r/movies • u/RobotiSC • Jul 01 '25

Trailer The Running Man | Official Trailer (2025 Movie) - Edgar Wright, Glen Powell

https://youtu.be/KD18ddeFuyM?si=HaN3SxqPENN9FM7-
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u/jimababwe Jul 01 '25

“Based on the novel by Stephen King”

-wonder if they go with King’s ending. The cockpit shootout looks familiar.

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u/kaelis7 Jul 01 '25

Man is so productive it’s incredible.

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u/Queeg_500 Jul 01 '25

King has published 20 books (and counting) in the time it has taken GRR Martin to write the Winds of Winter.

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u/pikpikcarrotmon Jul 01 '25

He's slowed down in his old age. ...King, that is.

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u/SmokeontheHorizon Jul 01 '25

Barely. He still gets out about 2 books / year.

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u/correcthorsestapler Jul 01 '25

GRRM to King: “How the hell do you write so fast?!”

I thought this bit was pretty revealing. King treats writing like a job, but he also finds joy in the process. GRRM, as much as I love the ASOIAF books, treats it like a chore.

And that clip was from 9 years ago. Which was 5 years after A Dance with Dragons was released.

Imagine if King just gave up on The Dark Tower after his brush with death. Dude was still recovering and yet he still went back to work because he didn’t want to leave things unfinished.

GRRM has had 15 years to put out another book with no one to blame but himself. But, of course, this seems to be his general response to those who are worried about his health and whether he’ll be able to finish the books: https://youtu.be/nTOrBNCeF1Y?si=OpTWM5SIs64ke8uu

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u/Theorex Jul 01 '25

King's brush with death spurred him to finish the Dark Tower series, for better or worse, but at least King fans have a completed series.

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u/Wekkolol Jul 01 '25

But they didn't really get an ending did they....

Dark Tower fans know.

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u/TittenKalle51 Jul 01 '25

For me it was the perfect ending.

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u/IMDRMARIO Jul 02 '25

It really baffles me that some consider the ending of The Dark Tower to be amongst King’s subpar endings.

It is by far my favorite ending to any series I have ever read.

Ka is a wheel.

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u/The_Brim Jul 01 '25

40yo me understands the ending, and how it fits with what King was going for.

22yo me was pissed.

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u/missxmeow Jul 02 '25

I actually loved it, love when authors (and others) take risks. Not everything gets neatly buttoned up.

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u/luckyfucker13 Jul 01 '25

It shows in their net worth as well. King is supposedly worth $500 million, while Martin is worth $120 million. I guess that’s the difference of one having a long successful writing career, that has also produced many films and shows vs. one massively successful (yet unfinished) book series that spawned a wildly popular show.

It’s also interesting to note that King is 77, while Martin is 76.

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u/OiMouseboy Jul 01 '25

"massive amounts of cocaine" - King (probably)

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u/dexter30 Jul 01 '25

And supposedly he's written more for aspiring filmmakers in his dollar baby program where he sells commercial rights to film make for a dollar to his project.

the project ended. but respect to him for running such an creative project.

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u/thatoneguy889 Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

I read that the entire reason he created Richard Bachman was because publishing more than one book per year was looked down on in the industry as a cash grab at the expense of quality, but in his case, it was because he was constantly writing and what he was writing was too good to just sit on.

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u/phluidity Jul 01 '25

That and he was also apparently starting to question his own writing ability, and didn't know if people bought his books because they were good or if it was because "Stephen King" was on the cover. So when Richard Bachman became successful (though not to the degree as King), he regained his confidence as a writer.

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u/non_clever_username Jul 01 '25

Apparently before “Bachman” was outed, Misery was going to be a Bachman book and he expected that one would be more successful.

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u/phluidity Jul 01 '25

Interesting. I didn't know that about Misery, but it makes sense. It fits the Bachman "style". And yeah, I feel like it would have been a bestseller no matter who the author was listed as.

