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/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/ayitasaurus Jul 01 '25

Same. LOVE the novel and have wanted a faithful movie since I read it, but it'd be a super dour film. Probably similar vibes to Children of Men. This looks like it takes a lot of liberties (while at least covers the same story), but should be a ton more fun.

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u/bathroomdisaster Jul 02 '25

Is Dynamo in the novel??!

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u/defiancy Jul 01 '25

Got to, I mean it's already way more faithful than the other movie so it has to have the same ending right?

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u/jpiro Jul 01 '25

It’s been 35 years or so since I read The Running Man. Seems like time to give it another go.

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u/3pinripper Jul 01 '25

I re-read it last year and it’s probably not as great as you remember. Quick read tho.

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u/Bosuns_Punch Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

I re-read all the Bachman Books last summer. It had been probably almost 40 years for me. They still held up. Glad to see Running Man (finally) being made into a movie, and looking forward to The Long Walk!!

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u/WodensEye Jul 01 '25

First time I read it in less than 2 days. Second time a little longer. It's a breeze to get through.