Zo examines the recent adaptation of a Stephen King novel: Edgar Wright’s The Running Man (2025) starring Glen Powell and comparing this film to the novel as well as the much beloved 1987 adaptation of The Running Man starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by Paul Michael Glaser. What where the main differences? In what way was the new movie faithful to the novel? How do the different themes compare in these films and the novel? Find out in this episode; spoilers ahead!
Episode Chapters
02:12 Motivated Running
03:58 Richard Bachman
06:09 The Comparisons – Novel, Movie, Movie
10:24 The Running Man Ad
28:04 Critically Thinking About The Running Man
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