Movies Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN (2ndTrailer, post #87)

[Belaya Smert]

I actually think as much as I love this movie. They might not completely fuck this reboot up.
Would watch

 

[ricc505]

A great performance by Spacek; she really nailed Carrie's vulnerability and awkwardness. And that ending...damn!

The remake wasn't bad, but even though Mortez is a good actress, it was difficult to see her as the outsider and loner who was bullied by all the other kids. Frankly, she just looked too cute and wholesome.

I don't remember much of the remake. But I only watched it once. I think my wife has it on DVD and I have Carrie on vhs....

They really pushed Moretz there for a while. I'll have to rewatch but I think you're probably right about her being miscast there

 

[tobiaswins]

You are talking about him like hes made a slew of mega classics.

They should honestly just stop with remakes.

Well he’s one of my favorite directors because he’s got such a unique style. Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver, Hot Fuzz, Worlds End, Scott Pilgrim. I personally love these movies so I’m always excited to see his work. But I’m not sure I’d call this a remake of the 87 film anymore than I’d call John Carpenter’s The Thing a remake of the Thing from another world. Just a different and hopefully closer adaptation of the book. But hey Thats just my opinion.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Saw the trailer for this yesterday, can't say it filled me with anticipation to be honest. I think I'm gonna be very disappointed with this reboot.

 

[Adamant]

Really? What specifically in the trailer bothered you?

It looks goofy and unserious. Even the Arnold version, which was pretty cheesy, seems exponentially more serious than this. And there's some baffling casting choices, especially when the book describes the character a certain way, and then they purposely go and cast it another way. I'm not a fan of that. Whether Commissioner Gordon, Perry White, Abra Stone, Roland Deschain, Felix Leiter, Sheila Richards.... all are white, but the movies cast them black. It's baffling.

If they remade Lethal Weapon or Empire Strikes Back and cast Roger Murtaugh or Lando Calrissian white, I'd be just as baffled.

inb4 MAH RACISMS!!1!!!!!1!!

 

[Roids]

This looks like complete crap. Running Man is supposed to me dark and grim, even Arnie's version was quite dark apart from some moments of cheese. This looks like a generic action comedy, and I can never take Glen Powell seriously, he has such a goofy corny vibe and look to him. Of course they made his wife and Killian black ,also. Overall just screams of modern hollywood junk.

Apparently it will follow the books plot closer but the vibe is completely wrong. And who on god's earth thought Motown Music was suitable for a dystopian film? Pure incompetence, they can't even get the basics right. The brooding synth score for Arnie's movie was far more appropriate and just bad ass. These people in hollywood today don't know what they are doing.

 

[Dragonlordxxxxx]

Update: October 13, 2025

New Trailer for Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN Starring Glen Powell

 

[HeLLMuTT]

Looks fun.

 

[milliniar]

Will probably watch.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Looks decent.

 

[Roids]

Yes that's clearly the most fitting soundtrack for a dark dystopian movie. Electric Light Orchestra! Genius!

 

[THEfightsAREfixed]

i think its was pretty good, worth a watch

 

[eddymotto]

It looks goofy and unserious. Even the Arnold version, which was pretty cheesy, seems exponentially more serious than this. And there's some baffling casting choices, especially when the book describes the character a certain way, and then they purposely go and cast it another way. I'm not a fan of that. Whether Commissioner Gordon, Perry White, Abra Stone, Roland Deschain, Felix Leiter, Sheila Richards.... all are white, but the movies cast them black. It's baffling.

If they remade Lethal Weapon or Empire Strikes Back and cast Roger Murtaugh or Lando Calrissian white, I'd be just as baffled.

inb4 MAH RACISMS!!1!!!!!1!!

I agree with the sentiment. The book has a very clear description of the main character: "a hulking giant of a man" with a "physique that looks like it was carved out of granite" who spoke with a "deep, husky voice tinged with a strong Germanic accent". Arnold fit the bill and the production lucked out that he was a major film star.

 

[eddymotto]

Commercially, this feels like Tron Ares; a film led by an actor without a proven track record of opening films and based on a 1980's film that was not all that theatrically successful but went on to have a long life on cable/dvd/streaming.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Commercially, this feels like Tron Ares; a film led by an actor without a proven track record of opening films and based on a 1980's film that was not all that theatrically successful but went on to have a long life on cable/dvd/streaming.

It's not really based on Arnold's movie, but the original novel, which the 1987 film deviated hugely from.

 

[Roids]

It might follow the plot closer but the tone is completely opposite to the book and even Arnie's movie. This is not a bleak dystopian movie.

 

[Gene Tunney]

Harold Faltermeyer's harrowing score gave the macho infused, somewhat silly (in a good way), Running Man agency.

 

[Adamant]

This looks like complete crap. Running Man is supposed to me dark and grim, even Arnie's version was quite dark apart from some moments of cheese. This looks like a generic action comedy, and I can never take Glen Powell seriously, he has such a goofy corny vibe and look to him. Of course they made his wife and Killian black ,also. Overall just screams of modern hollywood junk.

Apparently it will follow the books plot closer but the vibe is completely wrong. And who on god's earth thought Motown Music was suitable for a dystopian film? Pure incompetence, they can't even get the basics right. The brooding synth score for Arnie's movie was far more appropriate and just bad ass. These people in hollywood today don't know what they are doing.

Aside from the occasional gem (usually by Tarantino, Fincher, or Nolan) Hollywood is almost entirely creatively bankrupt. Creativity is dead.

 

[Adamant]

Harold Faltermeyer's harrowing score gave the macho infused, somewhat silly (in a good way), Running Man agency.

Oh absolutely! The old 80s synth scores were amazing.

 

[Adamant]

It might follow the plot closer but the tone is completely opposite to the book and even Arnie's movie. This is not a bleak dystopian movie.

It looks like they're trying to make it into a self aware comedy. It looks totally devoid of the suspense, stress, and overall grim and bleak nature of the book. So all this hype about "it's going to be closer to the book" is frankly insulting.