This November, Glen Powell will step into the shoes of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role of Ben Richards, the titular man-on-the-move in a reboot of The Running Man. But can the new Edgar Wright-directed movie truly top this 1987 cult classic? The answer is, of course, no. All Wright’s new Running Man can do is be completely different, something that is perhaps great on its own merit, and almost certainly, a little more faithful to the 1982 book — written by Stephen King, and published under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman.
But the new Running Man can’t top or beat the 1987 Running Man because the original film is the most unique cocktail of truly earnest social commentary and batsh*t campy magic. It has recently hit Netflix and is worth your time for the simple reason that it's aged extremely well, and despite having a positive reputation among genre fans, it still feels underrated. Mild spoilers ahead.
