Even diehard fan of the 1987 Running Man , starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , ca n’t be angry about this bright update on its long - teased remaking : Edgar Wrightis still aboard to directand produce a new version of the Stephen King novel , and now we eff it ’ll asterisk the in - demand Glen Powell ( Twisters , Anyone But You ) .
The announcement was made at CinemaCon 2024 . concord toDeadline , Wright — whose filmography includes Shaun of the Dead , Hot Fuzz , The World ’s End , Scott Pilgrim vs. The World , Baby Driver , and Last Night in Soho — will also produce along with Nira Park and Simon Kinberg ( Deadpool 2 , multiple ten - Men film ) .
Are you delirious to see what Wright and Powell do with The Running Man ? There ’s no release date yet , and 2025 feels abominably soon … but that for certain would be utter .

The suddenly ubiquitous Glen Powell, promoting Twisters at CinemaCon 2024.Photo: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for CinemaCon (Getty Images)
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