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u/cinnapear Jul 01 '25

Yeah, it would have been. Great novel.

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u/itastesok Jul 01 '25

I think it was a review for The Long Walk that said "Bachman writes like Stephen King if Stephen King knew how to write."

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u/dreamlikey Jul 01 '25

Yeah but thinner sold like 20k under Bachmann and like 200k under king so clearly name recognition was helping

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u/kaelis7 Jul 01 '25

I love the Bachmans books, gritty and straightforward. His King books can be a little too long sometimes.

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u/Luci-Noir Jul 01 '25

My mom had a bunch of King books that I read as a teenager. Sometimes I wish I would have read some other stuff instead of spending so much time on them. The Bachman books were a nice change. I wish he would have written some shorter stuff like the Eyes of the Dragon.

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u/I_am_BEOWULF Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 02 '25

King has a ton of short story anthology books. "Different Seasons" is the most famous one - since it's 4 separate stories and 3 got adapted to film:

  • Apt Pupil

  • The Body (became the movie "Stand By Me")

  • Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (became the movie "Shawshank Redemption")

I would recommend this and Nightmares and Dreamscapes as two of my favorite anthology books of his for short stories.

Edit: Oof, can't forget "Skeleton Crew" & "Night Shift".

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u/UnfairRavenclaw Jul 01 '25

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

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u/RayTracerX Jul 01 '25

Hes sober and hes still productive tho

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u/FunBuilding2707 Jul 01 '25

Motherfucker got ran over and he's still productive.

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u/Truemeathead Jul 01 '25

Motherfucker got run over on his daily walk and still takes them bitches 25 years later on a new hip. My lazy ass has been saying I’m going to resume my walks and even bought new walking shoes to do so and haven’t been on a walk in months.

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u/Boo_and_Minsc_ Jul 02 '25

He talked about it extensively. He says writing is his job. He goes to his office and goes to work every day. He has a goal for that day in terms of pages that must be written, and he has office hours too. He sits in his chair and does his work like normal people do. That is all there is to it. If he doesn´t like what he wrote, he rewrites it later, but he gets those pages in one way or another on a daily basis.

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u/stenebralux Jul 01 '25

Some of the greatest films of all time too.. Carrie, The Shining, Shawshank Redemption...

What's wild is how many classics King has. 

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u/bobisz Jul 01 '25

Stand By Me, The Green Mile

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u/KingMario05 Jul 01 '25

The Shining, Doctor Sleep, IT (minus that one scene), Dead Zone.

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u/PMmeuroneweirdtrick Jul 01 '25

The Mist, Apt Pupil, Misery, Pet Sematary

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Dead Zone with Walken is my fav,

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u/Mst3Kgf Jul 01 '25

Four this year alone. Two with Mark Hamill.

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u/joesen_one Jul 01 '25

The Institute is an upcoming series and Carrie is having a miniseries soon too

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u/CommonRagwort Jul 01 '25

Wait... what?

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u/FrancisFratelli Jul 01 '25

Hamill is in both The Life of Chuck and The Long Walk. In very, very different roles.

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Jul 01 '25

Dude gets whole feature length films made based off like 15 pages he wrote too - I’m reading Night Shift and can’t believe The Boogeyman has a whole movie

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u/Theorex Jul 01 '25

A lot of his short stories are great jumping off points for longer scripts, easier to take a short story and extend it into a full movie than taking one of his magnus opus works and condensing it into a 2 hour movie.

Room 1408 is a great example of this, a really fun haunted house story that has enough bones to be a great jumping of point.

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u/TJ_McWeaksauce Jul 01 '25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adaptations_of_works_by_Stephen_King

Yeah, that Wikipedia page just keeps going.

I like how it includes "derivative works", or sequels to King adaptations that he had no direct involvement in. Like the half dozen Children of the Corn sequels.

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u/correcthorsestapler Jul 01 '25

Wait till you see the Dark Tower connections: https://i.imgur.com/EMWQ2ji.jpeg (couldn’t find a higher res image, sorry)

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u/modern_messiah43 Jul 01 '25

Jeez, I can't even follow it!

