‘The Running Man’ – Director Edgar Wright’s Stephen King Movie Releasing in 2025

Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho) is directing a new take on Stephen King’s The Running Man, and Paramount has announced the release date this afternoon.

The Running Man will release in theaters on November 21, 2025.

Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters) will star.

Edgar Wright is directing the brand new movie adaptation of Stephen King’s novel and he will also produce along with his producing partner Nira Park and Simon Kinberg.

King’s novel, published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, was released in 1982, loosely adapted into the same-titled Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring film in 1987. In the film, “In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts must battle killers for their freedom.”

Last we heard, Wright’s version was going to stick closer to King’s source material.

Daniel Baldwin celebrated 30 years of the 1987 movie adaptation here on Bloody Disgusting back in 2017. He wrote, “30 years later, The Running Man’s social satire hits harder now than it did upon arrival. That alone makes it worthy of remembrance. Once you throw in a pulpy premise, a fun cast, adrenaline-fueled action, hilarious lines, a pulse-pounding synth score, and Arnold at the top of his game. If you haven’t seen it before, now’s the time to change that.”