Of course The Running Man was going to have some kind of Arnold Schwarzenegger cameo. But how does the film pull it off?

In Edgar Wright's new adaptation of Stephen King's 1982 novel, Glen Powell leads the dystopian action thriller as Ben Richards, a desperate man who signs up for a deathly TV show in which he's hunted for entertainment across America. It's not the only film version of King's novel, with Paul Michael Glaser's 1987 film starring Schwarzenegger arguably the most famous.

So, how does Wright give a nod to Powell's protagonist predecessor?

While Schwarzenegger doesn't make a personal appearance in The Running Man (2025), his face appears quite early on in the film. In fact, in a TV show run by the all-powerful, state-controlled Network, you'll see Schwarzenegger's visage pri

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