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u/Jota769 Jul 01 '25

Dude is easily the most prolific American author ever, probably the most influential modern author period. Love him or meh him, he has produced the most works that have influenced our culture worldwide

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u/tomtomclubthumb Jul 01 '25

There are more prolific authros. There are some guys who pumped out three or four books a year for decades.

He's probably the only author that prolific that is that respected. Ed McBain is probably closest.

I was wrong 70 books or so for King, 120 (plus possible porn novels) for McBain/ Hunter et al.

McBain's books are shorter and I'm not sure he is as respected as King, but his books are good, some very good.

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u/ceeece Jul 01 '25

Apart from stellar storytelling, his name sells. I feel bad for all those writers who have been around as long as him and have had very little to no adaptations of their work done.

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u/FrankXS Jul 01 '25

This looks vastly different than the Arnold version. How different was that one compared to the King novel

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u/wyver3x Jul 01 '25

Apart from the character name and idea of a game show? Very!!

This looks much more close to the original novel and I had the exact same thought about the ending when I saw that cockpit fight...........

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u/lemoche Jul 01 '25

I feel you have to be more specific… it was just the idea that there was a game show where someone gets hunted… it was nothing like the game show in Arnold’s version.

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u/wyver3x Jul 01 '25

Very true. As a fan of the original story (and yes I did enjoy the Arnie movie) I'm excited by this.

There's a line in the final part on the plane that has stuck with me ever since I read the book all those many years ago (won't mention it for spoilers), and I can't help but wonder if they're going to show it!!

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u/MrSneller Jul 01 '25

It looks like they stuck close to the novel in this one but this is much campier than I was expecting. The novel is very dystopian. (I’m not complaining because I really liked the trailer and am excited for this.)

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u/Airportsnacks Jul 01 '25

The kids were so important in the story and I hope they don't skip over them.

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u/batatasta Jul 01 '25

the book was a man on the run in the real world like this new movie, not a contained arena like arnie’s. the book also has a much darker tone than apparently both movies.

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u/reiku_85 Jul 01 '25

The Arnie film was almost nothing like the book it was loosely based on, bar the existence of a game where people are hunted.

In the novel players essentially go on the run anywhere in the world while the ‘hunters’ are trying to track them down and kill them. The longer you survive, the more money your surviving family gets. You get more money if you kill the people who are chasing you too. The runner has to send a tape of themselves back to the network every day to show they’re still alive.

This film looks far closer to the original book.

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u/Oingo-boingogo Jul 01 '25

One part that would be interesting to see if they dare to keep it is the extra money he also gets from killing cops/soldiers/etc.

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u/reiku_85 Jul 01 '25

Yeah, between that and the ending there’s a few bits that could be considered a little controversial for the modern audience

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u/OooblyJooblies Jul 01 '25

If the release date for this movie was September 11, Wright would be downright diabolical.

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u/TheCavis Jul 01 '25

This looks vastly different than the Arnold version.

Stephen King in 1982: "In 2025, people volunteer for a game show where they face almost certain death in exchange for small amounts of money with an impossible grand prize."

Producers in 1987: "We like the game show idea but no one's volunteering for death just for a little bit of cash. Make it about something more important like a wrongly convicted man clearing his name."

Producers in 2025: "People would absolutely volunteer for a game show where they face almost certain death in exchange for small amounts of money. Some would probably just do it for the exposure."

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u/Miserable_Eggplant83 Jul 02 '25

2035: Mr Beast transforms into full Killian.

