Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Glen Powell in Edgar Wright's 'The Running Man' Adaptation
Imagine a future where people are desperate for money, and a TV show makes them fight for it.
In 'The Running Man,' Glen Powell plays a man named Ben Richards who joins a deadly game show to help his sick daughter.
He has to survive for 30 days while being chased by trained killers.
The longer he survives, the more money he could win.
The show is based on a book by Stephen King and is being made into a film by Edgar Wright, set to release on November 7.
Glen Powell stars in Edgar Wright's film adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Running Man'.
The film is based on the 1982 novel of the same name.
Powell plays Ben Richards, who enters a deadly TV game show to save his daughter.
Contestants, known as "Runners", are hunted by professional assassins.
The film is set to release on November 7.
- Who
- Glen Powell, Edgar Wright, Josh Brolin, and Stephen King.
- What
- A film adaptation of Stephen King's 'The Running Man', starring Glen Powell.
- When
- The film is set to be released on November 7.
- Where
- The film's setting is a near-future dystopian society.
- Why
- Ben Richards enters the game show to save his daughter's life.
- Film Title
- "The Running Man"
- Star
- Glen Powell
- Director
- Edgar Wright
- Based on
- Stephen King's 1982 novel
- Release Date
- November 7
- Plot
- A man enters a deadly TV game show to save his daughter
