THE RUNNING MAN Trailer Finds Glen Powell Being Hunted Down In The Year's Most Action-Packed Movie

THE RUNNING MAN Trailer Finds Glen Powell Being Hunted Down In The Year's Most Action-Packed Movie

A new trailer for The Running Man has been released, and with Edgar Wright behind the camera, you'd best believe these are some of the most unique action scenes you'll see this year. Check it out here...

By JoshWilding - Oct 13, 2025 11:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: SFFGazette.com

In Stephen King's The Running Man, everyone, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich, tunes in every night to the nation's favourite prime-time TV game show.

They all watch the ultimate live death game as the contestants try to beat not the clock, but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty days and win the billion-dollar jackpot - that's the promise. But the odds are brutal, and the game is rigged. The best score so far is eight days.

However, a new contestant, the latest Running Man, stakes his life while a nation watches. That's Ben Richards, the character who will be played by Twisters and Hit Man star Glen Powell in Edgar Wright's upcoming reboot of the novel (which was previously adapted in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the title role).

Paramount Pictures has shared a new trailer for The Running Man—via SFFGazette.com—and while it's light on plot, there's heaps of action. However, with Wright at the helm, these action scenes feel wholly unique and have a certain style and flair that's missing from many modern blockbusters. 

Powell looks like he was born to play this role, and with the world rallying behind Ben making it out of this 30-day hunt alive, the stakes are going to be incredibly high.

After all, the titular Running Man also needs to save his daughter, with the prize for surviving crucial to buying the medicine she needs. Combine that with some edge-of-your-seat action scenes, and this is shaping up to be the movie of the winter. 

"I think the journey of Ben Richards and me, there's definitely overlap, which is as a public figure, especially now, I would say the truth has probably never mattered less," Powell said in a recent interview​​​​​​, "we're in a TikTokification age where everyone's trying to gain followers or after their own agendas."

"People do whatever it takes to get what they need and say whatever they need to say to get what they need." You can't blame anyone, but it is just the system that we live in," he continued. "And even more so, you're set up to become the villain so that the world cheers for you to lose."

"I find it always fascinating in terms of our news cycle, how quickly news spreads and how quickly we're here to define heroes and villains, and how odd that there's no nuance or fact-checking. It's rapid headlines, almost to an overwhelming degree, which is very dangerous. And you start to see that pack mentality of how the internet works. And we very much play on that in The Running Man."

The Running Man arrives in theaters on November 14. You can watch the new trailer in the players below.

THE RUNNING MAN: Glen Powell's Ben Richards Is Hunted Down On New Posters For Edgar Wright's Adaptation
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JackDeth
JackDeth - 10/13/2025, 11:33 AM
This one is MADE for me. I [frick]in' LOVE 'BABY DRIVER' and when Edgar Wright does action, he makes it fun. It's always clever and funny and spectacular. Also, I read 'RUNNING MAN' in high school and loved the original film, but always wished it was more accurate to the book. This has me PUMPED !! 💥
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 10/13/2025, 11:42 AM
@JackDeth - Baby Driver is easly one of my favorite movies! Wright has definitely earned me at least watching his movies once

(Fixed grammatical error)
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/13/2025, 11:51 AM
@JackDeth - yeah though it’s definitely filtered through Wrights tone though maybe it’s just the trailer

The book from my understanding has a more serious , bleak and dystopian vibe while this seems more poppy and energetic
JackDeth
JackDeth - 10/13/2025, 12:35 PM
@TheVisionary25 - It looks like they took the best of both versions and put them together in Edgar Wright's style (which I love), so this is a theater movie for me.
movieguy18
movieguy18 - 10/13/2025, 12:44 PM
@JackDeth - 100% agree! He knows action and I always love the soundtrack!
Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 10/13/2025, 11:38 AM
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amesjazz
amesjazz - 10/13/2025, 11:41 AM
Really rooting for this one. Hope its good!
thedrudo
thedrudo - 10/13/2025, 11:50 AM
Hope it’s good! Looks like a great time. I’m seeing so many moments from the book too.

Need a good rebound from Wright after Soho.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 10/13/2025, 11:51 AM
No fake nazi America ? Im in
MOVIELORD101
MOVIELORD101 - 10/13/2025, 11:51 AM
Flag on the play! I already posted an article on this and the NYCC. clips earlier! Why isn’t it up?
McMurdo
McMurdo - 10/13/2025, 12:18 PM
@MOVIELORD101 - Josh prolly already had it queued.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 10/13/2025, 12:32 PM
@MOVIELORD101 - Contact @Natebest , the site owner, he will be able to check why it didn't go up. There was an issue on the site at one point where a user could flag the system they were working on an article prior to posting which prevented others putting one up before theirs but thought that had been fixed or removed.
TK420
TK420 - 10/13/2025, 12:34 PM
@Apophis71 - It's not up because Josh did one. Dude always gets priority.
MOVIELORD101
MOVIELORD101 - 10/13/2025, 12:39 PM
@Apophis71 - I already messaged him. Waiting on a reply.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 10/13/2025, 12:58 PM
@TK420 - Yeh others in the past complained about him abusing the flagging system, dunno if true or not, but was why I though Nate fixed it even if it meant duplication with articles or maybe it was just Mark figured out a workaround to still get his to go up even if Josh had called dibs.
MOVIELORD101
MOVIELORD101 - 10/13/2025, 12:26 PM
Damnit! But I was quicker and I discussed the exclusive panel footage since nobody talked about that one!
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/13/2025, 12:41 PM
That looks fun imo so I’m definitely gonna try to check it out in theaters!!.

Edgar Wright hasn’t had a miss for me yet and this seems like it won’t be his first either.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 10/13/2025, 12:55 PM
This looks fun as hell and sad that this current administration proposed something like this for immigrants to gain citizenship. We are watching a documentary 😳😂😅

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