Lee Pace knows all about playing a great villain, and he’s stretching those acting muscles once again. Known to the mainstream for his role as the villain Ronan in Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy, Pace has joined Edgar Wright’s The Running Man adaptation alongside Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding) and the recently announced Josh […]
Josh Brolin in talks to join Edgar Wright’s The Running Man
Glen Powell has found someone to face off with in his Edgar Wright-directed The Running Man remake. While not confirmed yet, reports have Josh Brolin in final negotiations to land the villain role; little is known about the part, but he’ll likely play the antagonist behind the violent reality show at the center of the […]
Sydney Sweeney to join Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man?
With Edgar Wright confirmed to direct The Running Man with Glen Powell in the lead, it seems the long-gestating Stephen King adaptation is now about to see Powell’s Anyone But You co-star Sydney Sweeney boarding the project for a reunion between the two fast-rising stars. According to a report by DanielRPK, Euphoria and Madame Web […]
Glen Powell will star in Edgar Wright’s The Running Man
Edgar Wright has found his titular running man. Reports have broken that Glen Powell will star in Wright’s The Running Man, an adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic work. Wright co-wrote the new script with Michael Bacall. The project is being labeled as Powell’s “first action vehicle.” He’s best known for his work in Top Gun: […]
A Squid Game-inspired Movie Triple Bill: Cube, The Running Man, and Battle Royale
Tom Jolliffe offers up a perfect triple bill for fans of this years most talked about series, Squid Game… Have you seen it? You must have seen it by now. Netflix’s latest worldwide phenomenon, surprisingly, is Squid Game. I say surprisingly, because though Korean cinema and dramas have proven very popular with Western audiences (and […]
Three Rs with Arnold Schwarzenegger: Raw Deal, Red Heat and The Running Man
Tom Jolliffe looks back at three Rs from Arnold Schwarzenegger in Raw Deal, Red Heat and The Running Man… If you’re a physical media hound with a penchant for alphabetizing, who also happens to be a Schwarzenegger fan, chances are you’ll have three great Arnie flicks in close proximity to each other. In Arnold chronology […]
Edgar Wright to direct adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man
Edgar Wright meets Stephen King: A dynamic pairing of creatives. Fans will be delighted to learn that the Shaun of the Dead filmmaker will tackle a new adaptation of King’s novel, The Running Man. Deadline reports that Paramount Pictures has penned a deal with Wright to bring a version of this film to a new […]
The Alternative Halloween Viewing List
Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of non-horror films to watch this Halloween season, which might just be prescient enough to be horrific… Halloween’s just for horror right? Well what if we’re not watching horror? What if we’re watching action or sci-fi or comedy? It may just be that some of these films have a […]
Blu-ray Review – The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man, 1987. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jesse Ventura, Mick Fleetwood, Richard Dawson, Jim Brown, Dweezil Zappa. SYNOPSIS: In 2017 a TV show host seems to hold sway over what happens in America – yeah right! Viewing The Running Man in 2019 is a very […]
Why 1980s Science Fiction Is Huge Right Now
Neil Calloway looks at why dystopias from thirty years ago are the biggest influence on Hollywood… With a new Blade Runner movie opening to rave reviews, a new (and hopefully decent) Terminator film on the way, it looks like 80s science fiction is the way to go if you want to get a movie made […]
