Why make The Running Man a comedy? Stephen King's novel was a furious political thrill ride about a man out of options, forced to fight for his life (and family) against a corrupt government, exploitative media, and cruel capitalist system that turned impoverished people into prey for a ravenous TV show that makes their murders entertainment. Yet when Edgar Wright, who's previously blended horror and comedy with Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End , read this book, he apparently thought what was missing from The Running Man was slapstick and an endless supply of jokes, peppered by peculiar product placement.

That's not to say a dystopian movie can't be a successful comedy. Look to Zombieland, Sorry to Bother You , The Lobster , or Tank Girl (but not Electri

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