Running Man is reinventing himself and the first images are explosive: trailer

Arnold Schwarzenegger passes the torch to Glen Powell in a brand new adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, which no longer looks like the classic 80’s.

History is repeated. But differently.

40 years ago, Michael Glaser (yes, the actor of Starsky and Hutch) signed a first adaptation that has become cult in the 1980s of Running Man.

In France, The price of danger Yves Boisset, adapted from the eponymous novel, offered a rather creaky criticism of television games. With this brand new version, the director Edgar Wright Sign a remake that is more faithful to the original novel.

A project on fire since 2021 which finally reveals its first images as well as a release date for November 5. Unsurprisingly, the story told by the director of Baby Driver The same remains: in this reality TV show Running Manparticipants must escape a bruising man’s hunt to win the jackpot. A new under tension that will not be limited to a game board.

Synopsis: “In the near future, The Running Man is the number one program on television: a ruthless survival game where candidates, called the runners, must escape professional killers for 30 days, under the eagerly eye of a captivated audience. Each day spent increases the reward to the key – and provides an ever more intense dose of adrenaline. Ben Richards (Glen Powell), desperate worker ready to do anything to save his seriously ill daughter, accepts the unthinkable: participate in this mortal show, driven by Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), his producer as charismatic as cruel. But no one had planned only Ben, by his rage to live, his instinct and his determination, becomes a real hero of the people … and a threat to the whole system. While the hearings explode, the danger rises of a notch. Ben will have to face much more than the Hunters: he will have to face an entire country addicted to seeing him fall. “

After the romantic comedies (Set it up,, Anyone but you),, Glen Powell withdraw his cowboy costume in Twisters To put on that of the charismatic hero of action, namely Ben Richards. The casting is completed by: William H. Macy,, Lee pace,, Emilia Jones,, Michael Cera,, Daniel Ezra,, JAYME LAWSON With Colman Domingo And Josh Brolin.