Arnold Schwarzenegger 1987 action film running man Based on the 1982 Stephen King story, but only loosely. The name is the same, and the idea of a reality show with people being hunted is also there, but the movie version is otherwise very different. Upcoming remake starring director Edgar Wright and star Glen Powell,Will not.
“I used to be a Become a fan of Edgar Wright My whole life,” Powell said USA Today. “And talk to him running Man, what’s truly incredible is his take on it. This is very much not Schwarzenegger’s original film, it’s more based on Stephen King’s version.
King’s version running man Much bigger than the original movie. King’s protagonist is not like in the movie. He’s just a guy who needs money. And the game won’t take place on some large, undefined stage with a live studio audience. It’s held around the world, with prizes depending on how long you can survive. Which means it has more of the pretense of Powell’s excellent new film killer There’s more scope than Schwarzenegger’s movies. And if Wright’s version was more like that, that would be interesting and inspiring. It’s also a great way to make the two movies very different, with one being a straight-up reality show and the other being more of a global manhunt.
While the King’s level of inspiration may be different, another element may not. You can almost guarantee that Wright’s film will also have his star being hunted by a deadly assassin. In the original film, they were played by athletes-turned-actors Jesse Ventura and Jim Brown, among others, and while Powell wouldn’t confirm whether Wright was heading in the same direction, he does have some good ones, just in case. idea.
“I think J.J. Watt wants to go into acting,” Powell said of the retired NFL linebacker. “Then on the wrestling side, I think we might bring in [UFC and WWE champion] Ronda Rousey. I haven’t decided who I want to fight yet. It’s a survival story and the movie is really funny, but they’re going to throw everything they got at me.
Wright and Powell’s horse gallopingn has yet to have a release date, which means the chances of it being released in 2025 (the set date of King’s novel) look slim at that moment. Powell can currently see killer (You can and should stream it on Netflix because it’s awesome) and will soon appear in tornadoreleased on July 19.
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