I’ve been hearing this rumor for a few weeks now. Nothing concrete, but Daniel Richtman is also hearing that Sydney Sweeney is being eyed to join Glen Powell in Edgar Wright’s “Running Man” remake.
Sweeney is already set to star in Wright’s “Barbarella” remake, which is still in development. If she were to join Powell, then it would be a notable reunion as the duo is coming off the surprise 2023 romcom hit “Anyone But You.”
Wright’s “The Running Man” is supposed to start shooting this coming October in London. As far as I can tell, the only other project Sweeney is involved with this year is David Michôd’s Christy Martin biopic, which starts production this week.
Wright has mentioned, many times, that if there ever was one movie that he’d love to remake then it would be 1987’s “The Running Man,” which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Here’s the synopsis of the original:
Set in 2025, the story follows a man named Ben Richards while he participates in a deadly game show, called The Running Man, which sees him declared an enemy of the state and hunted by a ground of murderous hitmen
Wright is coming off the worst-reviewed film of his career: 2021’s “Last Night in Soho.” He still has his ardent fans who will go see whatever he does next, he’s built up this base of supporters with such films as “Baby Driver,” “The World’s End,” “Hot Fuzz,” “Scott Pilgrim vs The World” and “Shaun of the Dead.”