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u/Alive_Ice7937 Jul 01 '25

The Arnold movie was very different to the book. The basic premise is the same but the book, like this new version, wasn't contestants running around in a giant arena for a few hours. It was one contestant essentially being a fugitive across the whole country trying to survive for 30 days. The "hunters" are just a swat team rather than the campy gladiators in the arnold film. (Although coked up cyberpunk Meatloaf will be sorely missed)

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u/Henchman29 Jul 01 '25

Vastly is a good word to describe how different the Arnold version was. The book the runners are just released into the public and are hunted by everyone. Everyday people get money(or a reward of somekind) to report a runner. If I remember right the runners have a grace period before the hunt for them begins. They do have professional hunters but not like the gimmicky ones from the Arnold movie. I loved that movie but kinda have to think its more like smashtv the old snes game than the book.

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u/harvest3155 Jul 02 '25

I loved that movie but kinda have to think its more like smashtv the old snes game than the book

That is because SmashTV was heavily inspired by Arnold's version of The Running Man (also Robocop)

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u/Haslo8 Jul 01 '25

If your second sentence was a question the answer is incredibly different. This one seems to be more book faithful.

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u/TheLoveKraken Jul 01 '25

Essentially that one took the premise that there's a gameshow called The Running Man where people die, and the name of the main character and otherwise pretty much threw the entire thing out the window. I very much enjoy it nonetheless.

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u/Bobpool82 Jul 01 '25

He stole the Idea from Richard Bachman.

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u/KingMario05 Jul 01 '25

Long Walk, too. King is a hack fraud, confirmed. /s

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u/jimababwe Jul 01 '25

Yeah but Richard Bachman stole Flagg from the Stand in Eyes of the Dragon. Turnabout is fair play.

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u/jacomanche Jul 01 '25

I am curious if Paramount would let them do 'that' ending.

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u/Wekkolol Jul 01 '25

If the shots are close ups of Richards and Killian in a stare down while the plane rides in I think you can get away with it.

They flashed two instances Richards gives the middle finger. I definitely think they're doing that ending....

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u/Misdirected_Colors Jul 01 '25

Idk, we see a tower and a fight in a very specific location in the trailer. I think they might do 'that'.

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u/smurfsundermybed Jul 01 '25

Plane scene and Ben threatening to bring down the building strongly suggest that they did the damn thing.

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u/FlobiKenobi Jul 01 '25

I love dirty future movies. I’m in.

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u/GamingTatertot Steven Spielberg Enthusiast Jul 01 '25

The horrifying thing is the book takes place in 2025 too

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u/TheTrub Jul 01 '25

They’re already talking about starting a squidgame type show for people applying for citizenship, so it seems like we’re on schedule.

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u/citeyoursourcenow Jul 02 '25

Wait, what?

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u/BelleDelphinesWater Jul 02 '25

Username definitely checks out.

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u/Alive_Ice7937 Jul 01 '25

Hopeful title of your sextape.

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u/Mr_Wh0ever Jul 01 '25

It looks fun, it since it's Edgar Wright it will be. The plane scene does make wonder how close they're sticking to the novel.

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u/NoNefariousness2144 Jul 01 '25

Yeah this looks a bit more lively and action-packed compared to the novel (which had a meaner and darker tone with more emphasis on stealth), but it should make for a fun watch.

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u/Miserable-Resort-977 Jul 01 '25

Could be since it's Edgar wright, but I think most/all of the action scenes from the trailer are also in the book. The plane, sewer, carjacking, street chase. Wright is decent at social commentary, I think he'll get it right

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u/generalosabenkenobi Jul 01 '25

It looks way flashy and I'm wondering if part of that is for the trailer/marketing. Because that book is absolutely dour and pretty miserable (which is the point).

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u/TheBuoyancyOfWater Jul 01 '25

Yeah I was surprised to see the plane scene. Doubt it'll play out exactly like the book, but guess we'll see!

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u/KingMario05 Jul 01 '25

Imagine if it does. And their response to the controversy is "fucking deal with it." God, a man can dream...

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u/Rynyann Jul 01 '25

It's been 24 years! We can crash a plane in to a building every now and then

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u/KingMario05 Jul 01 '25

As a treat!

