Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The recently-announced remake of The Running Man needs to change a detail that was an important aspect of the original version. The original adaptated sci-fi action movie came out in 1987 and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards, a former cop who was forced to compete in a deadly game show against other criminals, each of whom is fighting for survival.
Related The Running Man Remake: Confirmation, Cast & Everything We Know About Edgar Wright's Stephen King Movie Famed director Edgar Wright has expressed interest in remaking Stephen King's The Running Man, and there are already exciting updates. Edgar Wright's The Running Man Remake Will Have To Change The Original Movie's Timeline The Future The Movie Originally Took Place In Is Already Here The original story took place in 2025.
Keeping the 2025 production date would be a fun Easter egg for super-fans who are aware of the setting of the original book.