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Watch: The Running Man 2025 official trailer is here

Powell and Brolin face off in this tense reboot of the dystopian death game thriller.

Powell and Brolin face off in this tense reboot of the dystopian death game thriller.
Calum Roche
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Update:

The first trailer for The Running Man has dropped - and it’s brutal, stylish, and eerily timely. Loosely based on Stephen King’s novel (written as Richard Bachman) and a reimagining of the 1987 cult film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, this update stars Glen Powell as Ben Richards, a blue-collar dad forced into a televised bloodsport to pay for his daughter’s medical care.

Set in a near-future America obsessed with reality carnage, the show pits “Runners” against heavily armed “Hunters” in a 30-day survival gauntlet. Josh Brolin plays Dan Killian, the smirking producer behind the spectacle, who sees Ben as both a ratings boon and a problem.

Fast-paced, grim, and packed with social commentary, this looks like The Hunger Games on steroids - with more satire and fewer rules. Streaming release expected later this year. Here it is:

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