pretty stacked. Glen Powell ( Top Gun: Maverick ) replaces Schwarzenegger and Colman Domingo stands in for the iconic Richard Dawson as the nefarious game show host. This is a big year for Domingo. He starred in the hit Netflix show The Four Seasons and is currently filming an upcoming Steven Spielberg film. The rest of the cast includes Josh Brolin, Michael Cera, William H. Macy, Jayme Lawson and Lee Pace.
As for Edgar Wright, this is the guy behind classics like Shaun of the Dead , Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World . If anyone could put their own spin on a 1980s movie, it'd be Wright. The Running Man opens on November 7 in theaters.
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