When you think of concentrated action and cool sayings, the name Arnold Schwarzenegger is not far away. The Austrian-born actor made a name for himself in Hollywood with action films such as Terminator and Predator. However, things have been very quiet for the 77-year-old actor for a few years now, as the grandfather of two now sees his role as an environmentalist rather than an action hero.
While fans are still waiting for a supposed return of the action icon and a new sign of life in the Predator and Terminator series, the remake of another 1987 classic is in the works, in which Schwarzenegger also played the lead role, but with a new face.
Remake confirmed – filming of “The Running Man” starts soon
1987’s The Running Man depicts a dystopian America as a totalitarian state with the popular television show The Running Man. (buy now) The contestants of this game show must run for freedom to avoid a gruesome death. As former police officer Ben Richards, Arnold Schwarzenegger must face the deadly show to regain his freedom and his life.
In 1988, the film won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated in the categories “Best Costume” and “Best Science Fiction Film”. Now Edgar Wright is planning a remake of the classic and has secured the hottest new leading actor in Hollywood, Glen Powell. Known from “Top Gun: Maverick”, the actor can currently be seen in the disaster film “Twisters”. According to reports, Wright even preferred the 35-year-old to superstars such as Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling and Chris Hemsworth.
Filming for Edgar Wright’s “The Running Man” is set to begin this fall. However, unlike the 1987 original, the planned film will be much closer to the book and will therefore be a more faithful adaptation than the interpretation starring Schwarzenegger.
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A little known fact is that the film “The Running Man” is based on the novel “Manhunt” by the master of horror, Stephen King, from which the first film deviates greatly. As huge fans of the Stephen King book, both Edgar Wright and Glen Powell do everything they can to portray the character of Ben Richards as the author intended.
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