the 1987 film The runner is remembered as a cult classic, aligning with the great action films of the 1980s and helping to promote Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the biggest movie stars in the world. The film was adapted from Stephen King’s novel of the same name. However, for the film adaptation, screenwriter Steven de Souza made a number of changes to make the film more cinematic than King wrote in the book. Now director Edgar Wright wants to try his hand at the adaptation The runnerand de Souza has some ideas about it.
De Souza reflected on the changes made to the film that differed from the book. He found the game show in King’s book rather bland and difficult to translate on screen. Instead, de Souza wanted to emulate 1980s game shows by including a charismatic host played by Richard Dawson and highlighting several contestants. He also changed the way contestants were chosen for the game show by making it more technological. In the book, the contestants were chosen by a lady who came out of a box with an envelope. de Souza wondered how it would be handled in the new version, saying:
At one point I heard that the guy who made the Cornetto trilogy was talking about making a new version of it. I’ll be interested to see where he goes. But I wouldn’t be surprised if he had to make some of those same decisions, unless he was like Alphaville. Like a retro future, and then the girl can walk away with the box and envelopes, I guess.
Obviously, the changes made by De Souza were important for the storytelling and for capturing the sensitivity of the audience at the time. It’s been over 30 years since the film’s release, but Wright may still encounter some of the difficulties Souza faced in adapting King’s original novel. The child driver Most likely the director will have to make the novel more accessible to today’s audience, and then will have to make changes to make it culturally relevant.
Edgar Wright is known for his very stylized designs and he also has experience creating many actions so I’m sure The runner It will go well with his filmography. She will write the film with Michael Bacall, who previously worked with Wright Scott Pellegrino against the world. The new version The runner It is also rumored to take place in 2025, so the script will definitely update the original film’s technology to better reflect a contemporary world.
The cast of the next project has also not been announced, so it’s unclear if Arnold Schwarzenegger will return. His involvement in the original film contributed to Steven de Souza’s version of the script, so Schwarzenegger’s influence on Wright’s announced project remains to be determined. De Souza also admitted that he did not like the use of the first deepfake technology in the 1987 film, so this is another area where perhaps Wright can improve in the design of this new version. .
Edgar Wright release date The runner It’s not clear yet, but you can watch his latest critically acclaimed film last night in Soho with an HBO Max membership. You can also revisit Steven de Souza’s 1987 vision for The runnerstreaming it on fuboTV.
Source: Cinemablend
