Summary
- The trailer for The Running Man reboot, starring Glen Powell and Josh Brolin, is a visceral thriller set in a bleak near-future
- Powell plays Ben Richards, a contestant in a deadly televised survival competition who becomes an unexpected fan favorite
- Richards must outwit the show’s professional assassins and the ruthless producer, played by Brolin, when the film arrives in theaters on November 14
The chilling future of reality television is here. The new trailer for the reboot of The Running Man has dropped, revealing a fast-paced, visceral thriller that updates the classic dystopian story for a modern audience. The movie, which centers on a deadly, televised hunt, is set to arrive in theaters next month.
The trailer introduces audiences to a bleak near-future where The Running Man is the most-watched show on television—a ruthless survival competition. Here, contestants, called Runners, must survive for 30 days while being chased by professional assassins, with every moment broadcast to a nation addicted to violence. The film stars Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a working-class man driven by desperation to save his sick daughter. He accepts the offer from the show’s charismatic but cold-blooded producer, Dan Killian, played by Josh Brolin, to become a Runner. But Richards’ raw defiance and fierce instincts quickly transform him from a desperate contestant into an unexpected sensation—a ratings juggernaut and a threat to the network controlling the entire system. As his fame skyrockets, so does the danger, forcing Richards to outwit a nation that is obsessed with watching him fall.
The film, which is a remake of the original Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring 1987 film of the same name. The story, by Stephen King now receives a new cast which sees Powell star alongside Colman Domingo. Jayme Lawson, Lee Pace, Karl Glusman, Katy O’Brian, Michael Cera and more. The new The Running Man releases in theaters on November 14. Watch the new trailer above.
