Decades before the Netflix phenomenon Squid Game, Arnold Schwarzenegger found himself as one unwilling contestant on a deadly game show again. This refers to the sci-fi blockbuster Running Man, which is based on a novel by Stephen King.
Even though the film, which airs on Kabel Eins on Monday evening, didn’t exactly get great reviews, the Running Man brand is set to return twice.
Sci-fi action hit: That’s what Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger is about
In the film’s story, Schwarzenegger plays police officer Ben Richards in the future wrongly convicted for the bloody suppression of a mass uprising becomes. After he escapes from prison, he ends up in a sadistic game show where he is hunted and has to fight for survival.
Running Man is set to get a remake and sequel
On platforms like Metacritic, the sci-fi film only has a score of 45 points. Nevertheless, Running Man is set to return twice. In 2021, Deadline reported, among other things, that Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright was to develop a Running Man remake. Since then there has been no update on the development status.
At the end of 2022, Schwarzenegger himself also announced, according to sources at Giant Freaking Robot, that he was working on one Sequel to the sci-fi film wants to work.
When is Running Man on TV?
Kabel eins broadcasts the sci-fi adaptation with Arnie October 23, 2023 at 8:15 p.m out of. Alternatively, you can watch Running Man with the Paramount+ streaming subscription *.
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