Overview
- Paramount’s re-adaptation opens widely in the U.S. on Nov. 14 after its U.K. bow and an extensive promotional rollout.
- Early critiques are divided, with praise for Wright’s craft and Glen Powell’s action lead alongside concerns over muted urgency and uneven tone.
- Rotten Tomatoes lists roughly 62–63% from more than 80 critic reviews as of Wednesday, indicating a lukewarm aggregation before general release.
- King endorsed the film as “fantastic” and invoked Die Hard, as Wright layers in book-faithful choices and sanctioned Schwarzenegger-themed Easter eggs.
- The film leans closer to King’s 1982 novella and foregrounds manipulated media and AI deepfakes, with Josh Brolin as producer Dan Killian, Colman Domingo as the show’s host, and Lee Pace as lead Hunter; trackers project a $20–25 million U.S. opening on a reported $110 million budget.