MovieChat Forums > The Running Man (1987) Discussion > remake to be directed by Edgar Wright

Wright is better than this. I'd rather have Baby Driver 2 but I guess that's not happening since Elgort has been canceled.

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If it is more faithful to the book I think it's worth it. The book is very different from this movie.

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F the book!

Make it cross between: WWE, Bruce Lee's original plan for Game of Death,
Rollerball, Koushun Takami's Battle Royale, Mad Max, RoboCop, early days MMA, American/UK Gladiators, Takeshi's Castle, Ninja Warrior, THX 1138, West World, Logans Run, Star Wars Pod Racing, Star Wars Rancor Pit, The Purge, Tron.

Video games: Smash TV, Narc, Robotron, Pit Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Unreal Tournament, Speedball, Mario Kart/F-Zero, Guardians of the 'Hood/Final Fight/Streets of Rage/Double Dragon, Street Fighter 1 bosses, Kung Fu Master bosses, Jet Set Willy, Chuckie Egg, Flashback, Chaos Engine, Syndicate, NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, Tron.

Cast Trump as Killian.

Take all of the best elements from above and more, stuff them into a blender.

Press the power button and we have 10/10 movie

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Screw you. Frankly 9 times out of 10 the book is better than the movie and that is certainly the case for this movie. But judging from what you said you probably don't even like reading books. I'll go head and say what I think. The novel First Blood is better than the movie, The novel The Howling is better than the movie, and the novel The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is better than any movie ever made about it.

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"But judging from what you said you probably don't even like reading books"

Yawn.

I read IT. I was disappointed they left out the part where Beverly got road dogged by all the guys when it was adapted both times.

And Jaws where Hooper was cucking chief Brody by sneaking around for a quick fumble with Mrs. Brody

Kubrick missed a trick with the Shining when he cut the part where the animal shaped hedges moved around to moderately scare Jack.

Francis Ford Coppola should've made the Godfather a four hour film by adding that all important Sonny love affair with Lucy subplot. Shame really.

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A movie with Trump could work. He belongs in fiction!

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Now I'm hyped about a remake

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They should have it when Killian is hit by the plane crashing in as Ben Richards ejects on a parachute. Maybe then in the sequel they should begin with Ben Richards taking down the crew who framed him for the massacre along with Lt. Sanders. There should be Mick with the help of Ben Richards take down the attorney general. Maybe then this dictator defeated by Ben Richards is thrown into the bob sled and blown up as he takes the place of Damon Killian.

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Oh no...

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Edgar Wright’s ‘RUNNING MAN’ remake is looking to begin filming next year.
https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1718360360598589576

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Edgar Wright says he plans to do a more faithful adaptation of the Stephen King novel
https://screenrant.com/running-man-movie-remake-edgar-wright-stephen-king-reason/

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