Arnold Schwarzenegger recently saw one of his long-cherished wishes come true.
The 78-year-old actor recently reunited with Glen Powell and director Edgar Wright at the 2025 premiere of the film. Running mana remake of his 1987 film of the same name.
“The only movie I’ve always wanted to remake is The Running Man,” Schwarzenegger told Wright, 51, and Powell, 37.
“And now, this guy has really raised the bar and done just that.” The work was incredible and creative.
The original film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser and loosely adapted from the Stephen King novel written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, featured a star-studded cast including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, and Jesse Fincher.
Set in a dystopian future, the story follows Schwarzenegger’s character, Ben Richards, a former military captain who is captured and forced to participate in a brutal government-controlled game show. Running man.
Nearly forty years later, Glen Powell reimagines the iconic style with his own interpretation.
Along with Powell, the remake will also star William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, and Jaime Lawson.
Before officially joining the project, Powell felt it was important to get Arnold Schwarzenegger’s approval and he did just that.