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The game is rigged in the explosive new trailer for Edgar Wright’s The Running Man

October 13, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

With less than a month to go before Glen Powell springs into perpetual motion for Edgar Wright’s The Running Man, Paramount Pictures has released a brand new trailer for the high-octane Stephen King adaptation. Directed by Edgar Wright from a screenplay he wrote with Michael Bacall, The Running Man has an all-star roster that includes […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Colman Domingo, Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Michael Cera, Stephen King, The Running Man

The Running Man featurette takes us behind-the-scenes of Edgar Wright’s actioner

September 22, 2025 by Matt Rodgers

Paramount Pictures has released a behind-the-scenes featurette that gives audiences a look at the training schedule that went into the propulsive action featured in Edgar Wright’s forthcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man.  Written by the Shaun of the Dead director, alongside 21 Jump Street‘s Michael Bacall, The Running Man stars Glen Powell, William […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Daniel Ezra, Edgar Wright, Emilia Jones, Glen Powell, Jayme Lawson, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, The Running Man, William H. Macy

Can Edgar Wright conquer America with The Running Man?

July 6, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on The Running Man, and whether it will be the film to finally see Edgar Wright breaking America… Much like Oasis and Robbie Williams, Edgar Wright’s attempts to translate UK status and acclaim to the glitzy world of the US industry haven’t gone entirely to plan. He’s certainly got more name recognition than […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Baby Driver, Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz, Last Night in Soho, Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Stephen King, The Running Man

The hunt is on for Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man trailer

July 1, 2025 by Gary Collinson

Man of the moment Glen Powell follows in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger as he takes on the role of Ben Richards in The Running Man, a new adaptation of the original Stephen King story from Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver director Edgar Wright; check out the first trailer below courtesy of Paramount Pictures… ​In […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, Stephen King, The Running Man

Colman Domingo to host The Running Man for Edgar Wright

January 12, 2025 by Gary Collinson

As revealed by Deadline this past week, Edgar Wright has tapped Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Sing Sing) to host the titular gameshow at the centre of his upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novel The Running Man. Wright’s new take on The Running Man will see man of the moment Glen Powell (Anyone But You) leading […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Colman Domingo, Edgar Wright, Stephen King, The Running Man

4K Ultra HD Review – Shaun of the Dead (2004)

December 12, 2024 by Brad Cook

Shaun of the Dead, 2004. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. SYNOPSIS: Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s classic Shaun of the Dead gets the 20th anniversary treatment with a nice Steelbook that mimics the covers of those EC Comics horror comic […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Bill Nighy, Dylan Moran, Edgar Wright, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Penelope Wilton, Shaun of the Dead, Simon Pegg

Sydney Sweeney to join Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man?

August 5, 2024 by Gary Collinson

With Edgar Wright confirmed to direct The Running Man with Glen Powell in the lead, it seems the long-gestating Stephen King adaptation is now about to see Powell’s Anyone But You co-star Sydney Sweeney boarding the project for a reunion between the two fast-rising stars. According to a report by DanielRPK, Euphoria and Madame Web […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, Sydney Sweeney, The Running Man

Lee Pace set for villain role in The Running Man remake

October 19, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Lee Pace knows all about playing a great villain, and he’s stretching those acting muscles once again. Known to the mainstream for his role as the villain Ronan in Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy, Pace has joined Edgar Wright’s The Running Man adaptation alongside Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding) and the recently announced Josh […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Edgar Wright, Katy O'Brian, Lee Pace, The Running Man

Josh Brolin in talks to join Edgar Wright’s The Running Man

October 18, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Glen Powell has found someone to face off with in his Edgar Wright-directed The Running Man remake. While not confirmed yet, reports have Josh Brolin in final negotiations to land the villain role; little is known about the part, but he’ll likely play the antagonist behind the violent reality show at the center of the […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Edgar Wright, Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Stephen King, The Running Man

Edgar Wright officially in talks to direct Sydney Sweeney’s Barbarella remake

May 13, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

Following the announcement that Edgar Wright is set to direct Glen Powell in a remake of The Running Man, the Hot Fuzz director hasn’t had to look far when it comes to inspiration for his next project, with news emerging that he is in talks to take the reins on Powell’s Anyone But You co-star […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Barbarella, Edgar Wright, Sydney Sweeney

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