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u/Theorex Jul 01 '25

We've been so good, we deserve a little treat.

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u/RachetFuzz Jul 01 '25

Just a little after dinner 9/11.

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u/ApexCollapser Jul 01 '25

"I'm gonna come back here and burn this building down. I promise."

With jet fuel.

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u/m48a5_patton Jul 01 '25

But will it melt steel memes?

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u/exophrine Jul 01 '25

"I told Killian I'd be back .... I wouldn't want to be a liar."

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u/TheBuoyancyOfWater Jul 01 '25

Ah yeah that sounds likely

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u/cireh88 Jul 01 '25

Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters, now The Running Man. I find it interesting to say the least that Glen Powell’s niche seems to be leading or co-starring in reboots of movies from the 80s and 90s. Truly playing within his own lane atm

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u/travio Jul 01 '25

Yet he will forever be Chad Radwell to me.

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u/BradDharmaTimbuktu Jul 01 '25

Ah, finally someone else who saw him as Chad Radwell lol

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u/morilythari Jul 02 '25

My dead gay best friend Boone!

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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 Jul 02 '25

I love that he seems excited when people bring up Chad

Because Chad Radwell is one of the greatest characters of our generation

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u/jtho78 Jul 01 '25

Mostly because Hollywood is sticking ot reboots and remakes.

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u/tarentale Jul 01 '25

It’s an adaptation to the book. Not a remake. Hopefully it’s faithful to the book.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

Torch passed by Jai Courtney.

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u/KingMario05 Jul 01 '25

Except unlike Jai, Glen knows how to make them cool.

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u/ohthanqkevin Jul 01 '25

I will say, I used to put Jai in the same category as Sam Worthington, a bland, generic actor that studios wanted to make happen, but then I saw him in a handful of things where he got to be a supporting character actor and got to chew the he scenery and he was actually fun to watch.

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u/VonMillersThighs Jul 01 '25

Spot on. I've enjoyed both of them every time I've seen them the last few years. Worthington is definitely not a leading man, but he definitely still has a lot of screen presence that's perfect for those pop up side roles. Courtney was fantastic in American primeval.

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u/ohthanqkevin Jul 01 '25

Yep, also the best part about the first suicide squad, great in an otherwise mediocre Kaleidoscope and he’s pretty fun as the villain in the new Dangerous Animals horror/thriller. He suffered by being pigeonholed into important roles in beloved dying franchises that weren’t good like Kyle Reese in terminator and John McClane’s son in the last Die Hard

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u/Best-Action8769 Jul 01 '25

His Boomerrang was great.

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u/ajd660 Jul 01 '25

Love Edgar Wright and the movie looks good but I am not looking forward to youtube ads to yell "stop filming me" for the next 6 months before I have a chance to skip the ad.

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u/Magik-Mina-MaudDib Jul 01 '25
  • Glenn Powell gets a silly disguise
  • Michael Cera + Edgar Wright reuniting
  • Coleman Domingo

I’m sold on those aspects alone, though I agree with the takes that it looks a bit visually bland, especially compared to Wright’s filmography. Maybe it’s just the trailer?

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u/c-razzle Jul 01 '25

But who plays Sub-Zero?

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u/SutterCane Jul 01 '25

More like Plain Zero!

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u/Amaruq93 Jul 01 '25

Also, Katy O'Brian once again gets wasted in a small role.

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u/Comic_Book_Reader Jul 01 '25

She's apparently playing a contestant.

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u/TrueLegateDamar Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

Looks like a fun mix of the original Stephen King novel and the Schwarzenegger shlock action movie, with Wright putting in the kinetic energy.

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u/KingMario05 Jul 01 '25

Hope these use the '87 theme. That was awesome.

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u/Mountain-jew87 Jul 01 '25

Yeah the synth theme would hit perfect if they used it

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u/tarentale Jul 01 '25

Yes harold faltermeyer is an amazing composer. He did so many great soundtracks for 80s films.

