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Headline: 'The Running Man' Junket
Caption: Glen Powell, Edgar Wright join us to talk about their bold, brutal and totally re-imagined version of The Running Man. Forget what you know from the 1987 Schwarzenegger film — this one goes back to Stephen King’s original story. Edgar reveals that he never assigned the original film as “homework”, and Glenn explains how the film builds from Ben Richards’ raw, personal rage. Instead of starting as an action hero, Ben is a normal dad, desperate to help his family — a man who walks into the game show by choice, and becomes something more. They talk about tone, satire, balancing entertainment with meaning and the emotional core that drives the film. Glenn and Edgar also reveal how they would personally perform as contestants… spoiler: one of them thinks they’d be “out first”.
Keywords: Glenn Powell,Edgar Wright,The Running Man,Stephen King,interview,sci-fi,dystopian thriller,action film,HeyUGuys,film press junket,Glenn Powell Ben Richards,Edgar Wright director.,entertainment video
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