Run, run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch him, he’s The Running Man… or can you?
Paramount Pictures has just released the trailer for Edgar Wright’s latest film featuring Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a 35-year-old father faced with the challenge of his child being in a medical crisis. Ben, who is also struggling with being “blacklisted” from employment opportunities, finds himself in urgent need of money. Josh Brolin’s character, Dan Killian, offers Ben a solution in the form of a competition show called The Running Man.
“Bloodlust is our birthright!” a sinister host (Colman Domingo) exclaims. “Set it free!”
In the trailer, Dan, a producer of the show, describes The Running Man as the most popular program in the country. He explains that the premise of the game involves contestants, referred to as “Runners,” trying to survive for 30 days while the entire nation hunts them down.
This is not the first time that Stephen King’s dystopian thriller novel from 1982 has been adapted for cinema. The 1987 film version of The Running Man starred Arnold Schwarzenegger along with Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, and Richard Dawson.
Powell told People that Schwarzenegger “gave us his blessing” for the remake.
“Arnold gave us his full blessing and we get to give Arnold a very specific fun gift from the movie in a couple of weeks here,” he added. “So I’m very excited to see him.”
Outside of Powell, Brolin, and Domingo, other actors spotted in the new trailer are Jayme Lawson and Micheal Cera. The film also features Katy O’Brian, Lee Pace, William H. Macy, Sean Hayes, and David Zayas.
The Running Man hits theaters on Nov. 7. In the meantime, you can check out the trailer above.
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