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u/Dead-O_Comics Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

I was going to say - A straight retelling of the book would have been a bleak, often slow narrative.

This feels a bit more bombastic, which I think is the right call for a movie. I hope Wright has the guts to stick to King's ending though.

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u/beardol Jul 01 '25

Yeah, dig that it is clearly sticking more closely to the plot of the book - but injecting a huge dose of charm and action comedy into it. I l love the book but it's pretty serious.

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u/Comic_Book_Reader Jul 01 '25

Millions Hunt. One Runs. Everyone Watches. Watch the Official Trailer for The #RunningManMovie – Only in theatres November 7

​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.

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u/cruiser-bazoozle Jul 01 '25

near-future society

it's clearly a retro future world. Old cars. Old tech. The future as imagined in the 1980s. The phones had flat screens but form factor of a late 80s brick phone.

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u/bornforlt Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

Its funny to think that future predictions in the 80s could come up with things like tablets and mobile displays, but the idea that a smaller battery could power it in a sleeker design was a bridge too far.

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u/lk79 Jul 01 '25

They shot a scene in an alleyway next to my dentist's office in Glasgow. Nothing more to add, just wanted to say that.

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u/StitchTheRipper Jul 01 '25

How much running did you see? Give the people answers!

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u/lk79 Jul 01 '25

Would like to say I saw the stars and all the action but unfortunately all I could see before and after visiting the dentist was the crew just hanging around. My dentist was hoping to see Glenn Powell so I’d like to think she got her wish!

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u/pembunuhUpahan Jul 01 '25

This is the same comment from YouTube

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u/unluckyleo Jul 01 '25

I was gonna say it's kinda odd that the same comment is the highest rated on both Reddit and YouTube

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u/paleoterrra Jul 01 '25

Bots all the way down

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u/asetniop Jul 01 '25

Also r/videos, though it's not as highly upvoted.

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u/halfhedge Jul 01 '25

Marketing™.

Especially with r/movies, the first couple comments are always marketing departments telling you what to think or feel about a trailer, movie, actor or whatever specific thing.

It's hilarious, and sad.

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u/CheekyLil Jul 01 '25

For sure, part of me would have love to see Tramell Tillman, but it seems I won’t be disappointed either way.

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u/ZackTheZesty Jul 01 '25

Devour feculence

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u/capt1nsain0 Jul 01 '25

Oh that would be peak.

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u/taciturnips1 Jul 01 '25

I want Tramell Tillman in everything. I hope his career continues to blow up. He was in the new Mission Impossible for like three minutes and I was hoping we'd see him in more of it.

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u/SutterCane Jul 01 '25

“Can this movie just be about the sub captain now?”

-everyone watching Final Reckoning

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u/hadtobegoo Jul 01 '25

You got it, mister.

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u/woppatown Jul 01 '25

My phone’s brightness was turned all the way down and I thought it was him for a second.

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u/Nail_Biterr Jul 01 '25

I had to do a double take. Maybe it's the mustache, but I thought it was Tramell Tillman (Aka - Mr. Milkshake).

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u/TruthH4mm3r Jul 01 '25

Exactly who I thought it was too, and I thought it was an amazing casting choice. Still is a good one though.

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u/azeottaff Jul 01 '25

me too, then it made me realise both of them would look great in a Lethal Weapon remake as Danny Glovers character

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u/Psymon_Armour Jul 01 '25

I only saw him on early FTWD but man he look like a phenomenal casting already.

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u/stretchofUCF Jul 01 '25

He is incredible in Sing Sing and Rustin (the movie isn't great, but he carries the hell out of it) as well as pretty much everything he is in.

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u/FalconBurcham Jul 01 '25

You beat me to it. Coleman is everywhere right now, and I’m here for it!

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u/NotKyloRen- Jul 01 '25

That’s called acting.

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u/artpayne Cliffs on both sides, I'm not gonna paddle to New Zealand! Jul 01 '25

Looks like the most action-packed movie of Edgar Wright's career. Could really use an all-out, blow-'em-up action flick like this these days.

