The Running Man (2025, dir Edgar Wright)

Set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media, Ben Richards volunteers to participate in a deadly game show, which will see him hunted by professional killers over 30 days. Should he survive, he’ll win a cash prize that will help save his sick child and lift his family out of a horrid living situation.

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

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

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That's enough by itself to know I want to see it.
- In that case don't watch the trailer, because it looks as fun as it sounds and might as well experience those scenes in the theater.
Yet another (IMO of course) in a Looooooong line of titles that did not need to be re-done. The 2 minutes I've just seen of this are more than enough to tell me how I will view this if I were to see it.
I have an idea for Hollywood...make less movies, but make them better than you're doing now...and stop being so fucking lazy, and create a story/movie that's somehow a bit different.
- I disagree. The original 80s film was so unrelated to the book it might as well have been an original piece of work. Lots of the stuff we complain about with adaptations now has always been going on. If they can do the book justice then I'm all for it.
  The trailer made the film look interesting but I've never been a fan of Edgar Wrights films outside the cornetto trilogy so we'll see. The book is ultra lean, it just moves from beat to beat with no breaks or moments of additional plot.