Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s Action Movie ‘The Running Man’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
July 1, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Bloodlust is our birthright! Set it free!” Paramount has revealed the first official trailer for The Running Man, the next new Edgar Wright movie after Last Night in Soho back in 2021. Based on the 1982 novel by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman) – it is the second adaptation of the book following the campy 1987 movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger in it. Set in a dystopian future, a game show called “The Running Man” has people chased by murderous Hunters across the world to win money. Ben Richards is willing to go the distance in this ultimate game of life and death… This new 2025 version stars Glen Powell as Ben, with Katy O’Brian, Daniel Ezra, Karl Glusman, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H. Macy, David Zayas, Sean Hayes, and Colman Domingo. So far so good, I’m into this footage! Yet another new Stephen King adaptation this year with so many on the way (The Long Walk also seems good). This looks like a total blast! Exaggerated action is all part of the fun.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Edgar Wright’s movie The Running Man, from YouTube:
Set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media, Ben Richards (starring Glen Powell) volunteers to participate in a deadly game show, which will see him hunted by professional killers over 30 days. Should he survive, he’ll win a cash prize that will help save his sick child and lift his family out of a horrid living situation. The Running Man is directed by acclaimed British genre filmmaker Edgar Wright, director of the films A Fistful of Fingers, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The World’s End, Baby Driver, and Last Night in Soho recently, plus The Sparks Brothers doc. The screenplay is written by Edgar Wright and Michael Bacall (of Scott Pilgrim, Project X, 21 & 22 Jump Street). Based on the 1982 sci-fi novel “The Running Man” from writer Stephen King. Produced by Edgar Wright, Nira Park, Simon Kinberg. Made by Genre Films and Complete Fiction. Paramount will debut Wright’s The Running Man movie in theaters worldwide starting on November 7th, 2025 this fall. Anyone want to watch this?
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