News The Running Man Glen Powell Takes Off in the Trailer for Edgar Wright’s The Running Man Yes, there are Stephen King adaptations about running AND walking in theaters this fall. By Molly Templeton | Published on July 1, 2025 Screenshot: Paramount Pictures Comment 0 Share New Share Screenshot: Paramount Pictures Glen Powell just keeps having a need for speed. The star of Top Gun: Maverick (the one who’s not Tom Cruise, that is) is now the star of The Running Man, director Edgar Wright’s take on the Stephen King story that was previously made into a film in 1987. That one starred Arnold Schwarzenegger at the height of his action movie career. The premise, of course, remains the same. Here’s the synopsis: ​In a near-future society, The Running Man is the top-rated show on television—a deadly competition where contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins, with every move broadcast to a bloodthirsty public and each day bringing a greater cash reward. Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort. But Ben’s defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite—and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall. Probably the game is rigged. I mean, Josh Brolin is in charge of it, and he seems sketchy. Powell’s characters is, uh, a bit of a jerk, which seems like it’s mean to say that even dickheads don’t deserve a future where they have to fight this hard just for health care, but the tone of this trailer is so all over the place that it’s hard to say what writer-director Wright (the film is co-written by Michael Bacall) is doing with it. The cast is pretty great—Michael Cera is here helping Ben get away, Lee Pace trying to stop him, William H. Macy doing what William H. Macy does, Colman Domingo hosting it all, and Sinners’ incredible Jayme Lawson as Ben’s wife. Katy O’Brien has a brief moment in the trailer as another game contestant; Emilia Jones and Daniel Ezra are here too. It’s a first trailer, so way too early to get anything resembling a grip on Wright’s aims here. But the vibe is weird. Matches the logo, though. The Running Man tears into theaters on November 7th.[end-mark] The post Glen Powell Takes Off in the Trailer for Edgar Wright’s <i>The Running Man</i> appeared first on Reactor.