Archive · 7 Nov 2025
The Running Man Remake: New Ending, Cast, and Release Date Details
Imagine a future where a TV show makes people play a dangerous game to survive!
In 'The Running Man,' a man named Ben Richards joins this game to help his sick daughter.
He has to run away from hunters on live TV for 30 days.
The actor who played Ben in the old movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is even in this new one as a surprise!
The new movie is directed by Edgar Wright and will have an ending that is more like the original book written by Stephen King, not like the first movie.
It stars Glen Powell as Ben and a bunch of other famous actors.
It's coming out in November.
The new 'The Running Man' movie starring Glen Powell will be released in the US on November 14 and in the UK on November 12.
Directed by Edgar Wright, the film is based on Stephen King's novel and will feature a different ending than the 1987 version.
Arnold Schwarzenegger will make a special cameo appearance in the remake.
The story follows Ben Richards as he participates in a deadly televised survival game to save his ill daughter.
The cast includes Colman Domingo, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, and William H. Macy.
- Who
- Glen Powell as Ben Richards, director Edgar Wright, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a large ensemble cast.
- What
- A remake of 'The Running Man', based on Stephen King's novel, featuring a different ending from the 1987 film adaptation.
- When
- Releasing November 14 (US) and November 12 (UK).
- Where
- Set in a dystopian world where a deadly survival game is the most-watched TV show.
- Why
- Ben Richards joins the deadly game show to save his ill daughter and must survive a 30-day manhunt while being televised.
- US Release Date
- November 14
- UK Release Date
- November 12
- Director
- Edgar Wright
- Based on Novel By
- Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
- Lead Actor
- Glen Powell
- Special Cameo
- Arnold Schwarzenegger