The Running Man is coming to New York Comic Con.
IGN can exclusively announce that Paramount Pictures’ panel for The Running Man will be held from 11:00am-12:00pm ET on Friday, October 10 on the Empire Stage in Javits Center. The official panel description follows:
“Writer/Director Edgar Wright joins stars Glen Powell and Lee Pace for an exclusive look at this fall’s adrenaline-fueled, action-packed theatrical event. Adapted from the acclaimed best seller by Stephen King, The Running Man is only in theatres this November.”
We also have three new exclusive photos from the film that we can share with you. They can be seen in the slideshow below.
A dystopian thriller set in the near future, The Running Man follows Ben Richards (Glen Powell), a “Runner” in TV’s top-rated reality show where he can win a fortune – provided he can survive 30 days evading the litany of professional assassins hunting him.
Ben, a working class everyman, is only participating in the deadly competition because he needs money to help save his sick child. His every move televised, Ben becomes a fan favorite and then a threat to an entire system that’s addicted to watching people run for their lives.
The Running Man is one of Stephen King’s earliest books, penned under his then-pseudonym Richard Bachman. It was previously adapted into a 1987 action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Edgar Wright promoted The Running Man earlier this year at CinemaCon where the footage shown revealed the differences between his movie and the Schwarzenegger film.
In the ‘87 version, Ben’s pursuit was contained to one specific area whereas in Wright’s film, Ben has to evade Hunters across the entire U.S.
Wright’s film is also closer to Stephen King’s book The Running Man than the 1987 movie was, making the show’s executive producer (Josh Brolin’s Dan Killian) and host (Colman Domingo’s Bobby Thompson) two separate characters as King had intended.
The Running Man opens November 7, 2025.
