Glen Powell Says Arnold Schwarzenegger Gave Him His ‘Full Blessing’ to Star in a ‘Running Man’ Remake

Glen Powell Got Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Full Blessing” For ‘Running Man’ Remake

Before taking on his latest role, Glen Powell got the thumb's-up from someone experienced with the material.

Glen Powell Says Arnold Schwarzenegger Gave Him His ‘Full Blessing’ to Star in a ‘Running Man’ Remake

Glen Powell got the go-ahead from Arnold Schwarzenegger to take on the role of Ben Richards in a remake of his 1987 action flick “The Running Man.” At a launch event for his new condiment line, Smash Kitchen, Powell told People that he spoke to Schwarzenegger via FaceTime and got his blessing to reprise the role.  “Arnold gave us his blessing,” he said, sharing that he and director Edgar Wright contacted Schwarzenegger before the remake began …

Arnold Schwarzenegger Gave Glen Powell His “Full Blessing” for ‘The Running Man’ Remake

Glen Powell got Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘full blessing’ to star in the 2025 ‘Running Man’ remake of the original film he starred in back in 1987.

Actor Glen Powell, 36, was blessed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, 77, to remake “The Running Man”, an action science-fiction feature released in theaters in 1987. “Arnold gave us his blessing,” Powell told People magazine. “Patrick Schwarzenegger [Arnold's son] is a great friend of mine. I asked him to talk to Arnold,” she said. Glen Powell said he hadn't seen Arnold since shooting with veteran “The Expendables 3” in Bulgaria. According to him, Schwa…

Terminator’s Arnold Schwarzenegger Replacement Proves The Most Popular T-800 Fancast Doesn’t Need To Happen After All

With Arnold Schwarzenegger's future in the Terminatorfranchise looking uncertain, many fans have taken to theorizing about which actor could replace him whenever Terminator 7 comes about. Despite appearing in every Terminator movie to date, Schwarzenegger must be replaced for the franchise to have any hope of becoming relevant and exciting again. The most recent sequels have all been underwhelming and uninspired, but a new version of the iconic …

'The Running Man': Glen Powell Says He Got "Full Blessing" From Arnold Schwarzenegger For Game Of Death Remake

This November sees Edgar Wright‘s latest effort, “The Running Man” hit the big screen, and during the early press for the film at CinemaCon, it was revealed that star Glen Powell (“Hitman,” “Top Gun: Maverick”) seeked out the blessing from original star Arnold Schwarzenegger as he took on the Ben Richards role in the game of death pic. Powell spoke with People Magazine, where he revealed that he got in contact with his “Expendables 3” co-star th…