Stephen King thinks The Running Man is “a bipartisan thrill ride”.

The upcoming movie will be the second adaptation of King’s 1982 thriller novel of the same name, and as The Running Man nears its November 2025 release, the 78-year-old author has hailed the film as the “Die Hard for our time”.

Taking to X, he wrote: “I've seen it and it's fantastic. DIE HARD for our time. A bipartisan thrill ride.”

The Running Man - which was directed by Edgar Wright - is set in a dystopian future where the poor are hunted for sport on live TV, and sees desperate contestant Ben Richards (Glen Powell) enter The Running Man game to earn money for his sick daughter.

However, as the odds stack against him, Ben discovers survival means turning the game against its creators.

The film also stars Emilia Jones

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