While the Arnold Schwarzenegger-led film adaptation of The Running Man may have its fans, the fact of the matter is it’s arguably the least ‘Stephen King’ Stephen King film out there. Nearly 40 years after its release, we’re now getting a more faithful adaptation of King’s 1982 novel for the big screen starring Glen Powell as Ben Richards. The Running Man doesn’t open on the 2025 movies schedule until next week, but early reactions for the Edgar Wright-directed movie are now trickling in to share thoughts on how the source material was handled this time around.
Taking place in a dystopia near-future, The Running Man follows Powell’s Richards as he agrees to take part in the same-named TV show, where he must survive being hunted by professional assassins for 30 days in order to receive his full cash reward. The Mary Sue’s Rachel Leishman was pleased with how the Powell/Wright collaboration turned out, saying:
