Overview
- Schwarzenegger attended a screening with director Edgar Wright and lead actor Glen Powell and publicly praised the new adaptation.
- Wright shared that Schwarzenegger gave the film a "big thumbs up" in an Instagram post highlighting their meeting.
- Powell sought Schwarzenegger’s blessing before joining the project, contacting him through Patrick Schwarzenegger.
- The film opens in theaters on November 14, 2025, with a supporting cast that includes Josh Brolin, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Colman Domingo, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, and Jayme Lawson.
- Positioned as a fresh take that leans closer to Stephen King’s novel, the story follows a contestant in a near-future televised hunt where surviving thirty days raises the cash prize.