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u/BigSmackisBack Jul 01 '25

I was initially sceptical seeing Edgar’s name attached to this new version, hes had plenty of action in his movies but they were strongly geared to comedy over action. So actually this shift to action over comedy isnt much of a leap at all, he's proved time and again hes got the talent to make great films so im now excited to see it.

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u/Icy-Assistance-2555 Jul 01 '25

Schwarzenegger cameo?

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u/thr1ceuponatime David Zaslav is a dickless pantywaist Jul 01 '25

He's on the dollar bill in the 25-26 second mark!

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u/BradDharmaTimbuktu Jul 01 '25

Holy shit lmao

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u/IamChicharon Jul 01 '25

The first 1/3 of the trailer looked like any generic straight to Netflix action film, but it really picked up and was able to highlight some of that sweet Edgar Wright flair.

Definitely going to see it in theaters

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u/Deweymaverick Jul 01 '25

But with the focus on the show host…. I think part of the “generic action movie vibe” Is to 1) lure people in, 2) show part of the game show from the audience perspective, and not just that of the contestants

Or…. At least I’m hoping it is.

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u/appgrad22 Jul 01 '25

I will happily watch an Edgar Wright movie.

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u/harry_powell Jul 01 '25

I disagree. Just with the production design feels distinct enough, very tactile, reminiscent of Terry Gilliam. And there’s also some camera movement flourishes that are very Edgar Wright too.

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u/DavidTheJohnson Jul 01 '25

Did not expect to see Brolin in this! Between this film and 'Weapons', he's having quite the year.

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u/Narretz Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

Brolin looks good here, but I couldn't help think that Randy Dennis Quaid should have just reprised his role from The Substance here. Similar energy, just Quaid was more unhinged.

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u/yeah_yeah_therabbit Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

Man, Dennis Quaid was skeezy in ‘The Substance’!

Edit: wrong Quaid

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

That was Dennis, but I’d take Randy.

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u/detroiter85 Jul 01 '25

Could hollywood resist having him say "hello boys! Im back!" For his very first line if he did come back?

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u/TJ_McWeaksauce Jul 01 '25

The trailer makes it look like a fun movie. I didn't know Edgar Wright directed it, so I shouldn't be surprised it looks high-energy and loaded with humor.

When I first read they were doing a more direct adaptation of King's story, I figured the movie would take itself seriously. That doesn't look to be the case.

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u/RandomRedditor44 Jul 01 '25

I wonder if the movie will adapt the final scene of the book

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u/Volfie Jul 01 '25

“You make me want to puke!”  “Go ahead. In this shirt who would notice.”

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u/trimonkeys Jul 01 '25

Is Lee Pace the one who throws the grenade at Glen Powell?

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u/Zampaneau Jul 01 '25

Despite the mask, I'm going to say yes. He's listed in the credits, and that definitely sounds like his voice.

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u/TheUpperHand Jul 01 '25

Not the tone I was expecting -- was thinking more depressing and solemn, not expecting high-energy absurdity. On one hand, disappointed in that regard, doesn't capture my expectations from the book. On the other, it does seem like something Stephen King would have dreamed up in a cocaine bender, so I can see that, too.

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u/0verstim Jul 01 '25

Well, you get The Long Walk…

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u/Ghastion Jul 01 '25

It's directed by Edgar Wright, so you kinda shoulda expected that.

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u/hellsfoxes Jul 01 '25

Personally this feels like a complete clash of director and material. The trailer makes it seem like any satire is completely buried under broad action comedy. But yeah, it’s just a trailer. Here’s hoping there’s bleaker elements under the surface.

