Powell will play a slightly more human-sized version of Schwarzenegger's lead, who was once described as 'scrawny' by author Stephen King
It’s not new to note that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1987 no-brainer action flick classic The Running Man , while pretty fun on its own merits, is a pretty lousy adaptation of the Stephen King story on which it’s based, from its leading man on down. Schwarzenegger has fun in the role, sure, trading quips with an excellent Richard Dawson , and running around in an outfit that makes him look like the model for the original box art of Mega Man.
Announced back in 2021, Edgar Wright’s planned film version of King’s book has already promised to be more faithful to the source material. Now it’s made one big step in that direction: Casting “Got a long-delayed sequel or remake? Toss me in it!” poster child Glen Powell into the role of Richards. Now, Powell isn’t necessarily the “scrawny,” “pre-tubucular” character from the Bachman novel.
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