The new lead actor for Edgar Wright’s upcoming remake of The Running Man repeats one issue that author Stephen King had with the 1987 movie’s casting choice. Based on the 1982 Stephen King novel of the same name (written under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman), The Running Man was first adapted into a major film in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenneger in the lead role. The sci-fi thriller, set in a dystopian future, is centered around Ben Richards, who enters a TV game show in which convicted criminals, known as “runners,” fight for their lives while being hunted down by professional killers.
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