Writing about Edgar Wright's adaptation of The Running Man here on CinemaBlend, I haven't exactly been shy in sharing my feelings about the ending: it was a main subject in both my review of the movie and my full analysis of the final scenes was headlined "The Running Man Massively Changes The Ending Of Stephen King's Story, And WTF Was That?" In short, it plays as a major cop out, with dark revelations and events from the source material replaced with illogical Hollywood pablum. I was extremely dissatisfied by the adaptation when I saw it in theaters last fall, and if I'm being totally honest, my feelings have only further steered toward the negative reading the director's latest comments.
Wright's explanation for the controversial ending of The Running Man is the lead development featured in this week's edition of The King Beat, but it's not the lone story from looking back at the last seven days in the world of Stephen King, as a new attempt to ban one of the author's books has caught my eye as being particularly ironic. There's a lot to discuss, so let's dig in!
