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Geek Tyrant
2 hours ago
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- Geek Tyrant
Arnold Schwarzenegger Thinks THE RUNNING MAN Remake Could Actually Be Better Than His 1987 Film — GeekTyrant
Arnold Schwarzenegger is the first to admit his The Running Man adaptation had room for improvement. While promoting FUBAR Season 2 in a new interview with Grae Drake for CBR Presents: DRAW!, the action legend opened up about the 1987 cult sci-fi film and his honest take on the upcoming Edgar Wright remake. Schwarzenegger said of the original film: 'It was great, but it could have been better. I think it would have been great if we would have been better prepared for this movie, if we would have had more money… the visual effects, the technology of visual effects, that they have today, all of those things I wished after the movie came out.' As for the remake, Schwarzenegger seems genuinely hopeful it will take the concept to the next level. 'I love the idea that they're doing a sequel to Running Man, or a remake. I don't know what it's going to be…I think that they have a good chance now with the new Running Man to make it better. And I hope, for their sake and for my sake, I hope that they will be successful.' The original film, directed by Paul Michael Glaser and based loosely on the Stephen King novel written under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, followed Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger), a wrongly convicted man forced to survive a deadly game show for entertainment. The cast included Maria Conchita Alonso, Jesse Ventura, Yaphet Kotto, and Richard Dawson in a truly unhinged performance as the game's host. Now, Edgar Wright is stepping into the arena, bringing his signature style to the remake. Co-written with Michael Bacall, the film stars Glen Powell as Richards, joined by a wild ensemble including Katy O'Brian, Michael Cera, Lee Pace, Josh Brolin, William H. Macy, and Colman Domingo. With today's tech, a bigger budget, and Wright behind the camera, the world The Running Man with its dystopian media, violent spectacle, corporate control feels even more relevant now. The idea that this remake could tap into that with more bite is pretty exciting. The Running Man remake is set to hit theaters on November 7, 2025.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Stephen King terrified he'll be called 'corny' over VERY surprising new film
Stephen King is concerned that his new sci-fi drama The Life of Chuck could hurt his reputation as one of the masters of horror. The inspiring film follows the life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz, played by Tom Hiddleston, as he 'experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us'. It's told in reverse-chronological order, beginning when Chuck is dying from a brain tumor the end of his life, and ends when he's a child. It also features an exuberant five-minute dance sequence inspired by Fred Astaire. Given the uplifting nature of the movie, King admits that he's worried about how it will be received. 'It's not like I'm saying, 'Oh, people are gonna see Stephen King in a brand new light!' The thing is, I'm terrified of reviews that say, 'This is corny.' But I have a strong belief that joy is also a valid exploration,' he told WSJ. 'In the story, there are a lot of things that are very unpleasant, including a man's decline from a brain tumor. But you have to understand that moments of joy are also a part of the human experience,' he continued. 'You can see a movie like 'Taxi Driver,' which shows the very bottom part of human nature, and that gets fantastic reviews because people say, 'Oh, it's a slice of life!' 'But there are slices of life that are sweet as well. And I should know, because I'm just lucky to be here.' The Life Of Chuck is based on the story of the same name from King's 2020 collection of four previously unpublished novellas, If It Bleeds. The novella consists of three separate stories linked to tell the biography of Charles Krantz in reverse starting with his death from a brain tumor at age 39 and ending with his childhood in a supposedly haunted house. If It Bleeds was released in April 2020 and featured the short stories Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life Of Chuck, If It Bleeds and Rat. Netflix acquired the film rights to Mr. Harrigan's Phone in 2020 and it premiered in October 2022 on the streaming service to mixed reviews. Meanwhile, King currently has a number of projects in the works based on his novels. First up is The Institute, which is set to scare viewers when it hits MGM+ next month. The eight-part limited series follows the terrifying story of Luke Ellis, a 12-year-old prodigy whose life is shattered overnight when he's kidnapped and wakes up inside a shadowy facility known only as The Institute. Inside, he meets other children with psychic abilities who are being subjected to disturbing and painful experiments under the watchful eye of the calculating Ms. Sigsby, played by Emmy-winner Mary-Louise Parker. While the children initially believe that they're there to be taught and cared for, they soon discover that the staff at The Institute are trying to weaponize their powers for evil. King's fans were furious earlier this year when Netflix announced it would be making a reboot of his novel Cujo. Amazon Prime also revealed that they're turning his iconic novel Carrie into a series.
New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
How the World Ends in ‘The Life of Chuck'
In 'Anatomy of a Scene,' we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel. A whimper? A bang? In this scene from 'The Life of Chuck,' the world ends with a TV glow. At the center of the sequence is Marty (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who is walking through a dark neighborhood as all is falling apart. His phone has died and he is headed to see his ex-wife when he encounters a young woman (Violet McGraw) on roller skates and strikes up a conversation. Their moment is interrupted by the cool glow of screens, all mysteriously projecting images of a man named Chuck (Tom Hiddleston). In his narration, Flanagan said, 'What I found really striking about this scene when Stephen King wrote it is that it's a very kind of casual conversation of two people who just happen across each other during this apocalyptic time.' The sequence is shot in a neighborhood near Mobile, Ala., where, Flanagan said, 'we took over the power grid and basically blacked out the entire world there.' For the glowing screens, rather than using expensive visual effects, Flanagan said, 'we accomplished this the very old-fashioned way by hanging televisions in the windows on their sides and prerecording these videos and running around hitting play on each of them in order to get the image to appear.' Read the 'Life of Chuck' review. Sign up for the Movies Update newsletter and get a roundup of reviews, news, Critics' Picks and more.
Telegraph
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Stephen King: It's okay for people to feel joy
It's acceptable for people to feel 'joy' because it is 'part of the human experience', Stephen King has said. King, who is generally regarded as the most prolific horror writer of modern times, said joy should be regarded as a 'valid exploration' for writers. He made the comments as The Life of Chuck, a new film based on his 2020 novella, was released in cinemas. The drama film marks a rare departure from the horror genre for the writer. King, whose works include visceral depictions of murder, mutilation and torture, told the Wall Street Journal he was 'terrified of reviews that say, 'This is corny'' but had 'a strong belief that joy is also a valid exploration'. He continued: 'In the story, there are a lot of things that are very unpleasant, including a man's decline from a brain tumour. 'But you have to understand moments of joy are also a part of the human experience.' King, 77, noted Martin Scorsese's 1976 film 'Taxi Driver', which painted a gritty picture of mid-20th century New York and featured Jodie Foster as a 12-year-old prostitute, had 'fantastic reviews because people say, 'Oh, it's a slice of life''. 'But there are slices of life that are sweet as well,' he added. Referring to a near-death experience when he was hit by a vehicle in the late 1990s, he said: 'And I should know, because I'm just lucky to be here.' King also spoke about his love of dancing in the interview. The Life of Chuck includes a five-minute dance sequence, based on a scene in the book. 'I just love dancing. I was a big Fred Astaire guy' King said, adding that a scene of 'all these people dancing to 'Footloose'' – the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon – 'always makes me smile'.
Wall Street Journal
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Stephen King Is Terrified of Being Called Corny
'From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan.' That's the feel-good hook being used to market a collaboration between the biggest names in horror. Based on a novella by King, 'The Life of Chuck' is a movie written, directed and edited by Flanagan.
