Summary
Edgar Wright’s much anticipated Stephen King adaptation,The Running Manis repeating a chilling stunt with the movie’s 2025 release date plan. The original adaptation starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and was released in 1987, to moderate box office and critical success. Seeing the story reimagined is very exciting, with the prospect of seeing the film in 2025 adding a meta element to Wright’s remake.
Although the Schwarzenegger film was set sometime between 2017 and 2019, Stephen King’s novel was actually set in 2025. While this subtle difference didn’t matter much in 1987, it creates a fascinating parallel for the remake.WithTwisters' Glen Powell taking the leadas the convict runner trying to outrun so-called stalkers in order to win a life-changing prize on a reality show, thisnewRunning Manmoviealready has a different feel. For a closer look at what form the adaptation might take, viewers can look to another dystopian movie that had an identical release date plan.
10 Ways Edgar Wright’s The Running Man Remake Will Be Different From Schwarzenegger’s Version
Edgar Wright is directing an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man, which will be completely unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 version.
The Running Man’s 2025 Release Date Repeats 1984’s Dystopian Setting Trick
Both The Running Man And 1984 Are Released In The Years Their Books Are Set In
Just asThe Running Manremake releases in 2025, the same year the dystopian Stephen King book is set in, the acclaimed adaptation of George Orwell’s1984was also released in 1984. Given this connection,The Running Mancould feel especially eerie. Sincethe book was King’s prediction of what the world might look like in 2025, it will be fascinating to see how the movie reflects the world with which we’re all familiar. Whatever path Edgar Wright takes with the adaptation, setting the film in 2025 will makeThe Running Manjust as resonant when it releases as1984was in 1984.
Although the originalRunning Manenjoys cult status, it is not as well regarded as the seminal1984.
Both1984andThe Running Manhave some thematic similarities. Both stories address surveillance, authoritarianism, and propaganda while critiquing aspects of contemporary society. Although the originalRunning Manenjoys cult status, it is not as well regarded as the seminal1984. However, the 2025 release date plan may help make the Stephen King story feel even more relevant and give it a greater cultural cache.
How The Running Man Remake’s 2025 Release Date Will Make It Different From The 1987 Original
The Running Man Remake Being Set In 2025 Could Change Things
In 1987, a 21st-century setting was distinctly futuristic. However, seeing an alternate 2025 in 2025 will give Wright’sRunning Mana very different and more contemporary feel. It will be interesting to seehow dystopian the setting in Edgar Wright’s adaptation will be, and whether he will intertwine modern technology and social media into the story at all. Both the book and the original film did not include the social media angle, in particular, so seeing how this affects the story could be fascinating.
Wright is already promising a more faithful adaptation of King’s book than the 1987 version. In an interview with theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, he expressed his belief that the original film “didn’t really adapt the book”, suggesting that the 2025Running Manwill be a very different take on the story. This makes Edgar Wright’sThe Running Mana very exciting prospect, with a book-accurate 2025 setting guaranteed to produce a very different kind of viewing experience.
The Running Man
Cast
The Running Man is a dystopian action film set in a 2017 totalitarian state where the government uses deadly game shows to control the populace. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a framed convict navigating the lethal challenges of the televised spectacle The Running Man, hosted by the relentless Damon Killian.
