A Dec. 16, 2025, release on video-on-demand and digital platforms remains unconfirmed for Edgar Wright’s The Running Man. The proposed date came from unnamed sources; Paramount had neither announced nor confirmed it when it was reported, and the timing was subject to change.
The proposed Tuesday release would put the film on digital platforms just over a month after its Nov. 14, 2025, opening in U.S. theaters. The release-date report did not specify rental pricing or a subscription-streaming premiere date.
A new adaptation of Stephen King’s novel
Wright directed the film and co-wrote its screenplay with Michael Bacall. Glen Powell stars as Ben Richards, alongside Josh Brolin as television producer Dan Killian.
In the film’s synopsis, Richards enters a deadly televised competition to help his sick daughter. Contestants, known as Runners, must survive 30 days while professional assassins hunt them, with each day bringing a larger cash reward. Richards becomes a fan favorite and a threat to the people running the show.
King published The Running Man in 1982 under his Richard Bachman pseudonym. Wright’s film is the novel’s second film adaptation, following the 1987 release starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Richards and Richard Dawson as game-show host Damon Killian.
Powell said King’s approval was required for his casting and that the author ultimately approved him. Wright said King was sent Hit Man because he had not seen Powell in a lead role.
