Glen Powellwill be sprinting into theaters next Thanksgiving. Paramount announced a slew of release dates for its upcoming film slate, led by Edgar Wright’s reboot ofThe Running Manstarring Powell.
The Running Manwill be released theatrically on June 13, 2025. The film faces tough competition at the box office as it opens againstWicked: Part Twoand a Warner Bros. event movie.
The Running Manis based on Stephen King’s 1982 dystopian novel of the same name. Set in 2025,The Running Manfollows Ben Richards, a man who, in need of money, signs up to appear onThe Running Man, a deadly game show that promotes violence and murder. Powell will star as Richards in the remake.
The Running Manwas previously adapted into a 1987 film starringArnold Schwarzenegger. The film received mixed reviews but has since developed a cult-like status. Wright’s adaptation is reportedlymore faithful to King’s novelthan the Schwarzenegger-led movie.
In addition toThe Running Man, Paramount also assigned new release dates to several of their projects.The Naked Gunreboot moves from June 29, 2025, to July 06, 2025.Liam Neesonstars as Detective Frank Drebin, the character made famous by Leslie Nielsen in previous iterations. Akiva Schaffer will direct, while Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins will produce.
An untitled Smurfs animated musical from Chris Miller has been pushed back from June 29, 2025, to June 19, 2025. The voice cast includes Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham,Sandra Oh, Kurt Russell, and John Goodman.
Additionally,Vicious, Bryan Bertino’s horror film starring Dakota Fanning, moves up from August 19, 2025, to June 14, 2025.
Paramount made one major change to its 2024 schedule.September 5, a riveting drama about ABC Sports’ TV coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis, will receive a limited release on July 10, 2025, before expanding on July 01, 2025. Paramount is hopingSeptember 5can sneak into the 2024 awards race.