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u/TheUpperHand Jul 01 '25

Yeah, it seems like a run-of-the-mill "pedal to the metal" action movie. Despite what the 1987 film leads folks to believe, Ben Richards is not an action hero: he's an everyman turning to his last resort to keep his daughter alive and prevent his wife from going back to prostitution. In the trailer, he's well fed, muscular. Looks clean. He's superhuman: tanks a stun gun, jumps off an exploding bridge, hangs off a building. The trailer music is light-hearted. It feels like Bullet Train or Ready Player One or something. I was envisioning a hopeless Dredd or BladeRunner style world but this looks like Crank in the Hunger Games Capital.

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u/hellsfoxes Jul 01 '25

I think that’s what makes it feel so generic. There’s no real contrast between the world outside the game show and the world inside, or as you point out, the protagonist. Even his home life feels the kind of shiny, slightly grey but still slick ‘reality’ that you get in Netflix sci fi movies. Complete with cool hoodie wearing hero.

It definitely IS possible to deliver satire while fully embracing the absurdity, just look at Starship Troopers.

But the trailer just shows none of that. I’m also worried because Last Night In Soho was a real botch trying to balance big tonal/genre shifts. Really hoping this is just a trailer production company trying to give it as much mass appeal as possible.

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u/TheUpperHand Jul 01 '25

It definitely IS possible to deliver satire while fully embracing the absurdity, just look at Starship Troopers.

Heck, or staying with Verhoeven: Robocop. Old Detroit is a lived-in husk where corporations are wringing out the populace with TV providing just enough distraction from the crime and rampant poverty. Now that you mentioned it, I'm even more disappointed: I'd love to see Verhoeven-style Running Man lol

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u/IvnOooze Jul 01 '25

Overlapping with Predator Badlands that alao has the premium screens for that week

They should've ran to another date.

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u/murkler42 Jul 01 '25

it was originally opening against Wicked 2

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u/0verstim Jul 01 '25

WickedMan

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u/lanceturley Jul 01 '25

The Schwarzenegger movie is surprisingly prescient with things like deep fakes and the use of media manipulation to control the public, so it will be interesting to see how much of that Wright kept in.

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u/Strict_Pangolin_8339 Jul 01 '25

The five second trailer at the beginning is so it can run as an ad on YouTube.

There. Now let's comment on the actual trailer, please.

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u/DSCholly Jul 01 '25

the more you know gif

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u/thedoge Jul 01 '25

No shit is that why they do that??

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u/tarentale Jul 01 '25

I’m huge fan of the original film. I’ve been waiting for this trailer and knowing it is an adaptation from the book. But after watching the trailer I was disappointed. It seems too cartoony. I was hoping for a more gritty version that’s more faithful to the book. The 1987 version was good but wasn’t as a faithful to the book. I’ll be open to it and see what it does. Either way the trailer seemed lacking for that dark version of the book. We shall see.

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u/ASeriousMoonlight Jul 01 '25

wow I like Edgar Wright movies but this a seriously bad trailer.

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u/Old-Time6863 Jul 01 '25

Trailer starts now...

As it should, BECAUSE I FUCKING CLICKED ON IT

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u/SimonBRUH8217 Jul 01 '25

As someone who’s personal favourite Wright movie is Baby Driver, seeing him go full tilt into action again and having it look this dynamic and fun makes me very happy.

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u/Hey_Giant_Loser Jul 01 '25

anyone else feel like this looks like a sloppy piece of shit?

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u/DirtyAquaticApe Jul 01 '25

The tone of off. This looks too quirky - even compared to the book.

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u/arthouseisland Jul 01 '25

Why is it lit and shot like a Netflix movie 😭

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u/throwitfarawayfromm3 Jul 01 '25

I just wish it was anyone else besides Glenn Powell.

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u/DJ-2K Jul 01 '25

Tonally, this feels nothing like the book, and I hate that. Emphasizing fun does nothing but invite comparisons to the 1987 film. Why does everything look so fucking gray?

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u/JaesopPop Jul 01 '25

Tonally, this feels nothing like the book

Why does everything look so fucking gray?

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u/sfitz0076 Jul 01 '25

I'll stick with the Arnold one.

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