Arnold Schwarzenegger recently saw one of his long-cherished wishes come true.
The 78-year-old recently reunited with Glen Powell and director Edgar Wright at the 2025 premiere. The running mana remake of his 1987 film of the same name.
“The one movie I always wanted to get remade was The Running Man,” Schwarzenegger told Wright, 51, and Powell, 37.
“So now this one has really taken it to the next level and done just that. The action was incredible and creative.”
The original film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser and loosely adapted from Stephen King’s 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 Venture.
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 ruthless, government-controlled game show. The running man.
Nearly forty years later, Glen Powell reinterprets the iconic style with his own interpretation.
In addition to Powell, the upcoming remake will also star William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra and Jayme Lawson.
Before officially joining the project, Powell felt it was important to seek Arnold Schwarzenegger’s approval, and he did so.
