Edgar Wright didn't think his 2017 Twitter history would be dredged up years later. But for once, sourcing someone's old tweets actually led to something good.

The writer-director, who's best known for inventive original films like "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," and "Baby Driver," was asked by a fan if he'd ever reboot a classic movie, and if so, which one he would choose.

His response: "The Running Man."

Four years later, in 2021, producer Simon Kinberg emailed him, asking if he was actually serious about wanting to reboot the classic Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie. Wright was.

"It's very rare that something comes into your inbox that is something you actually want to do and actually thought about," Wright told me. "That doesn't often happen."

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