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The Running Man - reboot

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  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    edited March 30
    So many people dislike it.  I really thought it was fun. Different? Yes. But I appreciated the vision. 
    GNTLGNTFlakeNoir
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    I'm not sure that I've ever seen the original The Running Man!
    Well, now, here's my chance:

    The original film adaptation of The Running Man is coming to Paramount+ on April 1st. The 1987 film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, starred Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in addition to María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics, sitting at 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was a moderate box office success, grossing $38.1 million on a budget of $27 million.
    GNTLGNTHedda GablerFlakeNoir
  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    BevVincent said:
    I'm not sure that I've ever seen the original The Running Man!
    Well, now, here's my chance:

    The original film adaptation of The Running Man is coming to Paramount+ on April 1st. The 1987 film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser, starred Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in addition to María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The film was met with mixed reviews from critics, sitting at 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was a moderate box office success, grossing $38.1 million on a budget of $27 million.
    Be sure and give us your thoughts. I wonder how it ages? It worked at the time, maybe it won’t hold up at all and be even more hated. 
    GNTLGNTFlakeNoir
  • GNTLGNTGNTLGNT
    ....I thought it was good, not great.....Ahhhh-nold gave his usual wooden performance and Richard Dawson was spot on.....
    Hedda GablerFlakeNoirKurben
  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    Yes, richard Dawson had that smarmy character down pat. 
    GNTLGNTFlakeNoir
  • NotaroNotaro
    I haven't watched it in a while, my memory of it would tie in with Scott's opinion, it was fun but had its flaws. 🤔
    GNTLGNTHedda GablerFlakeNoir
  • not_nadinenot_nadine
    I think I started to watch it, but got mad over the changes and didn't finish.
    GNTLGNTHedda GablerFlakeNoirKurben
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Hedda GablerGNTLGNTFlakeNoir
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    not_nadineGNTLGNTHedda GablerFlakeNoir
  • not_nadinenot_nadine
    All right!
    GNTLGNTHedda GablerFlakeNoir
  • GNTLGNTGNTLGNT
    ....that's the shizz right there!!!....looks to be leaps and bounds over the original....
    Hedda Gablernot_nadineKurbenFlakeNoir
  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    That looks good. 
    not_nadineKurbenFlakeNoirGNTLGNT
  • Hedda GablerHedda Gabler
    Hedda Gabler said:
    I loved the original. 🤓
    I have never been one to get on a bandwagon because I was afraid not to be one of the mindless crowd.  I also don’t go all contrarian just to be a rebel. I am honest about where I fall on any particular thing.  If I happen to jump on the bandwagon— fine. If I don’t? I don’t wait for others to tell me what to think or fear thinking different than my friends. 

    So, I welcome Brian keene to Xanadu. I am not alone. I’ve never heard anyone else say they loved the Arnold version of this movie except me.  Brian Keene has come out of the shadows to share his love on his substack. 

    We know, losers. We know. 🤣❤️
    KurbenGNTLGNT
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    Paramount has pushed The Running Man back a week, moving the highly anticipated King adaptation from Nov. 7 to Nov. 14. The delay was reportedly made by the studio to take advantage of access to IMAX screens.

    >>> Source
    Hedda GablerGNTLGNTKurben
  • KurbenKurben
    Hedda Gabler said:
    Hedda Gabler said:
    I loved the original. 🤓
    I have never been one to get on a bandwagon because I was afraid not to be one of the mindless crowd.  I also don’t go all contrarian just to be a rebel. I am honest about where I fall on any particular thing.  If I happen to jump on the bandwagon— fine. If I don’t? I don’t wait for others to tell me what to think or fear thinking different than my friends. 

    So, I welcome Brian keene to Xanadu. I am not alone. I’ve never heard anyone else say they loved the Arnold version of this movie except me.  Brian Keene has come out of the shadows to share his love on his substack. 

    We know, losers. We know. 🤣❤️
    Well, i wouldn't say i loved it, it certainly had flaws in it, but an action packed entertainment ride is nothing to sneer at. Good fun. Will be interesting to see a new version.
    GNTLGNTHedda Gabler
  • BevVincentBevVincent
    edited October 1

    In the new edition of Film Stories magazine, available to purchase now, Wright talks exclusively to us about the challenges of adapting one of his favourite books – and the “exhausting” process of making a sci-fi action thriller where Powell is in almost every scene.

    Here’s one other interesting snippet, though: Stephen King had final approval on the screenplay, and Wright recalls feeling some trepidation before he sent his draft to the master of modern horror.

    “Possibly the most nerve-wracking day of the entire production was writing to King with an attachment of the screenplay and pressing send,” Wright told us.

    Fortunately, King “loved” the script, according to Wright.

    There was one particular element of King’s novel that Wright knew from the beginning that he would have to change, however: its ending. While we won’t describe it here, it’s fair to say that in light of certain early 21st century events, re-creating it on the big screen might have been considered in poor taste.

    “Everybody knew at the outset that [the novel’s ending] wasn’t going to be part of this adaptation exactly the way,” Wright said.

    The question was, would King approve of Wright and Bacall’s new conclusion?

    “He realised even before he read it that we weren’t going to be doing the ending from the book,” Wright said. “And when [King] emailed back, he said, ‘I was very curious how you were going to tackle the ending, and I think you did a great job.’ So I was very happy with that.”

    What is that new ending? We’ll have to wait until the 7th November 2025, when The Running Man hits UK cinemas, to find out.

    In the meantime, Film Stories issue 57, which features our full, six-page interview with Edgar Wright among its 168 pages of fabulous stuff, is available now. You can even buy it with a Krull 4K Steelbook in our special, limited edition offer.
    Hedda GablerFlakeNoirGNTLGNT
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